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Stumptown Ales named West Virginia Brewery of the Year

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…

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Weathered Ground named West Virginia’s Best New Brewery 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…

White Elephant

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White Elephant appearing at Pies & Pints

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…

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Huntington’s new winter beer fest turns sour, wild and funky

February 9 promises to be one sour, wild and funky night in Huntington, West Virginia. The newly announced Wild & Wonderful Winter Beer Fest will bring out some leading examples of the brewer’s mad art. 

Best New Brewery 2017

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Nominees announced for West Virginia’s Best New Brewery 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…