August 1, 2017
Mark you calendars for August 19, 2017. That’s the day the Upper Ohio Valley of West Virginia comes alive with craft beer. It’s Mountaineer Brewfest at downtown Wheeling’s Heritage Port.
July 30, 2017
It’s time to plan your attendance at some of the best beer festivals in the Mountain State. Six of these eight events we feature take place in September this year, with only Oktoberfest-Pipestem and Hops & Heat set for the… Continue Reading…
July 26, 2017
UPDATE: Due to unexpected delays getting through state beer registrations, there will be no beer from Stone or Dark Horse breweries. Also, The Peddler’s brewery will not debut its beer at the festival. Tickets are still available to the largest-ever… Continue Reading…
July 18, 2017
Two years ago, it would have been impossible to predict that the state’s first true farmhouse brewery would rise from a bucolic hilltop in Cool Ridge, West Virginia. But it’s almost here. Weathered Ground Brewery will open its taproom August… Continue Reading…
July 12, 2017
It probably shouldn’t be a surprise that West Virginia’s oldest continuously-operated tavern would also house the state’s oldest continuously-operated brewery. Parkersburg’s 1899-vintage North End Tavern (popularly known as the NET) founded its brewery in 1997, making it 20 years old… Continue Reading…
July 4, 2017
It’s no fiction: Short Story Brewing Company is now open for business. Trust me, this is one short story that you will want to read over and over again.
June 30, 2017
In the fast growing West Virginia craft brewery environment, Bill Rittenour reigns as a senior member of the industry, even though he has only been brewing commercially for four and a half years. “We started selling beer in April of… Continue Reading…
