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2024 James Beard Award semifinalists include some locals

West Virginia hit the James Beard restaurant & chef awards jackpot this year with two semifinalists considered for Best Chef in the Southeast region. The region covers chefs from states including Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West… Continue Reading…

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Fife Street’s wonderful, warming winter ales

Finding four big and rich, winter-warming ales on a small brewery’s tap list is pretty rare these days. That’s why it’s such a treat discovering the current winter tap list at Fife Street Brewing in Charleston, WV. The four featured… Continue Reading…

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Bennett makes big impact in craft market

When it comes to recent moves in West Virginia’s craft cider and beer markets, no one is making a larger business impact than is a man from Greenbrier County named Josh Bennett. Bennett, who started up the Hawk Knob cidery… Continue Reading…

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Winter beer shines at WGB 2024

West Virginia Januarys. Cold winds blow from the mountain tops to the valleys below. Snow capped hills reflecting sunlight to brighten the skies. Craft beer drinkers longing for something cozy and flavorful. Customers arrive at Weathered Ground Brewery in Cool… Continue Reading…

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A quick look & review of the year’s WV beer market

In this episode of West Virginia Beer Roads, Charles and Erin take a quick, fun look and review of some interesting points gleaned from crowd-sourced opinions on the WV local beer market in 2023. We took a close look at… Continue Reading…

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Welcome 2024, the year of remote taprooms

Hopefully, the end of 2023 closed a turbulent chapter in the national craft beer industry. Can we predict 2024 will be a year when the craft beer industry finds its new normal? We hope so.  And if there is one… Continue Reading…

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2023 – a beer review in photos

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…

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