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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 and the craft beverage industry. The results bring new varieties, flavors, and value to the consumer.

Why Us?

Local grain, local malt, local beer

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

Malt in Brewing & Distilling

Supporting family farms

We have built long-term relationships with our growers. This foundation ensures a steady supply of high-quality grain and supports Southern agriculture.

Local Farmers

Our Malts

Our recipes are driven by a quest for fresh, consistent flavor. We blend both new and heirloom varieties in an effort to showcase our local agriculture.

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All Standard Malts Custom Malts

Work directly with our experts to develop flavors.

We love a challenge. Brewers and distillers have come to us with ideas and inspiration. We channel that passion into 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 world of brewing and distilling offers so many opportunities for flavor development. Let us help you make something truly unique.

Malt for Craft Brewing Malt for Craft Distilling

The Southern Growl – Hop Flower Super Power

Juicy hop flavors, bitter lemon, white peach, sweet pine and groovy flower power!

Sceptre Brewing Arts – Boneless Hoppy Ale

Hopped with citra and cascade, hops lend bright aroma and crisp flavor

Hillman Beer – Honig Göttin

Honey, grain and apricot

Fonta Flora Brewery – Fruit Bat Disco

Fruited with local strawberry, which lends to it’s strawberry aroma and flavor, it has a crushable, dry finish

Elation Brewing Co. – Larchmont Lager

Light, crisp and refreshing

Lookout Brewing – Trail Supplies

Hints of citrus and vanilla with a smooth and clean finish

Cahaba Brewing Company – Riverbend Rye IPA

Heavy grapefruit and pine aroma

The Eighth State Brewing Co. – A Love That Fits

Crisp

Little Animals Brewery – Night Hoss

Baking spices, cookie dough, cocoa powder, toasted bread and a touch of dried fruit balanced by herbal hops and soft bitterness.

Tarpon Springs – Trampling Woods

Smooth grain-forward flavor with notes of maple syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, honeysuckle, butter and caramel

Riverside Rhapsody Beer – Cumberland Mine Grisette

Cherry, pineapple pear and raspberry

Beacon Brewing Co. – Sweetland Light

Sweetland Light is Beacon's take on a craft American Light Lager brewed in partnership with Sweetland Amphitheatre in LaGrange, GA. Mashed low exclusively with Riverbend's Chesapeake Pils, Great Chit, and Cumberland Corn malts and naturally…

Chattanooga Whiskey – Experimental Batch 025: Appalachian Grist

Peach tea, vanilla pudding, waffle cone, dried mint and candied ginger.

East Nashville Beer Works – Tennessee Pilsner

Crisp, clean, refreshing

Marrowbone Creek Brewing Co. – Easy River

Light, crushable, classic lager

Harding House Brewing – Church Parking Lot

Easy Drinking, Light, Corn

Harding House Brewing – Tennessee Haze

Juicy, Sessionable, Approachable

Alga Beer Co. – Better South

Highly sessionable, smoky, slightly tart and funky (Brettanomyces)

DSSOLVR – Life is a Party

Pomegranate, mixed berry, lime and salt

Fullsteam Brewery – Eno

Light bubblegum, banana and clove.

Albright Grove Brewing Co. – Ancient Trees

Brewed in collaboration with Perennial Artisanal Ales, this saison features heirloom Violetta barley, Abruzzi Rye, and soft red wheat locally grown in the southeast and malted by Riverbend Malt. The enigmatic Sacc Trois yeast strain creates…

Fireforge Crafted Beer – Swipe Right

Notes of bubble gum, circus peanut, cotton candy and white pepper

Civil Society Brewing – Tree Cutter

Crisp, refreshing

Fireforge Crafted Beer – The Blue Wall

Light malt sweetness, moderately bitter finish

The Southern Growl – Chillsner with Lime

Zesty lime, floral hops and biscuity malt

Lookout Brewing Co. – Native Sun

Slightly malty but bright base and white wine grape essence.

Cellarest Beer Project – Sirimiri

Slight tropical fruit balanced by a bready backbone

The Brewlab Charleston – Surface Tension

Light and tasty

Fireforge Crafted Beer – Roasti Boi

Light bodied, dark malt, chocolate and toasty flavor

Turgua Brewing – Diving Penguin

Crisp, light and an easy drinker.

Angry Chair Brewing – Dreambender

Maximum crushability

Creature Comforts Brewing Co. – Something To Say

The South definitely has something to say with this anniversary beer brewed for Creature Comforts' 8th year in business. It features a serious hop load and saturated flavor. Consisting of HBC586, Citra Incognito, Mosaic Cryo, Mosaic Incognito,…

Little Animals Brewery – 2 Block Walk

Sweet citrus, kumquat, white grape, and faint pepper.

Shell Ring Aleworks – Chela de Playa

Clean, crisp and super refreshing.

Branch and Bone Ales – Unknown Passage

Tart and acidic, sourdough on the nose, bready finish

Depot Brewing – Disintegration

Notes of toffee and the perfect amount of hop presence with a silky smooth mouthfeel and surprising quaffability.

Booneshine Brewing Company – Nuclear Seahorse

As elusive as the Hellbender and as rare as the Pegasus, our Nuclear Seahorse is a hazy celebration of all things hoppy. Harnessing its power from local barley, toasted oats, and new school American hops, this unique Hazy emerges from the depths…

Thirsty Monk Brewery – Roaring DIPA

Bold citrus, pineapple, stone fruit, and hoppy resinous aromatics layer together to make this hazy DIPA complex and LOUD! Brewed with Riverbend Malt House barley, wheat, and oats and dry hopped with Idaho 7, Citra Cryo, Columbus, Simcoe, and…

Thirsty Monk Brewery – Monk’s Promise Session IPA

Easy drinking session hazy IPA featuring a rotating single varietal dry hop. Brewed with locally malted Riverbend Malt House barley, oats, and wheat. This batch showcases the classic Simcoe as the sole dry hop addition. Notes of pineapple, lemongrass,…

Thirsty Monk Brewery – Black IPA

Brewed with Riverbend Malthouse barley and rye malt. Flavors build upon earthy spice, light roast and black peppercorn, and finish with bright citrus punch from Columbus, Centennial, Cascade and a touch of Citra hops. Its deep, jet-black color…

Smith & Lentz Brewing Company – A River Bends Through It

A light, crisp Pilsner brewed exclusively with Riverbend's Cumberland Pilsner Malt grown entirely in Tennessee. We hopped it with Hallertau Blanc for a delicate, but pleasant citrusy, fruity profile.

Harding House Brewing Co. – Farm Hands

This brew is a special collaboration with the Tennessee Local Food Summit. Farm Hands features 100% TN-grown grain from Teeter Farm & Seed, including the new Sunset Wheat Malt. We then added over 100lbs of TN roasted sweet potatoes grown…

Big Lick Brewing Company – Popsicle Toes

Tastes like an Orange Creamsicle! Uses Citra and Galaxy hops along with tons of Orange peel and vanilla bean.

Carolina Brew Supply – Belgian Dubbel

Toasted rye bread with a rich dark raisin and date aroma

Thirsty Monk – Contemplate Cream Ale

Aromas of sweet almond liquor, white bread crust, and earthy sweet corn lay the foundation for subtle notes of white grape and spiced pear. Sweet cornbread flavor with earthy and nutty almond character finishing slightly sweet in balance. Light,…

Big Lick Brewing Company – Peste Pils

Clean, dry lager with a good hop presence.

DSSOLVR – Neverending Sky

Soft, Snappy, Floral, Crisp

Big Lick Brewing Company – Casey’s Kolsch

Clean, dry and malty with a touch of yeast derived fruitiness.

Big Lick Brewing Company – Smith Mountain Lager

Light, very clean honey/grainy sweetness with a touch of floral and very light pear notes from the use of Contessa hops.

DSSOLVR – Thank You For Existing

Light, Crisp, Floral

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

Riverbend 10: A Heritage Beer Story

When Riverbend Malt House first got started, many of our small batches were used in seasonal and one-off brewing projects. Craft brewers and distillers were still treading lightly when it came to using craft malt. But Todd Steven Boera of Fonta…
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Combining Efforts, Part 2: Mountain Horticultural Research Station

Read Part 1 of this 2022 harvest series here.  After a multi-year hiatus driven by the pandemic and site flooding, I’m pleased to report that malting barley field days have returned to the Mountain Horticultural Research Station in Mills…
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