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…
August 23, 2021
A fantastic new brewery-based development could be coming to West Virginia in the next year or so if John Garcia has his way. Garcia, owner of Lookout Brewing in Black Mountain, North Carolina, has developed a plan for a multi-part… Continue Reading…
August 20, 2021
Best Bets in West Virginia Beer for late August 2021.
June 13, 2021
While Charleston brewer Eric Weiss may be better known for his German-style lagers, on Saturday he was the king of fruit beer. Weiss took first place in the summer fruit beer competition conducted by the Kanawha Valley Homebrew Club (KVHC)… Continue Reading…
May 8, 2021
Just in time for American Craft Beer Week, brewery taprooms, bars, restaurants, and retail stores may operate with extended alcohol sales hours. The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (WVABCA) announced that the extended alcohol sales hours take effect on… Continue Reading…
