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Celebrate WV IPAs on IPA Day

India Pale Ales—or IPA as we love to call them—as a group are the most popular beer category in American craft beer today. Beginning many. many ago as simply a bit stronger and more hop-bittered version of an English pale… Continue Reading…

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Chestnut Brew Works makes big move

PROJECT CANCELLED. Brilliant Stream learned that this project was cancelled when Chestnut Brew Works decided not to move to the new location (Winter 2023). We have not yet heard if the building owner is seeking another brewery partner to open… Continue Reading…

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Short Story celebrates 5th anniversary

Short Story Brewing celebrates its 5th anniversary this weekend at the brewery in Rivesville, WV. We think five years is a very important milestone for a small business. It means it is undoubtedly doing most things very well. In Short… Continue Reading…

Charleston Nano-Brewery

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Nano brewery to open in Charleston

Expect Charleston’s first nano brewery to soon open in the Elk City District of the West Side. Kenny and Jennifer Graley are closing in on an opening date for their small brewery and taproom project on Washington St. West. At… Continue Reading…

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Big Draft Brewing creates big impact

What’s the hippest, coolest, most impressive brewery/restaurant/entertainment complex in West Virginia? It’s Big Draft Brewing for the win. Now one year old, this brewery is West Virginia’s best example of local craft beer flexing its economic and community development muscle—using… Continue Reading…

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We owe a great debt to homebrewers

Homebrewing is the primary incubator for generating future commercial brewers and future craft beer styles. Without the homebrewing culture, we would have a much less robust craft brewing industry today. No doubt about it. So even with the over 9,000… Continue Reading…

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