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Craft Beer • Festivals • West Virginia

Brewfest painting sale nets $ for charity

Wheeling’s Mountaineer Brewfest announced yet another nice pile of cash raised for charity at this year’s festival. The fest added a new art-based fundraising feature and used a silent auction to raise over an additional $1,000 for the House of… Continue Reading…

Craft Beer • Festivals • Review • West Virginia

Mountaineer Brewfest 2025 brings it

Through the years I’ve come to crown Mountaineer Brewfest as the very best beer festival in West Virginia. It may not offer the world’s most exotic beers, but It doesn’t need to. That’s because it shines with the deepest community… Continue Reading…

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Craft Beer • Podcast • West Virginia

Smitty and The Beverage Market

Michael “Smitty” Smith is a person who not only loves craft beer, but he also loves selling it. As a manager at one of the state’s leading craft beer distributors, Smitty is helping take craft to the next level in… Continue Reading…

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Rails & Ales rolls out the brews

Beer festivals come on strong in the summer heat as brew fans love sampling those icy cold beverages. That was the picture on Saturday at the Rails & Ales craft beer festival in Huntington, WV. Brilliant Stream dropped in to… Continue Reading…

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The majestic Peach Folk Funk

If you’re a fan of tart, fruited, flavorful beer styles, you gotta get over to Bad Shepherd Beer Co. soon and try their new batch of Peach Folk Funk. Peach Folk Funk shines as a barrel-soured saison with peaches added.… Continue Reading…