January 18, 2018
The annual hop production report from U.S. Department of Agriculture looks like it could be good news for West Virginia’s small and independent brewers. The big harvest should help keep prices reasonable and availability good.
January 12, 2018
In an effort to build a better business climate and increased business for its member breweries, the West Virginia Craft Brewers Guild (WVCBG) is now seeking to enroll members other than breweries. The Guild has opened up four new membership… Continue Reading…
December 27, 2017
Back in the summer of 2015, I wrote the headline “Stumptown Ales hopkicks West Virginia beer scene” for an article about the start-up of Stumptown Ales in Davis. I quoted owner-brewer Jonathan Robeson saying, “We’re hop-centric.” Little did I know then just… Continue Reading…
December 20, 2017
They put a major investment in a hilltop field in Cool Ridge and pretty much instantly became the brewing capital of southern West Virginia. Weathered Ground Brewery’s beautiful new building and grounds sparked a type of excitement rarely seen in… Continue Reading…
December 18, 2017
A White Elephant is appearing in West Virginia. It’s no hallucination but is an honest to goodness tasty beer with an interesting back story. If you haven’t had a chance to try White Elephant White IPA by Big Timber Brewing… Continue Reading…
December 13, 2017
Each year for the past few years, West Virginia has been blessed with a good crop of new breweries. Of the new ones that came online in 2017, we found three of them unusually good right out of the gate… Continue Reading…
October 11, 2017
One of the benefits of attending local beer festivals is that you pick up lots of news on brewery activity in West Virginia. Following is a summary of the WV brewery news that Brilliant Stream gathered at Oktoberfest Pipestem last… Continue Reading…
