Distilleries Archives Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:33:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://brilliantstream.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-BeerFlag-5-32x32.jpg Distilleries Archives 32 32 Charles Bockway & Erin McCoy false episodic Charles Bockway & Erin McCoy info@brilliantstream.com podcast Distilleries Archives https://brilliantstream.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/WVBR-NewArt-1920px487KB.jpeg https://brilliantstream.com/west-virginia-beer-roads/ West Virginia, United States West Virginia, United States Bullock cocktails anyone? https://brilliantstream.com/2026/08/bullock-cocktails-anyone/ https://brilliantstream.com/2026/08/bullock-cocktails-anyone/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:29:36 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=276458 Folks in the Charleston, WV, area who are interested in trying some masterfully prepared cocktails need look no further than the tasting bar at The Bullock Distillery in the Elk City neighborhood. Royce Tanner, in her role as distillery sales… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2026/08/bullock-cocktails-anyone/feed/ 0 full 39:51 Elk City & Nano for fun this Friday https://brilliantstream.com/2025/12/elk-city-nano-for-fun-this-friday/ https://brilliantstream.com/2025/12/elk-city-nano-for-fun-this-friday/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:40:53 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=271058 All Charleston streets lead to Elk City this Friday evening, Dec. 5, for fun and festivities. Family activities, including free hot cocoa and cookies—compliments of Dancing Dog ice cream shop—will be served and a Christmas Tree lighting will brighten up… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2025/12/elk-city-nano-for-fun-this-friday/feed/ 0 Holiday season at Bullock Distillery is special https://brilliantstream.com/2024/12/holiday-season-at-bullock-distillery-is-special/ https://brilliantstream.com/2024/12/holiday-season-at-bullock-distillery-is-special/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:56:13 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=266802 Are you interested in some good whiskey from a stellar local business this holiday season? When you talk bourbon and other distilled spirits in Charleston, West Virginia, you should focus your attention on The Bullock Distillery. There’s no better spirits… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2024/12/holiday-season-at-bullock-distillery-is-special/feed/ 0 full 57:46 First-ever West Virginia Moonshine Festival https://brilliantstream.com/2024/07/first-ever-west-virginia-moonshine-festival/ https://brilliantstream.com/2024/07/first-ever-west-virginia-moonshine-festival/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:11:09 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=264125 This Saturday, July 6, you can sample the wares of West Virginia distillers at the inaugural West Virginia Moonshine Festival held in Harpers Ferry WV. Beyond sampling the whiskies straight, vendors at the event will be mixing up Moonshine cocktails… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2024/07/first-ever-west-virginia-moonshine-festival/feed/ 0 MannCave digs for gold https://brilliantstream.com/2024/04/manncave-digs-for-gold/ https://brilliantstream.com/2024/04/manncave-digs-for-gold/#respond Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:25:19 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=262378 It’s come to our attention that one little West Virginia distillery has been racking up the awards at national spirits competitions. If you haven’t been following MannCave Distilling in Weston, you should be.  These guys are making a real positive… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2024/04/manncave-digs-for-gold/feed/ 0 New license class opens doors for distillery https://brilliantstream.com/2023/04/new-license-class-opens-doors-for-distillery/ https://brilliantstream.com/2023/04/new-license-class-opens-doors-for-distillery/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:17:06 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=256143 It’s called the Private Manufacturer Club permit. Have you ever heard of it? From what I saw recently, it could be the future for boosting sales at West Virginia’s distilleries. To see the success of the Private Manufacturer Club in… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2023/04/new-license-class-opens-doors-for-distillery/feed/ 2 Making whiskey from craft beer https://brilliantstream.com/2022/10/making-whiskey-from-craft-beer/ https://brilliantstream.com/2022/10/making-whiskey-from-craft-beer/#respond Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:10:40 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=253274 While one could contend that, technically speaking, all whiskey is made from beer, there is a West Virginia distillery that takes it one step further. It makes distilled spirits from local craft beer. Still Hollow Spirits in Job, WV, is… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2022/10/making-whiskey-from-craft-beer/feed/ 0 full 31:20 Swilled Dog adds online liquor sales https://brilliantstream.com/2022/10/swilled-dog-adds-online-liquor-sales/ https://brilliantstream.com/2022/10/swilled-dog-adds-online-liquor-sales/#respond Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:22:54 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=253252 Swilled Dog Spirits has joined a growing number of distilleries that offer their whiskey products through an online retail store. Online sales should give the boutique distillery more national exposure and availability. The distillery announced Swilled Dog bourbons and other… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2022/10/swilled-dog-adds-online-liquor-sales/feed/ 0 West End Distillery shows off local ingredients https://brilliantstream.com/2022/07/west-end-distillery-local-as-local-gets/ https://brilliantstream.com/2022/07/west-end-distillery-local-as-local-gets/#respond Wed, 20 Jul 2022 18:04:48 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=251387 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…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2022/07/west-end-distillery-local-as-local-gets/feed/ 0 Salute to women in WV craft beverage industry https://brilliantstream.com/2022/03/salute-to-women-in-wv-craft-beverage-industry/ https://brilliantstream.com/2022/03/salute-to-women-in-wv-craft-beverage-industry/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:17:00 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=248618 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…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2022/03/salute-to-women-in-wv-craft-beverage-industry/feed/ 2 The Bullock Distillery opens with a flourish https://brilliantstream.com/2021/12/the-bullock-distillery-opens-with-a-flourish/ https://brilliantstream.com/2021/12/the-bullock-distillery-opens-with-a-flourish/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2021 16:40:38 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=247397 If opening day enthusiasm is any indicator, The Bullock Distillery in Charleston, WV has a great chance to do some serious liquor business. Sales were brisk all afternoon at the distillery’s grand opening on Saturday.  After having been working on… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2021/12/the-bullock-distillery-opens-with-a-flourish/feed/ 1 Swilled Dog masters cider, takes on spirits https://brilliantstream.com/2021/05/swilled-dog-masters-cider-takes-on-spirits/ https://brilliantstream.com/2021/05/swilled-dog-masters-cider-takes-on-spirits/#respond Tue, 04 May 2021 22:00:03 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=208798 Swilled Dog Hard Cider has come a long way in a relatively short time. Growing from a tiny locally-focused garage cidery in 2016 to a mid-sized, regional competitor today, the company shows it has what it takes to succeed in… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2021/05/swilled-dog-masters-cider-takes-on-spirits/feed/ 0 full 50:28 Wide ranging impact of HB 2025 https://brilliantstream.com/2021/04/wide-ranging-impact-of-hb-2025/ https://brilliantstream.com/2021/04/wide-ranging-impact-of-hb-2025/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2021 23:47:52 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=203323 Beyond helping bars and restaurants (See our article on this here), HB 2025 also includes several important measures for off-premise beverage alcohol retailers, fairs & festivals, and craft beverage producers. Here are some of the more significant provisions that should… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2021/04/wide-ranging-impact-of-hb-2025/feed/ 1 Bill giving bars & restaurants alcohol law flexibility sent to governor https://brilliantstream.com/2021/04/bill-giving-bars-restaurants-alcohol-law-flexibility-sent-to-governor/ https://brilliantstream.com/2021/04/bill-giving-bars-restaurants-alcohol-law-flexibility-sent-to-governor/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2021 19:10:45 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=203248 In the most dramatic action in many years for on-premise beer, wine, and liquor licensees (bars & restaurants) the legislature adopted H.B. 2025 on Saturday evening. The legislation will now be sent to the governor for his signature. The original… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2021/04/bill-giving-bars-restaurants-alcohol-law-flexibility-sent-to-governor/feed/ 1 New distillery licensed in Jefferson County https://brilliantstream.com/2021/04/new-distillery-licensed-in-jefferson-county/ https://brilliantstream.com/2021/04/new-distillery-licensed-in-jefferson-county/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2021 14:39:00 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=202254 Devil’s Due Distillery has been issued its WV state micro-distillery license and will soon open its tasting room near Kearneysville in Jefferson County. It joins a growing number of new small distilleries popping up around the state. The distillery is… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2021/04/new-distillery-licensed-in-jefferson-county/feed/ 1 The Bullock Distillery Update https://brilliantstream.com/2021/03/the-bullock-distillery-update/ https://brilliantstream.com/2021/03/the-bullock-distillery-update/#respond Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:22:06 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=198223 UPDATED 12/20/21: Bullock Grand Opening article link Charleston’s newest distillery recently received its final state permits and distilling is ready to begin. Our hosts Erin and Charles interview Tighe Bullock and Scott Ferris from The Bullock Distillery on Episode 31… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2021/03/the-bullock-distillery-update/feed/ 0 full 24:25 Can we be the best in the nation https://brilliantstream.com/2021/02/can-we-be-the-best-in-the-nation/ https://brilliantstream.com/2021/02/can-we-be-the-best-in-the-nation/#respond Tue, 23 Feb 2021 20:16:18 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=194228 Legislation currently before the West Virginia Legislature has the potential to give us some of the most progressive beverage alcohol regulation in the nation. House Bill 2025 is the crux of the effort. Sure it needs more work, but it… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2020/12/virtual-craft-farm-to-bottle-summit/feed/ 0 Specific measures needed now to help craft beverage industry https://brilliantstream.com/2020/03/specific-measures-needed-now-to-help-craft-beverage-industry/ https://brilliantstream.com/2020/03/specific-measures-needed-now-to-help-craft-beverage-industry/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:03:32 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=180540 Maybe it took the corona virus pandemic to fully expose the weaknesses and ridiculousness in West Virginia beverage alcohol regulation, but expose them it did. A number of archaic rules and policies need to be overturned and modernized ASAP to… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2020/03/specific-measures-needed-now-to-help-craft-beverage-industry/feed/ 3 Stay At Home Order further impacts WV alcoholic beverage market https://brilliantstream.com/2020/03/stay-at-home-order-further-impacts-wv-alcoholic-beverage-market/ https://brilliantstream.com/2020/03/stay-at-home-order-further-impacts-wv-alcoholic-beverage-market/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2020 21:17:55 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=180508 This evening at 8:00 p.m., the Stay At Home Order issued by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice goes into effect. The new order requires people to stay inside their homes most of the time and closes all non-essential businesses. Alcoholic… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2020/03/stay-at-home-order-further-impacts-wv-alcoholic-beverage-market/feed/ 0 Salute to all women in our WV craft beverage industry https://brilliantstream.com/2020/03/salute-to-all-women-in-our-wv-craft-beverage-industry/ https://brilliantstream.com/2020/03/salute-to-all-women-in-our-wv-craft-beverage-industry/#respond Sun, 08 Mar 2020 00:17:39 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=180220 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. Our industry definitely needs… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2020/03/salute-to-all-women-in-our-wv-craft-beverage-industry/feed/ 0 West Virginia legislative wish list https://brilliantstream.com/2020/01/west-virginia-legislative-wish-list/ https://brilliantstream.com/2020/01/west-virginia-legislative-wish-list/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2020 22:46:34 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=179564 A roundtable discussion on the recent WV Beer Roads podcast suggested several changes that could be made to improve the state’s beverage alcohol laws. Roundtable participants seemed to be most interested in eliminating over-regulation that only serves to restrict manufacturing… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2020/01/west-virginia-legislative-wish-list/feed/ 1 002 – Bullock Distillery nears opening https://brilliantstream.com/2019/12/002-bullock-distillery-nears-opening/ https://brilliantstream.com/2019/12/002-bullock-distillery-nears-opening/#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2019 21:47:03 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=179128 WV Beer Roads interviews Tighe Bullock, COO of Bullock Distillery in Charleston, WV. Bullock is nearing completion of their new urban distillery and should be fully licensed in early 2020. We talk to Tighe about their production and marketing plans.

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2019/12/002-bullock-distillery-nears-opening/feed/ 0 full 22:08 Bullock Distillery project in Charleston enters final build-out phase https://brilliantstream.com/2019/12/bullock-distillery-charleston-enters-final-build-out-phase/ https://brilliantstream.com/2019/12/bullock-distillery-charleston-enters-final-build-out-phase/#comments Mon, 23 Dec 2019 14:57:37 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=179034 Charleston will soon have a second distillery operating inside city limits. The Bullock Distillery, a project led by father and son team John and Tighe Bullock, looks forward to beginning distilling in early 2020. It promises be a place that… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2019/12/bullock-distillery-charleston-enters-final-build-out-phase/feed/ 1 full 22:08 Farm To Bottle Summit 2 at the Root https://brilliantstream.com/2019/10/farm-to-bottle-summit-2-at-the-root/ https://brilliantstream.com/2019/10/farm-to-bottle-summit-2-at-the-root/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2019 17:55:00 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=178631 The second edition of the West Virginia Farm to Bottle Summit brought out the need for more marketing and production infrastructure if we want to greatly enhance the use of local ingredients in local beverages. The summit was hosted by… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2019/10/farm-to-bottle-summit-2-at-the-root/feed/ 0 Farm to Bottle Summit in Fairmont https://brilliantstream.com/2019/10/farm-to-bottle-summit-in-fairmont/ https://brilliantstream.com/2019/10/farm-to-bottle-summit-in-fairmont/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:03:56 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=178624 In an attempt to get more local ingredients into local beverages, a group of food and beverage producers and other interested parties will participate in Craft: A Farm to Bottle Summit on Wednesday evening in Fairmont. Hosted by The Rambling… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2019/10/farm-to-bottle-summit-in-fairmont/feed/ 0 New features, brewery lists and trail maps https://brilliantstream.com/2019/07/new-features-brewery-lists-and-trail-maps/ https://brilliantstream.com/2019/07/new-features-brewery-lists-and-trail-maps/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:14:08 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=176603 We’ve been busy at Brilliant Stream putting together things that our readers have been asking for: Updated, user-friendly brewery lists and beverage facility trail maps. Just the thing you need for planning your next beercation. West Virginia Brewery Trail Map… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2019/07/new-features-brewery-lists-and-trail-maps/feed/ 0 West End Ciderworks & Distillery coming https://brilliantstream.com/2019/05/west-end-distillery/ https://brilliantstream.com/2019/05/west-end-distillery/#respond Tue, 28 May 2019 19:42:09 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=176220 The West End Ciderworks & Distillery will soon add a new dimension to Athens, Ohio’s craft beverage offerings. Coming in July will be a new distilled spirits and cider tasting room and retail outlet, located about half a block from… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2019/05/west-end-distillery/feed/ 0 WV craft beverage summit set for April 8 https://brilliantstream.com/2019/04/wv-craft-beverage-summit-set-for-monday-april-8/ https://brilliantstream.com/2019/04/wv-craft-beverage-summit-set-for-monday-april-8/#respond Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:16:47 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=175578 Ground breaking brewer Todd Boera, of Fonta Flora Brewery in Morganton, NC, will keynote a meet up of West Virginia craft beverage producers and ingredient growers on Monday in South Charleston, WV. The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) will sponsor “Craft:… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2019/04/wv-craft-beverage-summit-set-for-monday-april-8/feed/ 0 Mountain State Distillery opens in Charleston 3/20/19 https://brilliantstream.com/2019/03/mountain-state-distillery-opening-charleston/ https://brilliantstream.com/2019/03/mountain-state-distillery-opening-charleston/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:00:01 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=175180 Mountain State Distillery founder Jeff Arthur’s interest in distilled spirits came to him early in life. “I was interested in distilled spirits, going back to middle school days — probably from watching the Dukes of Hazard,” he said. “I was… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2019/03/mountain-state-distillery-opening-charleston/feed/ 2 Govt. shutdown hits WV alcohol producers https://brilliantstream.com/2019/01/shutdown-beverage-alcohol/ https://brilliantstream.com/2019/01/shutdown-beverage-alcohol/#respond Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:48:57 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=174995 One existing brewery’s move to its new facility is stalled. A new distillery cannot get labels approved to begin selling its product. The ongoing federal government shutdown is hitting West Virginia beverage alcohol producers. Big Timber Brewing’s Matt Kwasniewski alerted… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2019/01/shutdown-beverage-alcohol/feed/ 0 Whiskey group brings special Jack Daniel’s selection to West Virginia https://brilliantstream.com/2018/12/whiskey-group-brings-jack-daniels-to-west-virginia/ https://brilliantstream.com/2018/12/whiskey-group-brings-jack-daniels-to-west-virginia/#respond Wed, 19 Dec 2018 17:48:03 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=174516 The Appalachian Whiskey Society (AWS) and the Appalachia Barrel Select Program recently held a fancy release party for a specially selected single-barrel version of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey. The Charleston event attracted a large group of whiskey enthusiasts to try… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2018/12/whiskey-group-brings-jack-daniels-to-west-virginia/feed/ 0 Hatfield & McCoy Moonshine available in stores & online https://brilliantstream.com/2018/11/hatfield-mccoy-moonshine-available-online/ https://brilliantstream.com/2018/11/hatfield-mccoy-moonshine-available-online/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2018 08:57:23 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=977 This little distillery hidden deep in the Appalachian Mountains makes only one product: Hatfield & McCoy Moonshine. It’s made from the original Hatfield family moonshine recipe passed down to Nancy Hatfield, who is a great-great-granddaughter the of notorious Devil Anse Hatfield. Hence the distillery’s catchy slogan,… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2018/11/hatfield-mccoy-moonshine-available-online/feed/ 17 Late winter business updates for breweries, cideries, distilleries https://brilliantstream.com/2018/02/business-updates-breweries-cideries/ https://brilliantstream.com/2018/02/business-updates-breweries-cideries/#respond Sat, 24 Feb 2018 21:49:52 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=172029 The winter of 2018 has been a busy one for stops along the West Virginia Barrel Trail. Here are some business updates.  Heston Farm For Sale A big change in status could occur if Heston Farm in Fairmont gets a… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2018/02/business-updates-breweries-cideries/feed/ 0 West Virginia Distillery Directory published https://brilliantstream.com/2018/02/west-virginia-distillery-directory-published/ https://brilliantstream.com/2018/02/west-virginia-distillery-directory-published/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2018 21:55:49 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=171653 Our newly published West Virginia Distillery Directory shows the state has 16 licensed distilleries at the beginning of the new license year. The license year for distilleries begins January 1, instead of the July 1 fiscal year license that applies… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2018/02/west-virginia-distillery-directory-published/feed/ 3 Heston’s conundrum https://brilliantstream.com/2017/02/hestons-conundrum/ https://brilliantstream.com/2017/02/hestons-conundrum/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2017 21:32:50 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=7318 Sometimes a crazy state liquor law forces you to do strange things as a workaround. That’s why Heston Farm’s Foxfire Restaurant owner Mickey Heston is getting out of the restaurant business, so to speak. It’s Heston’s conundrum.  Misguided law causes Heston’s conundrum… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2017/02/hestons-conundrum/feed/ 3 Flying Buck Distillery opens; two others licensed https://brilliantstream.com/2017/01/flying-buck-distillery-opens/ https://brilliantstream.com/2017/01/flying-buck-distillery-opens/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2017 22:54:24 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=7250 Flying Buck Distillery is now officially open in Augusta, West Virgnia, becoming the second legal distillery in Hampshire County.  Calvin Riggleman, proprietor, has been working on the project for some time and has to be pleased to finally get his products on… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2017/01/flying-buck-distillery-opens/feed/ 0 Wicked Spirits Distillery brings big dreams to small WV farm https://brilliantstream.com/2016/12/wicked-spirits-distilling-brings-dreams/ https://brilliantstream.com/2016/12/wicked-spirits-distilling-brings-dreams/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:11:56 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=7051 Wicked Spirits Distillery sits on a little Ritchie County horse farm outside Harrisville, WV. It’s had a distillery license for well over a year but founder Dustin Huffman has been taking things slowly, testing his product with liquor people and getting everything just… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2016/12/wicked-spirits-distilling-brings-dreams/feed/ 5 Black Draft gains momentum in regional whiskey market https://brilliantstream.com/2016/10/black-draft-gains-momentum/ https://brilliantstream.com/2016/10/black-draft-gains-momentum/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2016 19:37:23 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=6512 The last time I wrote about Black Draft Distillery, a little farm-based operation near Martinsburg, WV, they were just announcing their expansion plans. Well, the expansion is complete, and things are looking great. Now three years old, the youthful distillery is still feeling… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2016/10/black-draft-gains-momentum/feed/ 0 Wine & Spirits Guide released https://brilliantstream.com/2016/03/wine-spirits-guide-released/ https://brilliantstream.com/2016/03/wine-spirits-guide-released/#respond Thu, 24 Mar 2016 18:03:33 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=4715 The West Virginia state tourism agency has been on a mission over most of the past year to help boost the visibility of the state’s wine and spirits producers. The latest piece of that promotion strategy debuted recently. On March… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2016/03/wine-spirits-guide-released/feed/ 0 Appalachian Distillery sparks moonshine food products industry https://brilliantstream.com/2016/02/appalachian-distillery-food/ https://brilliantstream.com/2016/02/appalachian-distillery-food/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:42:08 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=4333 When creative specialty food producers visit their neighborhood distillery, beautiful things happen. That is exactly the case with Appalachian Distillery in Jackson County, West Virginia. When distillery-owner Dwayne Freeman opened his little moonshine distillery in 2014, little did he know he… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2016/02/appalachian-distillery-food/feed/ 1 East Tennessee a moonshine tourist magnet https://brilliantstream.com/2016/01/east-tennessee-moonshine-tourist-magnet/ https://brilliantstream.com/2016/01/east-tennessee-moonshine-tourist-magnet/#respond Wed, 20 Jan 2016 01:12:31 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=3882 Moonshine rules the roost when it comes to craft beverages in East Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains. While you have Asheville, NC—the craft beer capital of Appalachia—less than two hours away, you won’t find much craft beer made on the Volunteer State’s… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2016/01/east-tennessee-moonshine-tourist-magnet/feed/ 0 Appalachian Distillery single barrel bourbon debuts https://brilliantstream.com/2015/11/appalachian-distillery-bourbon/ https://brilliantstream.com/2015/11/appalachian-distillery-bourbon/#respond Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:16:54 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=3399 Appalachian Distillery of Ripley, West Virginia, has been busy working on some new products including an 80 proof whiskey and a 100 proof bourbon. “We made a couple of experimental barrels of the bourbon,” said Dwayne Freeman, co-owner and lead… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2015/11/appalachian-distillery-bourbon/feed/ 0 Bartenders deserve credit for creating autumn cocktails https://brilliantstream.com/2015/11/bartenders-cocktail-specials/ https://brilliantstream.com/2015/11/bartenders-cocktail-specials/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:28:46 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=3377 As much as I liked the local newspaper writing about the creative seasonal cocktail menu at a popular Charleston, WV, restaurant, I still feel the need to correct one important oversight. In the article published in last Sunday’s Gazette Mail, the writers say Bridge Road… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2015/11/bartenders-cocktail-specials/feed/ 0 Jingle bells, shotgun shells https://brilliantstream.com/2015/10/jingle-bells-shotgun-shells/ https://brilliantstream.com/2015/10/jingle-bells-shotgun-shells/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:20:20 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=2756 Have you seen Shotgun Shells like these? Gift packs are hot items over the next couple of months, and Pinchgut Hollow Distillery of Fairmont, WV, has a good one. It comes packaged with two red and two green shotgun shell-shaped boxes. Pull apart… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2015/10/jingle-bells-shotgun-shells/feed/ 0 WVABCA Trade Show good for state’s small distilleries https://brilliantstream.com/2015/10/wvabca-trade-show-good-for-states-small-distilleries/ https://brilliantstream.com/2015/10/wvabca-trade-show-good-for-states-small-distilleries/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:26:00 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=3010 Each year, the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (WVABCA) hosts a distilled spirits industry trade show for the state’s liquor retailers. WVABCA Commissioner Ronald Moats describes the show as “the perfect opportunity for buyers to connect with distillery representatives… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2015/10/wvabca-trade-show-good-for-states-small-distilleries/feed/ 0 Black Draft Distillery starts tours, expansion https://brilliantstream.com/2015/10/black-draft-distillery-adds-tours-expansion/ https://brilliantstream.com/2015/10/black-draft-distillery-adds-tours-expansion/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2015 13:39:01 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=2948 Black Draft Distillery in Martinsburg, West Virginia, has added distillery tours and tastings to its business operations. Tour slots are limited, however, and reservations must be made though Black Draft’s webpage or by contacting the distillery directly. The distillery owners say business has… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2015/10/black-draft-distillery-adds-tours-expansion/feed/ 0 Flying squirrel & distillery land in WV https://brilliantstream.com/2015/03/flying-squirrel-distillery-lands-in-wv/ https://brilliantstream.com/2015/03/flying-squirrel-distillery-lands-in-wv/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2015 16:51:27 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=1040 Last year a new, Hampshire County, West Virginia, farm owner and his crew were out generally clearing some land when this one particular oak tree was felled. As it came crashing down, a large family of flying squirrels bailed out… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2015/03/flying-squirrel-distillery-lands-in-wv/feed/ 0 Appalachian Distillery adds flavors https://brilliantstream.com/2015/02/appalachian-distillery-adds-flavors/ https://brilliantstream.com/2015/02/appalachian-distillery-adds-flavors/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:29:07 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=823 One fun thing about good mountain moonshine is that it can serve as a base for many other flavors. Appalachian Distillery in Ripley, West Virginia, is one moonshiner that has been busy experimenting with quite a few natural flavoring ingredients for… Continue Reading…

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]]> https://brilliantstream.com/2015/02/appalachian-distillery-adds-flavors/feed/ 0 Paw Paw moonshine flows at Appalachian Distillery https://brilliantstream.com/2014/10/pawpaw-moonshine-flows-appalachian-distillery/ https://brilliantstream.com/2014/10/pawpaw-moonshine-flows-appalachian-distillery/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2014 23:44:28 +0000 https://brilliantstream.com/?p=264 Paw Paw Moonshine? I’ll bet you’ve never heard of it, let alone tried it. Well that all changed for me with a visit to Appalachian Distillery located at Ripley, West Virginia. Two former coal miners with deep family roots in the moonshine… Continue Reading…

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