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Craft Beer • West Virginia

12 WV beers that defined the decade

As 2019 comes to an end, I selected a dozen West Virginia beers that I believe defined the past decade in West Virginia craft beer. The story they tell is the story of development from a nascent craft beer market… Continue Reading…

Distilleries • News • West Virginia

Bullock Distillery project in Charleston enters final build-out phase

Charleston will soon have a second distillery operating inside city limits. The Bullock Distillery, a project led by father and son team John and Tighe Bullock, looks forward to beginning distilling in early 2020. It promises be a place that… Continue Reading…

Breweries • Craft Beer • West Virginia

Wooden Robot and Weathered Ground brew collaboration farmhouse IPAs

Sam Fonda of Weathered Ground Brewery is developing a nice little reputation for brewing collaborations with top-flight North Carolina breweries. The latest bi-location brew days were conducted at Charlotte’s Wooden Robot Brewery and then at Weathered Ground in Cool Ridge.

Appalachia • Breweries • Craft Beer • News • West Virginia

Short Story Brewing adding Maryland taproom

Short Story Brewing Company hopes to open its new Maryland taproom by the end of the year, says Aaron Rote, brewery cofounder. In many respects the taproom will be similar the brewery’s current taproom in Rivesville.

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Cider-Mead-Wine • West Virginia • WV Barrel Trail

Urban winery opens in Morgantown

For years I’ve wondered why West Virginia wine makers never open urban wineries. We tend to put our wineries way out in the country, off some lightly-traveled back road. This may make for occasional fun Saturday field trips, but it… Continue Reading…