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MALT WITH A MISSION

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Malt for Craft Brewing & Distilling

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Connecting the farm to the fermenter since 2010.

We work tirelessly to forge a connection between the land. The people who work it,ย  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.

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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

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.

Albright Grove – Smokey Goat Bock

Savory, malty, and crisply drinkable - a perfect beer for the fall!

Sycamore Brewing – Bueno Churro

A rich amber ale packed with cinnamon warmth, vanilla sweetness, and caramel-drizzled malt. A cozy, layered brew for autumn nights.

NoFo Brew Co – We Ryed at Dawn

A traditional lager beer style with a rye twist. 20% Rye malt was added to give a little bit of spice character. Malts are Riverbend Pilsner, Carolina Rye, Lt. Munich, Vienna, Great Chit. Hops are Saaz or Liberty

Oak and Grist – Descendent

While still rooted in the Speyside-style, we developed this whiskey to be more familiar to the American palate. The addition of munich malt allowed us to draw darker fruit and caramel profile into the spirit. We allowed this spirit to age inโ€ฆ

End of Days Distillery – Survivors Cut Rye Whiskey

Aged for at least two years, the barrel imparts a rich, smooth finish and a deep caramel hue to the spirit. With rye malt comprising 65% of the mash bill, Survivors Cut Rye stands out with its spice-forward flavors, showcasing the essence ofโ€ฆ

NoFo Brew Co – Glacier Lookout

NoFo/Cherry Street Brewing Collaboration. Light in color and body, this style is quite refreshing with loads of tropical fruit in the nose. Riverbend malts and corn were used as the base. Hops are a blend of NZ hops known as ""HopZilla"".

Oak & Grist – Barrel Reserve Genever Inspired Gin

With notes of honeycomb, raisinated fruit, tobacco barn, and mint, this single-barrel reserve gin uses 100% malted 2-Row Barley from Riverbend Malt House. You will find notes of honey, graham cracker, orange blossom, and warming spice on theโ€ฆ

Legion Brewing Plaza Midwood – Hot Fuzz

A mouth-watering, effervescent kettle sour brewed with 100% Riverbend Malt, jalapeรฑos, and locally sourced peaches. Refreshing notes of stone fruit with a mild spice from the jalapeรฑos, which are added to the boil to provide more flavor toโ€ฆ

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

Letโ€™s nerd out about beer

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

Meet Our Experts

Looking Ahead After Hurricane Helene

In the Carolinas, hurricanes are a part of life. We prepare for them, watch via the media as they build in strength and then wobble inland. Over the years, we have seen some amazingly powerful storms come up from the Gulf of Mexico and overโ€ฆ
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Beers made with Riverbend malt get the spotlight at Brick Store Pub
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Brick Store Pub To Showcase Beers Made With Riverbend November 21

DECATUR, GAโ€” Brick Store Pub will host the third annual Riverbend Craft Malt Showcase on Thursday, November 21. This event boasts one of the Southeast's largest compilations of beers made with Riverbend malt,ย and the 2024 lineup is betterโ€ฆ
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