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Rails & Ales Festival hits new high

I can’t imagine a better way to kick off West Virginia Craft Beer Week than what we experienced at the Rails & Ales Festival in Huntington on Saturday. In its third year, this festival has hit a serious good stride.

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Vu ja de Vineyards winemaker moving

Bryan George, who is certainly among the state’s elite winemakers, says he is moving on. George announced on a Youtube video posted last night that he is putting his Vu ja de Vineyards and winery up for sale and moving out-of-state. The winery is… Continue Reading…

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WV Farm Wineries: one in, two out

Word from three West Virginia farm wineries tells us change is in the air. Two announced they are hanging up the grape presses, while a new farm cidery is opening its doors. The state license year for farm wineries began on… Continue Reading…

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Stumptown Ales hopkicks WV beer scene

To call him a hop-head is putting it mildly. The owner of this upcoming brewery likes his hops big, up-front, and juicy. “We’re hop-centric,” said Jonathan Robeson when concisely defining the DNA of his Stumptown Ales brewery project in Davis,… Continue Reading…

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Sold-out FestivAll event features craft beer

Craft beer had its own themed event in Charleston, West Virginia, during FestivALL, which is something new for the all-everything-arts hoopla week that takes place in the city each June.

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Welcome Berkeley Springs Brewing Co.

UPDATE: Berkeley Springs Brewing Company added its brewpub license as of 8/8/15. The Bath Water Brewpub serves pints of all house brews, initially including the flagship beers: caCapon Kolsch, American Amber, and Berkeley Brown. The brewery will continues to sell 32-oz… Continue Reading…

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Mountain State Brewing brings its beer home

Mountain State Brewing Company is no longer contracting for the production of its beer in Baltimore. All production has now been moved in-house to its Thomas, WV, brewery. Since 2013, Mountain State had contracted out the production of its 12 oz. bottles to Peabody… Continue Reading…

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