January 24, 2025
It’s been a few years now, but in West Virginia, IPAs still seem to be going strong. It’s not that other beer styles are declining (well, maybe a few are) but it’s that IPAs get relatively more of the market’s… Continue Reading…
January 16, 2025
Probably no other person has brewed at more West Virginia breweries as has Austin Weser. He’s a Morgantown resident who got his original interest in better beer while deployed in Germany with the United States Army. In more recent years,… Continue Reading…
January 15, 2025
Last week, I stopped in for a quick visit to Fife Street Brewing in Charleston, WV. After sampling one of the latest beers to hit their tap list, I asked Gil Peterson, Fife’s head brewer, about new brews he had… Continue Reading…
January 13, 2025
Brilliant Stream has updated its West Virginia Breweries Map and posted it online. The map identifies 32 West Virginia craft breweries and their total 36 taproom locations. The map’s annotation includes taproom addresses, phone numbers, hours of operation, service details,… Continue Reading…
January 9, 2025
Yes, Louisville, Kentucky, is very much a bourbon town these days—at least it is in national reputation. Distilleries or bourbon specialty bars seem to be on most every corner of the city’s main business district. In a contrarian sort of… Continue Reading…
January 7, 2025
West Virginia may be a small state in the number of breweries making their homes here, but unlike many other places, we are growing. To begin 2025, West Virginia’s count of licensed Resident Brewers is up to 35. That’s the… Continue Reading…
January 3, 2025
Stopping into Charleston Nano Brewery on the second day of the New Year, I got excited by the upcoming line-up of beer, food, and activities. Proprietors Jennifer and Kenny Graley plan to greet this winter with some hot stuff designed… Continue Reading…
