October 1, 2024
Every beer (and picture) tells a story In this photo essay about Short Story Brewing’s new Morgantown taproom, we get a feel for the total experience it offers. It’s not only a place to savor some tasty Short Story IPAs… Continue Reading…
Craft Beer • Podcast • Review
September 13, 2024
Oktoberfest season has arrived and Oktoberfest beers are everywhere. On this episode of West Virginia Beer Roads, we review 12 Oktoberfest-style beers available in West Virginia. Podcast hosts Erin and Charles are joined by Chris Brown, president of the Kanawha… Continue Reading…
August 21, 2024
No one does it better than Mountaineer Brewfest (MBF). The 2024 edition did it again. An incredible outpouring of folks from around the region filled the festival grounds all afternoon and evening last Saturday. A warm, but not-too-hot, August evening… Continue Reading…
December 27, 2023
Reporting for Brilliant Stream and West Virginia Beer Roads took us many places in 2023. Today in photos, we review a few of those places and events from the year. We (Charles Bockway and Erin McCoy) hope you also had… Continue Reading…
Craft Beer • Podcast • Review
October 4, 2023
With crisp autumn evenings beginning to envelop us across West Virginia, it’s a sure sign that Pumpkin Beer season has arrived. Listen in to the West Virginia Beer Roads crew as we sample and report on six seasonal pumpkin spice… Continue Reading…
August 23, 2023
Throughout its roughly seven-year history, Parkersburg Brewing has been one of West Virginia’s most traditional, stay-the-course ale brewers — one seemingly less swayed than many of its brethren by contemporary, heavily-hyped beer trends. Parkersburg Brewing (PBC) blazes its own trail,… Continue Reading…
August 14, 2023
Each year at the Rails & Ales craft beer festival, it’s always fun to see what experienced beer judges will pick as the Best of the Fest beer. Held in Huntington, West Virginia, Rails & Ales is the state’s largest… Continue Reading…
