July 24, 2015
BRISTOL, VA — Ken Monyak was an avid homebrewer for many years. He conducted regular brewing sessions with his next door neighbor, where they experimented and learned to brew scores of beer styles. They got pretty good at it. The Pittsburgh native had… Continue Reading…
June 23, 2015
The Ashland Firkin Fest welcomed about 800 happy craft beer fans, who did not let a steady rain later in the day dampen their enthusiasm. This was the first craft beer event ever held in Ashland, KY. Even though the… Continue Reading…
June 17, 2015
The State of Origin Craft Beer Festival is my idea of the perfect beer event to satisfy the foodie within you. There is no better occasion anywhere, anytime, to experience the terroir of North Carolina as expressed in beer. Nor is there a better event… Continue Reading…
Appalachia • News • Road Trips
February 21, 2015
In late 2012 Wicked Weed Brewing introduced the world to Black Angel, its sublime black sour ale aged six months in bourbon-barrels with tart cherries. It was an immediate hit. Fifteen batches and two years later, the brewery says the success of Black Angel… Continue Reading…
February 4, 2015
At the recent Winter Warmer Beer Festival in Asheville, NC, a bunch of the newer small breweries from the southern Appalachian region were quite impressive. A good gauge of the craft beer industry’s viability is the number of new breweries that you find popping up… Continue Reading…
