July 27, 2024
GVBC Launches “Oktober Sky” Oktoberfest with NASA Legend Homer Hickam by Andrea Fleming, Brilliant Stream Correspondent Maxwelton, WV — West Virginia’s Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company (GVBC) is blasting off into fall with a stellar collaboration. Award-winning author and former NASA… Continue Reading…
Craft Beer • News • Podcast • West Virginia
June 20, 2024
Arguably nothing in life is more important than family. And when it comes to craft beer there’s a lot to be said for the family that brews together. Enter the new Köerber Beer Company in Barboursville, WV, which is off… Continue Reading…
Craft Beer • News • Road Trips
May 30, 2024
What is the state of contemporary craft lagers from brewers in the South? That’s an excellent question and one that the Southern Lager Invitational attempts to answer. A couple of years back, Nashville’s Bootleg Biology and Asheville’s Riverbend Malt House… Continue Reading…
Breweries • Craft Beer • News • West Virginia
May 14, 2024
Special feature by Andrea Fleming Terra Alta, WV — “Cheers!” erupted last weekend at High Ground Brewing, a veteran-owned haven tucked into the West Virginia mountains of Preston County. The rain couldn’t dampen the celebratory spirit as they marked a… Continue Reading…
Craft Beer • News • Podcast • West Virginia
May 8, 2024
In southern West Virginia, when you think of a true craft beer bar, chances are, you think of Summit Beer Station. After opening in Huntington in 2013, the bar made tremendous strides in its first 10 years. Maybe its biggest… Continue Reading…
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 30, 2024
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…
