May 1, 2024
This week, Charleston, West Virginia, was awash in beers made with the new Avalon malt. The beers were featured at the Kanawha Valley Homebrew Club’s (KVHC) brewing with regionally-sourced malt competition. Sixteen entries, all made with at least 80 percent… Continue Reading…
April 4, 2024
On May 4, homebrewers around the world will get together to celebrate Big Brew 2024. Big Brew is an annual celebration on the first Saturday of May that commemorates National Homebrew Day. It encourages beer enthusiasts and homebrewers from all… Continue Reading…
March 12, 2024
CHARLESTON, WV—Homebrewers from across the state competed last Saturday in the 2024 Coal Country Brewer’s Cup. This year the annual homebrew competition drew 46 entries from 31 homebrewers. Entrants submitted their beers for evaluation by a panel of judges accredited… Continue Reading…
June 18, 2023
Kanawha Valley Homebrew Club members held their annual club picnic and summer beer competition on Saturday, and it was a fun one. The theme: Lawnmower Beer. Following indulgence in a delicious picnic food spread, the beer competition began. Each club… Continue Reading…
May 2, 2023
On Saturday, May 6, a couple of West Virginia homebrew clubs will be holding brewing events for Big Brew for National Homebrew Day. Homebrew-curious folks and club members are invited to attend. Big Brew is the annual event established by… Continue Reading…
February 6, 2023
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…
September 30, 2022
The Kanawha Valley Homebrew Club (KVHC) recently completed an exercise in learning to use regionally-sourced craft malts. The exercise ended with a club competition in which 13 brewers competed to see who could make the best beer with craft malts… Continue Reading…
