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MALT WITH A MISSION

Link to: Brewing & Distilling

Malt for Craft Brewing & Distilling

Link to: Custom Malts

Develop a
Custom Malt

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.

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.

Develop a Malt

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
Hiwire Hefe Can
,

Uprisin’

Hi-Wire
Hefeweizen
,

Saison

Zillicoah
Saison
Arches Brewing Mystik Bock
,

Mystik Bock

Arches
Mystic Bock
Wicked Weed Appalachia IPA Can
,

Appalachia

Wicked Weed
Appalachia
Regent Rye Tripel Can
,

Regent’s Rye Tripel

Haw River Farmhouse Ales
IPA
,

RyePA

New Belgium Brewing
IPA
,

Fille de Ferme

Wicked Weed Brewing
Farmhouse Ale
,

Blade and Sheath

Burial Beer Co.
Belgian Saison
,

Southern Gothic

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Unfiltered Pilsner

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

Favorite (Lager) Beers of 2020

The beer community has been asking (begging?) since 2015 for more and different craft lagers to enter the market. Looking back at 2020, I think we got there! Was it COVID that pushed the industry to make the final leap? The ability to store…
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Using a CoA for Malting and Brewing – Pt. 1

Planning for a successful batch of malt or brew day starts with a Certificate of Analysis (CoA for short) which provides a tremendous amount of information about the malt you will be working with. In the early days, these laboratory analyses…
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