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Country Boy Brewing good choice for road trip

A road trip over to Lexington, Kentucky can pay unexpected benefits to craft beer drinkers. In recent years, the city has experienced a brewery explosion to add to its long-time stalwart Alltech Lexington Brewing Company. Newer operations such as Country… Continue Reading…

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Dobra Zupas’ Redden changing people’s ideas about selling craft beer

What’s it like running a nano-brewery in Beckley, WV? “It’s challenging,” says Dobra Zupas brewer Steve Redden. “It’s definitely made me step my game up because with the small system, it really makes you put your best into every keg.

Black Draft gains

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Black Draft gains momentum in regional whiskey market

The last time I wrote about Black Draft Distillery, a little farm-based operation near Martinsburg, WV, they were just announcing their expansion plans. Well, the expansion is complete, and things are looking great.

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Brewstel receives brewery license

Just when you were ready to give up on them ever getting a commercial brewery license, the Brewstel comes through with one. Congratulations to owner Tim Powell on Brewstel becoming West Virginia’s 21st licensed brewery.

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Breweries from our region at GABF 2016

I’m sorry to report that there were no West Virginia breweries pouring beer at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF 2016) this year. Though several did enter beers in the medal competition, none received a medal.

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Millersburg Brewing to add West Virginia distribution

Coming off its gold medal winning performance at the Great American Beer Festival, Millersburg Brewing Company is soon expanding its sales footprint to West Virginia, according to the brewery’s head brewer. The brewery’s home base is Millersburg, Ohio.

Bad shepherd in

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Charleston Brewing out, Bad Shepherd in; changes planned

As has been reported in the rumor mill, the Charleston Brewing Company era is coming to an end. The brewery owned by Charleston resident Ann Saville is selling its assets to a new entity: Bad Shepherd Beer Company.