The Kanawha Brewing Company

For many years, I attempted to find information on the old Kanawha Brewing Co but I kept hitting dead ends, until 2023 when this wonderful article appeared out of nowhere.  It walks you through the entire plant in 1906, and answers most of the questions that I had over the years....

A very strange name for a Brew.

But by 1914, Kanawha Brewing was in trouble....

It was that same year that WV Prohibition hit

And by 1915, the plant was sold for pennies on the dollar.

               

The old building hung around for many years.  Here you see it with the "Diamond Ice" sign on top.

And then.....

One of the last photos taken before the building was torn down in the 70s.