
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The world of brewing and distilling offers so many opportunities for flavor development. Let us help you make something truly unique.


Straight Rye Whiskey
Straight Rye Whiskey One Eight Distilling Company.


Orange Krush
Wrightsville Beach Brewing Company Orange Krush Kolsch

Smith Mountain Lager
Big Lick Brewing Company Smith Mountain Lager

Tennessee Haze
Harding House Tennessee Haze Session IPA.


All Malt
All Malt Bourbon from Weldon Mills Distilling Company.

Grambling Woods Rye Malt Whiskey
Grambling Woods Rye Malt Whiskey from Tarpon Springs Distillery.

Tennessee Whiskey (Bottled in Bond)
Tennessee Whiskey from Leiper's Fork Distilling Company.

Dark Rhythm Gin
Dark Rhythm Gin from Oak and Grist Distilling Company

Biere de Riverbend
Fonta flora
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Italian Pilsner
The latest release in their "Local Lager" series features our Chesapeake Pilsner and plenty of Michigan-grown Super Saazer hops.
This is available in 4-packs this Spring throughout the Southeast.

Obliterated Mind
Bhramari
IPA
IPA


Mystik Bock
Arches
Mystic Bock
Mystic Bock

Appalachia
Wicked Weed
Appalachia
Appalachia

Regent’s Rye Tripel
Haw River Farmhouse Ales
Tripel
Tripel

Riverbend Rye
Riverbend Rye
Rye Pale Ale
Crooked Can Brewing
This sessionable Rye Pale Ale features our Carolina Rye and Southern Select base malt for a true taste of Southern terrior!

Fille de Ferme
Wicked Weed Brewing
Farmhouse Ale
Farmhouse Ale

Blade and Sheath
Burial Beer Co.
Belgian Saison
Belgian Saison

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.

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.

Mainstays Made With Riverbend Chesapeake Pilsner
Produced using 2-Row barley sourced from Virginia, Chesapeake Pilsner was another malt— like Cumberland Pilsner— created out of our custom craft malt program. It gives a nicely balanced mix of bread crumb and honeysuckle, and is just…

Presenting #Riverbend10, A Short Film
Our #Riverbend10 film is live on YouTube!
This film documents a decade of craft malt at Riverbend Malt House. Thanks are in order to our friends at DSSOLVR, Fullsteam, and Fonta Flora Brewery, and the Asheville Brewers Supply homebrew…
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Talk to our expert maltsters about the best malt for your project or work with us to create a custom malt.