Mountaineer Brewfest by the numbers
June 22, 2026
Mountaineer Brewfest. It’s coming up Saturday, August 15, and tickets are on sale now. Only 2,400 tickets will be sold.
This year’s Mountaineer Brewfest will feature the most beers from West Virginia brewers ever assembled in one spot. You want to get a read on the State of the Brewer’s Art in West Virginia today? This is the place. Don’t miss it.
Don’t miss the Early Bird ticket discount, either.
[Note To Self: Get my tickets soon. Ticket Link]
Need another reason to make plans to attend?
Check these 2026 Mountaineer Brewfest numbers
| COUNT | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 19 | The most West Virginia brewers ever participating in a single beer festival anywhere. (Plus one cidery) |
| 80+ | The most West Virginia brewery beers ever pulled together at one location |
| 50+ | Number of additional beers to be poured at the beer distributors’ Beer Garden tents |
| $35 | Early Bird General Admission Ticket price through July 31 (then increases to $45 on August. 1) |
| $70 | Early Bird VIP Ticket price through July 31 (then increases to $80) |
| 8 | Number of food truck vendors selling their tasty fare at the fest |
| 12 | Number of years Wheeling Island Hotel • Casino • Racetrack has been the fest’s title sponsor |
| 21 | Count of Partner Sponsors from the local community providing important funds and other resources |
| 20 | Wheeling businesses and organizations that sponsor the West Virginia brewery tents |
| 5 | Media business groups helping promote the fest |
| 30+ | Number of Circus Saints & Sinners group members pouring for tips in the Beer Garden |
| Dozens | Number of members from Wheeling Alers Homebrew Club and Wheeling Lightningbirds Women’s Amateur Hockey team volunteering in the WV Brewer tents |
| $50,000 | Number of dollars the fest targets to raise for this year’s featured charity |
| $320,000 | Number of dollars the fest has raised through the years for local charities |
| 1201 | The street address on Water Street in Wheeling. It’s where you’ll find the festival entrance overlooking the beautiful Ohio River at Wheeling Heritage Port. |
| Learn more at the Mountaineer Brewfest website link |
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Mountaineer Brewfest is a 501 (c)3 charitable organization, and it is the work of its volunteers, board members, and sponsors that allows the fest to provide substantial charitable donations in its community. Wheeling YMCA is this year’s featured charity.
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