The newest brewery in West Virginia is open, and I had a chance to check it out within the first month.


Old Spruce Brewing, located at Snowshoe, is serving up their own porter, blonde, ESB, hazy IPA and red IPA.


While here, I went with a classic blonde, which was so tasty.

 
And they had snacks, like trout dip, spicy bacon, and more.


Have you been here yet?

Asheville is known for having tons of breweries - and many, many good ones.


Wicked Weed Brewing is a well-known one.


There are some really great beers on tap here.


I had to try Candice The Barbarian! The color is light and hazy, and I loved the flavor!

High Ground Brewing is a new brewery in Preston County that is kind of like an adult playground.


When we pulled up to the Terra Alta brewery to see an outdoor area with cornhole, a food vendor, picnic tables, and the indoor/outdoor brewery area.


We had a long day ahead of us, but I wanted to get a taste of what they have to offer. So I ordered a small glass of Round Bale Saison.


And, boy was it good!


Only wish I had more time to try more of them.


But while there, I also got a snack from Sophie's Serendipity.


One hot dog, some macaroni salad and a slice of watermelon.


That's just the perfect combo for an outdoor drink.


Have you been yet?

While in Asheville, I was lucky enough to catch the last tour for the day at Sierra Nevada.


We went to the brewery to try a beer before the tour started.


Sierra Nevada is super cool because it's often one of the first craft beers that a person has.


The pale ale is often the beer that gets people into craft beer.


So, I'll stop rambling now and let you check out some of the photos!

The Eastern Panhandle is one of my favorite spots. I love the sense of community and local art and local beer.

The Bavarian Inn is home to incredible meals, but it recently added a brewery to the offerings. Bavarian Brothers Brewing is one of the newest breweries to enter the West Virginia craft beer scene.

Experience the newest edition to our European Inspired Boutique Resort. Sample seasonal beers made on site matched with intelligent, yet comfortable cuisine and small bites by Executive Chef Jeffrey Ault. Relax and enjoy our brews in the Brew Pub, Brew Lounge or outdoor Beer Garden. 

Our Brew Pub and Lounge were designed by highly acclaimed “Industrial Design” of Frederick, Maryland. The Brew Pub features a dining area with wooden tables and chairs that can be set up flexibly for individual dining tables or to mimic a German style beer hall. Beautiful high A-frame type ceilings with exposed wooded beams, huge glass doors that access our new Garden Patio and views of the brewery and its stainless steel tanks make this an impressive space. 

Our Brew Lounge is designed to give our guest an all day soft seating lounge and bar. Wood floors, leather sofas, high back chairs and a stone fireplace make this a great space to relax with friends. A state of the art wine preservation machine offers wine flights and 8 premium wines by the glass. The bar doubles as a quick service coffee counter in the morning featuring coffee drinks by local roaster, Black Dog Coffee and small pastries and breakfast bites. 

The coolest part of our outdoor Beer Garden is the new fire pit. Enjoy after dinner drinks around the fire or families are invited to roast marshmallows with our S’more kits.

The Beers: Our beers are a representation of what we try to do throughout our resort, "Remember our European Roots, and Embrace our West Virginia Location". We constantly rotate and showcase different flavors from our onsite Boutique Brewery. While the selection may change, our promise is that the beer will always be of the utmost quality and consistently made.  Below is a sample of what you may find on your next visit.

I did a flight so I could try a few. These are the ones I tried:

Sozial, Session Ale - ABV 4.4% 

Basketball is a big deal in Lawrence, Kansas. So much so that they even have a town-favorite dish named after the basketball coach.

At 23rd Street Brewery, they serve "Bill Self Pasta."

Matt Llewellyn, managing partner at the brewery, doesn’t have scientific polls to prove it but says this about the Bill Self pasta: “It’s probably the most ordered dish in Lawrence, Kansas.” Making up 7 percent or so of the busy brewery’s total sales, he said, this dish features fiery-hot buffalo fried chicken tenders over creamy big-shell mac ‘n’ cheese. It can only help to be named after Kansas University’s beloved, national championship-winning men’s basketball coach Bill Self. (SOURCE)

So, we ordered  this pasta, and I also tried the "Biera Cranberry Sour," which is named for the Celtic goddess of winter this kettle soured ale is brewed with fresh Cara Cara orange peel and cranberries.

This pasta - "An amazing dish inspired by our amazing coach! Our made from scratch mac and cheese baked to perfection and topped with buffalo chicken tenders."

Wow, those giant shells are full of deliciously cheesy cheese and topped with spicy buffalo chicken.

Have you tried it?