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Charleston Brewing out, Bad Shepherd in; changes planned

As has been reported in the rumor mill, the Charleston Brewing Company era is coming to an end. The brewery owned by Charleston resident Ann Saville is selling its assets to a new entity: Bad Shepherd Beer Company.

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Hawk Knob Cidery making its mark on state beverage industry

I caught up with Will Lewis and Josh Bennett hawking their wares at the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair. The two proprietors of Hawk Knob Cidery in Lewisburg, WV, had some good news to report. 

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Mountain State Brewing expands in Tucker County

A close look around the gigantic expansion at Mountain State Brewing Company provides some fascinating insights on the future of brewing in Tucker County, and hopefully in all of West Virginia. It’s a bold new mark on the trend line… Continue Reading…

Parkersburg Brewing

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Parkersburg Brewing brings beer, polish downtown

WOW!!! What an absolutely beautiful facility. That’s the first thing that struck my mind as I made a pre-opening visit to the new Parkersburg Brewing Company (PBC). Managing partners Dan Curtis and Justin Logue have much to be proud of as they… Continue Reading…

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Big Timber expanding in a big way

Recently touring a well-worn, 1920s-vintage brick building in Elkins, WV,  it was fun imagining the brewery it will become.

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Superlatives and brewery news flow at Rails & Ales festival

Another Rails & Ales Craft Beer Festival is in the record books and with it came lots of news from West Virginia and regional breweries. In this Summer Olympic Games season, Rails & Ales surely took the gold. First, the records.

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Iapetus Gose sports 400-million year-old salt

A couple of months ago, when Bridge Brew Works decided to resurrect an old German beer style, it needed a special ingredient it had never before used in one of its beers.

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