West Virginia Beer Roads

Jeff McKay, the founder and long-time proprietor of Huntington's Summit Beer Station, says he is selling the bar and readying for a major career move. Hear all about it on Episode 99 of the West Virginia Beer Roads podcast. For… Continue Reading… The post Big career move for Jeff McKay appeared first on BrilliantStream.

Köerber Beer Co. is now entering its second year of brewing operations following a solid, steady parade of progress in its first year. While a lot of learning took place during year one, the brewery is clearly off to a… Continue Reading… The post Köerber reports solid first year appeared first on BrilliantStream.

Fife Street Brewing is a powerhouse in the Charleston, WV, local beverage scene. Led by brewer Gil Peterson's popular core ale styles, it always spices up its business with tasty seasonal offerings. The brewery menu in spring 2025 is no… Continue Reading… The post Peterson keeps Fife Street Brewing strong appeared first on BrilliantStream.

Over the past three decades, the Wine Shop at Capitol Market in Charleston, WV, has offered a superb line up of premium beverages. Keeping it so well curated is the job of shop owner Ted Armbrecht. The West Virginia Beer… Continue Reading… The post Capitol Market shop does beer & wine well appeared first on BrilliantStream.

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… The post Austin Weser talks West Virginia beer appeared first on BrilliantStream.

Are you interested in some good whiskey from a stellar local business this holiday season? When you talk bourbon and other distilled spirits in Charleston, West Virginia, you should focus you attention on The Bullock Distillery. There's no better spirits… Continue Reading… The post Holiday season at Bullock Distillery is special appeared first on BrilliantStream.

Another Roundtable discussion podcast from West Virginia Beer Roads has dropped. For this Roundtable, Charles and Erin got together to talk about the state of craft beer and brewing in West Virginia — especially in the Charleston-Huntington region. This episode's… Continue Reading… The post Roundtable Discussion on WV Beer appeared first on BrilliantStream.

An unexpected brewing direction is bringing some sweet business success to a local small brewery. Charleston Nano Brewery finds its candy flavored beers are attracting an enthusiastic new clientele to their Elk City neighborhood taproom. Candy in beer, sweeeeet. According… Continue Reading… The post Charleston Nano puts candy in beer appeared first on BrilliantStream.

Today, the West Virginia Beer Roads podcast takes you to Huntington, WV, for a visit with folks at The Peddler brewpub. Charles and Erin have fun interviewing head brewer, Jay Fox, and assistant brewer, Jamal Carter. The Peddler excels in… Continue Reading… The post Masters of sours, expansion planned appeared first on BrilliantStream.

Oktoberfest season has arrived and Oktoberfest beers are everywhere. On this episode of West Virginia Beer Roads, we review 12 Oktoberfest-style beers available in West Virginia. Podcast hosts Erin and Charles are joined by Chris Brown, president of the Kanawha… Continue Reading… The post Octoberfest 2024 Beer Tasting Notes and Favorites appeared first on BrilliantStream.

West Virginia Beer Roads podcast travels to Weathered Ground Brewery to talk beer with Sam Fonda. Fonda, WGB's co-owner and head of their brewing operations, shared four fresh beers that are perfect for September drinking. We get into detail about:… Continue Reading… The post Four fresh beers for drinking now appeared first on BrilliantStream.

It's something totally new for a West Virginia Beer Roads podcast. For the first time, Erin McCoy and I have a beer distributor representative as our featured guest. We greatly enjoyed talking with Dakota Farmer, the Malt and Cider Division… Continue Reading… The post Talking beer distributing with Dakota Farmer appeared first on BrilliantStream.

The Charleston, WV, summer has been a hot one so far. With all this heat, it's not been difficult to work up a thirst. So I'm thinking, I wonder how our downtown brewers are faring? To find out, Erin McCoy… Continue Reading… The post Fife does summer right in Charlie-West appeared first on BrilliantStream.

Arguably nothing in life is more important than family. And when it comes to craft beer there's a lot to be said for the family that brews together. Enter the new Köerber Beer Company in Barboursville, WV, which is off… Continue Reading… The post Family brings Köerber Beer to WV market appeared first on BrilliantStream.

We always love talking beer with Ross Williams, who has been around the West Virginia commercial brewing scene for longer than most. After college, Ross began his brewing career at Morgantown Brewing, and now he's been head brewer at Bad… Continue Reading… The post Talking beer with head shepherd Ross Williams appeared first on BrilliantStream.

In southern West Virginia, when you think of a true craft beer bar, chances are, you think of Summit Beer Station. After opening in Huntington in 2013, the bar made tremendous strides in its first 10 years. Maybe its biggest… Continue Reading… The post Celebrating Summit's 10th Year appeared first on BrilliantStream.

West Virginia Beer Roads traveled to Elkins, WV, to get this interview with Samantha Fox, owner and head brewer at Fox Hops Brewery. Fox Hops is a new brewery, tucked into the Appalachian Mountains, that opened in April 2024. As… Continue Reading… The post Fox Hops Brewery jumps into WV beer world appeared first on BrilliantStream.

We have restarted our West Virginia Beer Roads Roundtable podcast series. On each Roundtable program, a guest craft beer fan will join Charles and Erin for a discussion of the West Virginia and regional craft beer scene. Today's Roundtable discussion… Continue Reading… The post Roundtable at Charleston's East End Pub appeared first on BrilliantStream.

Another spring is fast approaching on the yearly merry-go-round. Most craft breweries find that beer also needs a seasonal refresh. Moving out the big, dark. and strongly-flavored, higher-alcohol winter ales. Bringing in the lighter colors and fresher tastes of spring.… Continue Reading… The post Weathered Ground looks toward spring appeared first on BrilliantStream.

When it comes to recent moves in West Virginia's craft cider and beer markets, no one is making a larger business impact than is a man from Greenbrier County named Josh Bennett. Bennett, who started up the Hawk Knob cidery… Continue Reading… The post Bennett makes big impact in craft market appeared first on BrilliantStream.

In this episode of West Virginia Beer Roads, Charles and Erin take a quick, fun look and review of some interesting points gleaned from crowd-sourced opinions on the WV local beer market in 2023. We took a close look at… Continue Reading… The post A quick look & review of the year's WV beer market appeared first on BrilliantStream.

When it comes to owning and operating a small craft brewery in West Virginia, it's very often a family affair. A marriage not only unites two people, but it also brings two voices together in the operation and management of… Continue Reading… The post WV breweries often a family affair appeared first on BrilliantStream.

With crisp autumn evenings beginning to envelop us across West Virginia, it's a sure sign that Pumpkin Beer season has arrived. Listen in to the West Virginia Beer Roads crew as we sample and report on six seasonal pumpkin spice… Continue Reading… The post WV Beer Roads tumbles into the pumpkin patch appeared first on BrilliantStream.

Get ready to preview a whole group of Oktoberfest-style beers available in the West Virginia market. On this West Virginia Beer Roads podcast you'll hear Erin and Charles, along with special guest Chris Brown, sample and discuss eight different O-fest… Continue Reading… The post Oktoberfest 2023 Beer Tasting appeared first on BrilliantStream.

For seven years now, Parkersburg Brewing Company has been navigating the West Virginia beer roads, bringing solid craft brews to our market. The West Virginia Beer Roads podcast crew checked in with Parkersburg Brewing's owners to get their read on… Continue Reading… The post Podcast with Parkersburg Brewing appeared first on BrilliantStream.

We can't believe it's already been one year of good beer at Charleston Nano-Brewery. The West Virginia Beer Roads crew sat down with Jennifer and Kenny Graley to get the scoop on their brewery's first year of operation and to… Continue Reading… The post Charleston Nano anniversary podcast appeared first on BrilliantStream.

One can certainly make a case that Jeff McKay is West Virginia's leading publican. Through his more than decade-long journey leading Summit Beer Station in Huntington, Jeff has gained so much insight on the craft brewing scene in our state.… Continue Reading… The post Catching up on craft beer with Jeff McKay appeared first on BrilliantStream.

Beer from Jackie O's Brewery has become a lot more familiar to West Virginians, since this Athens, Ohio-based brewery began distributing in our state last year. We invite you to spend an hour with Erin and Charles exploring the latest… Continue Reading… The post A mission to Jackie O's Brewery appeared first on BrilliantStream.

Charleston, WV beer fans have now had a full six months to assess Short Story Brewing's Charleston taproom. Everything we see says it's off to a very strong start. We thought it was time to talk with Jamie Ferrell, who… Continue Reading… The post Talking with Jamie at Short Story Brewing appeared first on BrilliantStream.

As the West Virginia Beer Roads crew travels the state visiting our little home-grown breweries, we find some real gems. One of those gems is Amani Brewing, located just outside Martinsburg in the Eastern Panhandle, which we recently visited. It… Continue Reading… The post Amani Brewing – discovering a real gem appeared first on BrilliantStream.

It took West Virginia Beer Roads a few years to finally make an on-site visit to Abolitionist Ale Works, and we're so glad we did. This Charles Town (not Charleston) based brewery is unique among its peers within the state… Continue Reading… The post Abolitionist keeps its lineup funky and fun appeared first on BrilliantStream.

This week's West Virgina Beer Roads podcast features the talented Gil Peterson, head brewer at Fife Street Brewing in Charleston, West Virginia. Gil takes us through the details and decisions of brewing at Fife Street, which came out of the… Continue Reading… The post Hear what Fife's Peterson has to say appeared first on BRILLIANT STREAM.

Sam Fonda is one of West Virginia's premier brewery owners. His work leading Weathered Ground Brewery's beer production and marketing operations has cemented the brewery among the top echelon of the state's beer makers. He joins us on this episode… Continue Reading… The post Fonda talks brewing & WV beer market appeared first on BRILLIANT STREAM.

Head brewer Ross Williams at Bad Shepherd Beer Company gives observations on new breweries in Charleston WV and updates things going on at his brewery. The post Catching up with Ross at Bad Shepherd appeared first on BRILLIANT STREAM.

This St. Albans, West Virginia, establishment brings big craft beer flavors to its suburban location. Sitting about 14 miles west of downtown Charleston, The Tap's success demonstrates the growing appreciation for craft beer across the region. From its beginning in… Continue Reading… The post The Tap brings bold beer to the burbs appeared first on BRILLIANT STREAM.

As The Freefolk Brewery continues development of its new facility in Hico, WV, could it be a harbinger of more good things ahead? Rarely has a three and a half year-old brewery in West Virginia made such a significant investment… Continue Reading… The post New Freefolk location to open in spring appeared first on BRILLIANT STREAM.

While one could contend that, technically speaking, all whiskey is made from beer, there is a West Virginia distillery that takes it one step further. It makes distilled spirits from local craft beer. Still Hollow Spirits in Job, WV, is… Continue Reading… The post Making whiskey from craft beer appeared first on BRILLIANT STREAM.

The West Virginia Beer Roads team stopped in to see the owners of Big Timber Brewing Company in Elkins, WV, on the event of their winning the state's first medal at the Great American Beer Festival. Podcast hosts Erin and… Continue Reading… The post Big Timber breaks new ground appeared first on BRILLIANT STREAM.

The West Virginia Beer Roads crew reviews six Oktoberfest-style beers from West Virginia brewers and discusses the beer styles, ingredients, and traditions of fall festival beers. Listen to the Audio Podcast Podcast participants on this episode include WV Beer Roads… Continue Reading… The post Oktoberfest Beers from West Virginia appeared first on BRILLIANT STREAM.

Short Story Brewing announced some details and background on its plan to open a Charleston taproom. “I think we can be in there by the end of October,” said Aaron Rote, Short Story Brewing co-owner and overseer of the Charleston… Continue Reading… The post Details on Short Story Charleston appeared first on BRILLIANT STREAM.

Jay Fox should be proud of what he's accomplished in Huntington. He's led The Peddler's brewing operation from start-up to becoming one of the state's most successful craft brewers. On this episode of the West Virginia Beer Roads podcast, we… Continue Reading… The post A Fox guarding the brewhouse appeared first on BRILLIANT STREAM.

You know craft beer, now we bring you a discussion of craft malt. Craft malt is the complement to craft beer in the world of brewers malts, which make up the base of most all the beer we commonly drink.… Continue Reading… The post What you should know about Craft Malt appeared first on BRILLIANT STREAM.

There's nothing more fun than discovering a tiny, off-the-radar brewery that produces hugely good beer. Little Animals Brewery in Johnson City, Tennessee is one of those nuggets. From some of my funky beer loving friends, I'd been hearing of their… Continue Reading… The post Little Animals makes mammoth beer impact appeared first on BRILLIANT STREAM .

When Brilliant Stream interviewed Chestnut Brew Works owner Bill Rittenour back in 2017, we asked him his thoughts on expanding his brewery operations. He answered: “So, I don't know what the next steps are. I've decided, if I do take… Continue Reading… The post Chestnut Brew Works makes big move appeared first on BRILLIANT STREAM .

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What's the hippest, coolest, most impressive brewery/restaurant/entertainment complex in West Virginia? It's Big Draft Brewing for the win. Now one year old, this brewery is West Virginia's best example of local craft beer flexing its economic and community development muscle—using… Continue Reading… The post Big Draft Brewing creates big impact appeared first on .

What's the hippest, coolest, most impressive brewery/restaurant/entertainment complex in West Virginia? It's Big Draft Brewing for the win. Now one year old, this brewery is West Virginia's best example of local craft beer flexing its economic and community development muscle—using… Continue Reading… The post Big Draft creates big impact appeared first on .

The West Virginia Beer Roads crew met with Lisa and Derek Godwin, two of the founding owners of the new Fife Street Brewing in downtown Charleston. We got their read on what it's like to open a hot, new small… Continue Reading… The post Podcast with Fife Street Brewing owners appeared first on .

When a Logan County, West Virginia boy makes good in the competitive craft beer world of the big city, I think that's news. Alan Gore is that story. Back in the decade of the 2000s, when he lived in Charleston… Continue Reading… The post Gore realizes dream at Fermata Brewing appeared first on .

While this year's legislative session was not a major one for beverage alcohol legislation, still several significant measures were adopted and are becoming law. A little bit of progress, with no real harm done. On this episode of the West… Continue Reading… The post Johnson provides leg update appeared first on Brilliant Stream.

Ever since Fife Street Brewing announced their plans to open a brewery in downtown Charleston, a question on many a craft beer fan's mind was: Who is going to be their brewer and what can we expect from them? Today,… Continue Reading… The post Welcome Gil Peterson to Charleston WV appeared first on .