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Appalachia • Homebrewing • News

Coal Country Cup seeks entries

West Virginia’s premier homebrew competition these days is the Coal Country Brewers Cup, which is coming up soon in Elkins. Consistent with its name, the Coal Country competition is limited to dark beers, including porters and stouts. This year, the… Continue Reading…

Holy Water Hard Seltzer by Thirsty Monk Brewery

Appalachia • News • Road Trips

Holy Water hits downtown Asheville

The popular Hard Seltzer category has gained another advocate in the Appalachian region. Thirsty Monk, Asheville’s storied craft beverage bar, which began work on its own Holy Water Hard Seltzer line in 2019, now brings the seltzers to its downtown… Continue Reading…

Craft Beer • News • West Virginia

Beers that are easy to love

Valentine’s Day is coming, and love is in the air. Appropriately, we wanted to share some West Virginia beers that are easy to love. We asked several popular West Virginia brewers to suggest a beer from their current portfolios that… Continue Reading…

Breweries • Craft Beer • Podcast • West Virginia

Fonda talks brewing & WV beer market

Sam Fonda is one of West Virginia’s premier brewery owners. His work leading Weathered Ground Brewery’s beer production and marketing operations has cemented the brewery among the top echelon of the state’s beer makers. He joins us on this episode… Continue Reading…

Craft Beer • Podcast • West Virginia

Catching up with Ross at Bad Shepherd

Head brewer Ross Williams at Bad Shepherd Beer Company gives observations on new breweries in Charleston WV and updates things going on at his brewery.