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Distilleries • West Virginia • WV Barrel Trail

Paw Paw moonshine flows at Appalachian Distillery

October 2, 2014

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…

Cider-Mead-Wine • WV Barrel Trail

Mountain Dragon Mazery masters mead

October 1, 2014

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…

Food • West Virginia

September farmers market and Bramwell Oktoberfest

September 24, 2014

I love to visit a farmers market this time of year here in Southern Appalachia, but I also know that the summer garden season is coming to an end. Apple harvest is in full swing and cider production is well underway.… Continue Reading…