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Mountain Dragon Mazery masters mead

October 1, 2014

Mountain Dragon Mazery is certainly one of the most exciting new producers of meads and other honey-based wines anywhere in the Southern Appalachian region. Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, Mountain Dragon Mazery makes a wide variety of meads, melomels and methyglyns, several of which are… Continue Reading…

Food • West Virginia

September farmers market and Bramwell Oktoberfest

September 24, 2014

I love to visit a farmers market this time of year here in Southern Appalachia, but I also know that the summer garden season is coming to an end. Apple harvest is in full swing and cider production is well underway.… Continue Reading…

Appalachia • Road Trips

State of Origin Craft Brew Festival revisited

September 20, 2014

Definitely one of my favorite beer events of the past year was the State of Origin Craft Brew Festival in Morganton, North Carolina. I’m all in when it comes to local ingredients in local beer, and that is where this festival… Continue Reading…