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MALT WITH A MISSION

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Malt for Craft Brewing & Distilling

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Custom Malt

Connecting the farm to the fermenter since 2010.

We work tirelessly to forge a connection between the land. The people who work it,  and the craft beverage industry. The results bring new varieties, unique flavors, added value, and brewhouse efficiency to our customers.

Why Us?

Local grain, local malt, local beer

Malt production has homogenized over the past 150 years, drastically reducing the variety and flavor available to brewers and distillers. Riverbend has disrupted the agri-business-controlled malt industry and shortened the malt supply chain by sourcing locally and building flavors that highlight the terroir of our region.

Malt in Brewing & Distilling

Supporting family farms

We have built strong, lasting relationships with the small family farms that are our growers. This foundation ensures a steady supply of high-quality grain and supports Southern agriculture, bringing dollars back to the Southeastern farm economy.

Local Farmers

Our Malts

The quest for fresh, consistent flavor is what drives our recipes. We blend new, ancient grain, and heirloom varieties in an effort to showcase our local agriculture and highlight sustainable growing practices.

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All Standard Malts Custom Malts

Work directly with our experts to develop flavors.

We love a challenge! Craft brewers and artisan distillers, we invite you to come to us with your ideas and inspiration. Working together, we can channel your passion into a process to create unique custom malts. Whether you want an origin-specific Pilsner malt or something darker, we can make it happen.

Develop a Malt

Craft Malt for Brewing + Distilling

The craft brewing and distilling world offers many so opportunities for unique flavor development. Let us help you craft something genuinely original.

Malt for Craft Brewing Malt for Craft Distilling

NoFo Brew Co – Snow Ghost

An ultra full-bodied, hazy IPA with a pillowy mouthfeel reminiscent of fresh powder. Loaded with intense aromatics of tropical citrus, grapefruit and hops balanced with a juicy sweetness and mild bitterness, this beer is your lift ticket to…

Outsider Brewing – Big Red

This medium bodied IPA utilizes a strong malty backbone to balance a west coast IPA hop profile, with notes of pine and resin throughout.

The Southern Growl – I Made My Family Disappear

This flavorful Barleywine was crafted with Crimson Raisins, Sultanas, Black Mission Figs, Fresh Ginger, Grapefruit, orange peel, clove, nutmeg, and brown sugar before resting in Blackberry, Peach, and Cherry Brandy barrels for 12 months.

Chemist Spirits – American Single Malt Whiskey

Honeyed oak and ripened fruits, rich in caramel, vanilla, and warm spices, and a lingering finish of spicy oak, dark chocolate, and tobacco.

Fireforge Crafted Beer – Pecan Artist

Brewed with oodles of roasted pecans, enjoy nutty, malty, bready & baker's chocolate flavors with a hint of roast with this English Brown!

Saltface Mule – For Goodness Sake

Brewed with Cumberland Pilsner and 120 Ibs of local honey from Estatoe Path Farm, this full-bodied beer brings forward notes of sweet honey, banana, & subtle clove as a rich finish follows.

NoFo Brew Co – Mountain Tracks Vol. 3

"NoFo/Nocturnal Brewing collaboration. We brewed this banger of a NEIPA with Riverbend malts and featuring Strata hops exclusively. Copious amounts of hops were added at 5 different stages of the process. Low/medium body with tons of melon,citrus,…

Twin Leaf Brewery – Vienna Lager

This tan and amber colored lager boasts aromas of biscuit and malty sweetness. We also use German Hallertau and Tettnang hops to balance the sweetness, leaving a nice clean finish.

Weathered Ground Brewery – Smolder Bock

Strong lager brewed with caramel and smoked malts. Deep amber colored and cold aged to provide extra smoothness.

Saltface Mule – Dry Ridge

This Rye IPA brings forward complex floral, spicy, and tropical flavors with a pleasing astringency on the back end.

Small batch and large scale

We designed the Gerber Road facility to meet the needs of all of our customers. Floor malting remains at the heart of what we do. Pneumatic equipment answers the call for larger projects.

Our Process

Let’s nerd out about beer

Raw materials, finished malts, research projects…we cover a lot of ground. Let’s talk about how these can help shape the next trends in craft beer and spirit production.

Meet Our Experts

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