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Disney gives craft beer higher visibility

It was a pleasant surprise to see the enhanced presence craft beer is getting at the 2014 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. While wine still rules here, craft beer has definitely taken a step out of the Walt Disneyworld… Continue Reading…

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Bramwell Oktoberfest winners announced

Bramwell Oktoberfest 2014 was a showcase for West Virginia’s craft brewers and a true treat for those who attended. Nine of the state’s 11 breweries poured samples at this year’s festival, and all took home at least one medal in the commercial brewery… Continue Reading…

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Wicked Weed Brewing Funkatorium Opens

Today at 4:00 pm, Wicked Weed Brewing will open the doors to their second location, the Funkatorium. This is another positive step in firmly establishing the Southern Appalachian region as the go to place for craft beer in the eastern… Continue Reading…

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Appalachian breweries score at GABF

Appalachian regional breweries took home eight medals in addition to a top brewery honor from the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) last Saturday in Denver. Devils Backbone Brewing Company’s Outpost brewery in Lexington, Virginia, won the prestigious title of Mid-Size Brewing… Continue Reading…

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Big Timber opens taproom

Big Timber Brewing Company of Elkins, West Virginia opened a taproom at the brewery in Elkins. Featuring seven taps, you can count on a great variety of fresh Big Timber brews. Located at 1210 S. Davis Ave., the taproom will offer… Continue Reading…

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Paw Paw moonshine flows at Appalachian Distillery

Paw Paw Moonshine? I’ll bet you’ve never heard of it, let alone tried it. Well that all changed for me with a visit to Appalachian Distillery located at Ripley, West Virginia. Two former coal miners with deep family roots in the moonshine… Continue Reading…

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Mountain Dragon Mazery masters mead

Mountain Dragon Mazery is certainly one of the most exciting new producers of meads and other honey-based wines anywhere in the Southern Appalachian region. Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, Mountain Dragon Mazery makes a wide variety of meads, melomels and methyglyns, several of which are… Continue Reading…

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