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Salute to women in WV craft beverage industry

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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Coal Country competition selects winners

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…

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WV by the Numbers • License Counts 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…

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Clendenin Brewing works toward opening

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…

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Appalachia breweries win GABF medals

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…