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…
March 1, 2022
ELKINS, WV — Christopher Kerns of the Infamous Parkersburg Alers homebrew club took top honors at the 10th anniversary of the Coal Country Brewers Cup competition, which was held Sunday. Kerns’ beer took first place in the Specialty Stouts and… Continue Reading…
February 12, 2022
As the new year takes shape, let’s take a look at the count of active alcohol licenses, as reported by the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, January 2022 versus January 2021. LICENSE CATEGORY Jan. 2022Count Jan. 2021Count Private Club… Continue Reading…
Breweries • Craft Beer • News • West Virginia
October 28, 2021
Serial entrepreneurs Nikki and Matt Holbert are adding another project to their portfolio that should please the local craft beer community. They are now in the middle of big renovations to an old bank building that will lead to the… Continue Reading…
Appalachia • Craft Beer • News
September 12, 2021
It wasn’t a great year for Appalachia’s small breweries at this year’s Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition. Breweries in our region took home only eight medals. Even though this was the largest beer competition ever, I suspect that we… Continue Reading…
Breweries • Craft Beer • News • West Virginia
September 1, 2021
Screech Owl Brewing’s Buckwheat Honey Porter won a gold medal in the Stout and Porter category at the 2021 national Honey Beer Competition. That’s great news for West Virginia’s brewing industry and quite an honor for Screech Owl. When I… Continue Reading…
Craft Beer • Festivals • News • West Virginia
August 25, 2021
Three West Virginia beers were judged to be the cream of the crop at this year’s Mountaineer Brewfest in Wheeling, and one WV brewery was selected by fest attendees as the overall best of the day. Taking the coveted first-place… Continue Reading…
