November 16, 2017
ROAD TRIP: Caledonia Brewing, which just opened last spring, is a great addition to the beer scene in my favorite Florida beer town, Dunedin.
October 23, 2017
Hops & Heat has evolved into a really sweet little craft beer festival. Put on as a fundraiser for Charleston Main Street’s East End programs, it’s hard to think of a more entertaining neighborhood festival than this.
October 19, 2017
My apologies to songwriters Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn of The Byrds for my rewrite of their song So You Want To Be a Rock ‘N’ Roll Star.
October 11, 2017
One of the benefits of attending local beer festivals is that you pick up lots of news on brewery activity in West Virginia. Following is a summary of the WV brewery news that Brilliant Stream gathered at Oktoberfest Pipestem last… Continue Reading…
October 9, 2017
Featuring everything from actual weddings and a Miss Oktoberfest contest to $10 bourbon flights, tie-dyed T-shirt vendors, and free tattoos, Oktoberfest Pipestem surely reigns as the most eclectic Oktoberfest celebration held anywhere in West Virginia. The fest took place on… Continue Reading…
Appalachia • Craft Beer • News
While West Virginia breweries were unfortunately shut out of the medals again, the rest of Appalachia fared a bit better. Sixteen Appalachian region brews collected medals at Great American Beer Festival 2017.
October 6, 2017
Parkersburg Brewing Company brought West Virginia beer back to its rightful place at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver this week.
