April 26, 2024
I recently heard from Roberta Baylor, the economic development director for Preston County, West Virginia. She updated me on a popular local pub in Bruceton Mills called Big Sandy Brews. While Big Sandy Brews no longer makes their own beer,… Continue Reading…
January 18, 2024
When it comes to recent moves in West Virginia’s craft cider and beer markets, no one is making a larger business impact than is a man from Greenbrier County named Josh Bennett. Bennett, who started up the Hawk Knob cidery… Continue Reading…
July 20, 2022
Kelly Sauber, the proprietor at West End Ciderworks & Distillery in Athens, Ohio, loves making small-batch products that feature locally-sourced ingredients. If fact, most all of his ingredients come from within a 50 radius of the distillery’s front door. For… Continue Reading…
June 2, 2022
West Virginia’s newest meadery will soon open in Charleston’s Elk City district. Wandering Wind Meadery proprietors Dave Bragg and Dawn Parsons are adding their honey wines to the growing list of locally-made craft beverages we’re seeing emanate from the Capitol… Continue Reading…
March 2, 2022
On this eve of International Women’s Day, we salute all the women who help make our West Virginia craft beverage industry so vibrant. Whether you brew, package, manage, sell, serve, clean, or own, we salute you. The craft beverage industry… Continue Reading…
October 22, 2021
One tasty option for some Saturday afternoon fun (Oct. 23) is the debut of the Corks & Kegs festival at the Huntington Mall in Barboursville, WV. This new indoor festival combines beer and wine tasting at one convenient location with… Continue Reading…
August 28, 2021
Huntington Mall has scheduled its first-ever indoor beer and wine festival for Saturday, October 23. HD Media and the Huntington Mall are joining forces to promote Corks and Kegs 2021, a four-hour beer and wine tasting event. Event organizers say… Continue Reading…
