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Traditionally, West Virginia has been an American light beer drinking state. We carefully developed recipes so that all four of our signature ales were easy-drinking, yet full of flavor. Here are the descriptions of each ale, as well as how we named them.
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Cold Trail Ale An easy-drinking American Blonde beer, the grist bill includes a healthy dose of oats and wheat. Light in body, this beer is the perfect finish to any day's activity. 5.5% ABV. Hare hunting is a popular activity in West Virginia. While hare hunting, one could be lucky to stumble on a lot of 'hot tracks', or unlucky with only 'cold tracks' - tracks in the snow made by rabbits who passed through a few days earlier. There's not much to do when there are only 'cold tracks' being found, except drink a delicious American Blonde ale, hence the name Cold Trail Ale. The picture on the tap handle is of a bear claw hunted by one of Brian and Willie's friend. |
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Almost Heaven Amber Ale Nut brown in color and lightly hopped with Willamette, this beer is dominated by a pleasing caramel finish that is darn close to heavenly. 5.2% ABV. The Almost Heaven Amber Ale is named after John Denver's ode to West Virginia, Country Roads. The picture on the tap handle is the Mountain State Brewing Co logo. It shows the peaks and summits of the Allegheny Highlands, part of the vast Appalachian Mountains, where our Brewhouse is located. |
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Seneca Indian Pale Ale
A highly hopped, moderate bodied beer which comes in at 5.4% ABV. The hops schedule includes healthy doses of Chinook, Cascade, and Amarillo, and is tuned perfectly to provide the hops bitterness explosion that IPA fans seek without a lingering bitter aftertaste. The Seneca IPA is named after the Seneca Indians who roamed West Virginia in the 1700s. Their legacy lives on throughout West Virginia, lending its name to some of the state's most prominent landmarks. WV's oldest state park, Seneca State Forest, is named after the Seneca Indians, as well as Seneca Rocks, located in the heart of the state. We thought it would be a good name for a beer too, and the perfect end to a day of hiking or rock climbing. The tap handle boasts a traditional Seneca Indian arrowhead, just like the ones Willie would find in freshly plowed fields. |
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Miner's Daughter Oatmeal Stout Coal Black and creamy smooth, this beer holds a light tan head and is surprisingly light in body - so it won't fill you up. 5.3% ABV. Thomas, WV's heritage was based on the hard-working Italian coal miners who worked the mines from the 1890s-1940s. The tap handle is the silhouette of a local coal miner's daughter. |
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