Winter & Spring 2017
As beer festival details are announced, they will be added to this listing. Please check back.
Cabin Fever Craft Beer Fest
February 11, 2017
12:00 Noon – 6:00 P.M.
$30 for General Admission
Ticket sales are closed
Mylan Park Ruby Community Center
500 Mylan Park Lane
Morgantown, West Virginia
Cabin Fever Fest is North Central WV’s annual indoor winter craft beer festival featuring brews from around the Mountain State. It also offers food and merchant vendors with a distinct focus on Appalachian culture.
A ticket gets you six hours of sampling, a souvenir tasting glass, and 4 oz. pours. Tickets go on sale Nov. 1 and can also be purchased at the gate. 21 years and over only. Non-beer tasting tickets are also available. See our review of Cabin Fever 2017
Cabin Fever Craft Beer Fest website
Rhythm & Brews Festival
March 25, 2017
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
So. Charleston Community Center
601 Jefferson Road
South Charleston, WV
$35 general admission – advance;
$50 general admission – day of
Tickets sales are closed
Charleston’s Fund for the Arts is offering this brand new festival in South Charleston, and it’s just what the doctor ordered. Rhythm & Brews will fill your evening with three hot bands and scores of cold beers.
Held at the South Charleston Community Center, organizers say to expect a wide variety of WV and regional brews, local food vendors, and music. Musicians performing include William Matheny, Porch 40, and John Inghram’s Slugfest.
A commemorative 14-oz beer stein, tickets for five 12-oz beers, and four hours of live music are included in the price. Food will be available for cash purchase. All profits benefit Fund for the Arts, which is the premier arts funding organization in the Charleston area.
BrewFest CharlieWest
Saturday, April 8, 2017
2:05 PM game time
BrewFest will begin after the game
Appalachian Power Park
Charleston, WV
$30 ticket (includes entry to the game and beer)
WV Power ticket link
Presented by sponsor Rock 105, this beer festival returns for its third year. The first 1,000 fans into the game will receive a West Virginia Power pint glass. The beer festival will continue after the game ends and will feature live music and some of the best craft brews from the region. A $30 ticket gets you into the game and five craft beer vouchers. They will feature several West Virginia breweries plus a few more from around the region.
West Virginia Craft Brew Festival
April 29, 2017
2:00 – 10:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. VIP admission
WV State Fairgrounds
Fairlea, WV
$30 General admission – advance
$50 VIP
Tickets sales are closed
The State Fair of West Virginia and Lewisburg Rotary are conducting the first-ever beer festival on the WV State Fairgrounds. Featuring West Virginia breweries, a food truck rodeo, and all-day music, this event will also have special workshops on beer and food pairing, homebrewing, and the importance of agriculture in brewing.
General admission gets you eight beer sample tickets and a commemorative mug. VIP admission includes special tastings, two extra beer tickets, and early admission.
Funds raised will be split between the State Fair of WV Endowment Fund and the Lewisburg Rotary Endowment Fund to support scholarships in the Greenbrier Valley area and across the state.
State Fair of WV website
Foam at the Dome
May 13, 2017
4:00 pm – 7:00 PM
Laidley Field
200 Elizabeth St.
Charleston, WV
$35 general admission; $60 VIP
Tickets on sale here
Getting ready for its second year, the Charleston area’s premier craft beer festival should get even better. This year it should see over 50 breweries, 200 beers, 10 restaurant vendors, 20 artists/crafts people, and three top local bands. Foam at the Dome will likely have over a dozen of the state’s licensed breweries, plus a selection of the very best beers available in WV from regional, national, and foreign craft brewers. Sponsored by and profits support Charleston Main Streets and its downtown development program.