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- Celebrating Summit’s 10th Year
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…
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48 min - Fox Hops Brewery jumps into WV beer world
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…
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33 min - Roundtable at Charleston’s East End Pub
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…
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53 min - Weathered Ground looks toward spring
Another spring is fast approaching on the yearly merry-go-round. Most craft breweries find that beer also needs a seasonal refresh. Moving out of the big, dark. and strongly-flavored, higher-alcohol winter ales. Bringing in the lighter colors and fresher tastes of… Continue Reading…
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44 min - Pies & Pints’ Tyler James talks beer salesFolks in Charleston WV have long enjoyed going to their local Pies & Pints pizza restaurant — not only for pizza, but also for its excellent craft beer service.Located on Capitol Street in the heart of downtown, Pies & Pints is usually the busiest restaurant on the block. Many people are curious how they maintain such an eager mob of thirsty patrons. It doesn’t just happen by accident.Their success lies largely in hiring devoted and competent staff to lead their well-thought-out beer sales program. While the chain has 17 stores, its Charleston store, which is among the company’s smallest in size, is normally its top craft beer-selling store.We talk with Tyler JamesOn this episode of West Virginia Beer Roads Erin and Charles sit down with Tyler James, beer buyer at Pies & Pints Charleston WV. to learn the protocols and parameters that push this store’s beer-selling success.Listen here or catch us on Apple or Spotify.Tyler James (at right) of Pies & Pints, talks with Erin and CharlesWV Beer Roads podcast linkEpisode 79 • WV Beer Roads • 28 minutesTyler at the tapsTyler knows beerEven though many of the stores in the Pies & Pints chain have more taps than the 20 found in the Charleston WV store, under Tyler’s leadership the Charleston store continues to lead at selling beer. Tyler must be doing something right.Tyler gets a lot of mileage from the West Virginia-brewed beers on his taps. He says that many of the fastest-selling ones come from Weathered Ground Brewery, The Peddler Brewery, Greenbrier Valley Brewing, and Big Timber Brewing. For other American craft brewers, he says beers from Stone Brewing and Sierra Nevada Brewing move well for him. Among imported labels, he generates big sales with German brewers Weinstephaner and Bitburger.Who says a pizza specialist restaurant in West Virginia can’t move tons of excellent craft beer? You just need to talk to Tyler James to see how it’s done.LINKSPie & Pints222 Capitol StreetCharleston, WVPies & Pints web pagePie & Pints Charleston WV beer menu29 min
- Bennett makes big impact in craft market
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…
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0 min - A quick look & review of the year’s WV beer market
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…
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29 min - WV breweries often a family affair
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…
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45 min - WV Beer Roads tumbles into the pumpkin patch
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…
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34 min - Oktoberfest 2023 Beer Tasting
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…
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