Entries by Scott Hickman

Supply Chain Blues: An Update on the Global Wheat Market

Supply Chain

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, one thing is clear… the global supply chain as we know it is crumbling. Russia and Ukraine are among the largest global producers of wheat, threatening countries around the globe with severe near term shortages as a result of sanctions and port blockades.

Following market prices for wheat only captures one small portion of the unfolding drama. Market prices have a cap that manages the rise in global price per bushel,

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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 a bright, fruity, citrus nose with a balance of black peppercorn and a creamy, silky body with a refreshing dry finish.

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Mainstays Made With Riverbend Chesapeake Pilsner Malt

Chesapeake

Chesapeake Pilsner Malt

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 a touch sweeter than our original 6-row Pilsner. Chesapeake Pilsner’s light color allows for inclusion across a wide range of styles and creates a subtly unique flavor. 

Chesapeake Pilsner is a favorite among our customers,

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Beer Street Journal and Uproxx on Arches Bohemian Riot

We love Arches Bohemian Riot! Uproxx recently asked us about our favorite easy-sippers, and this craft lager made the cut among some other world-class craft beers like Bibo Pils by Creature Comforts and La Petite Prince by Jester King.

This Pilsner first crafted by Arches Brewing in Hapeville, Georgia in 2019 has grown in popularity and availability over the years, reported Beer Street Journal.

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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, Strata, one of our favorite expressive ale strains and featuring beautiful Southeastern malts, this one is truly a feast for the palate.

We’re especially proud of the all southern grain provided by Riverbend Malt House. The first craft malt house east of the Mississippi River,

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Donate to Ukrainian Refugees By Drinking This Beer

Donate to Ukrainian Refugees By Drinking This Beer.

 

That’s the purpose of our latest collaboration with Hi-Wire Brewing, and the simple and effective sentence also happens to be the name of the resulting pale ale that taps at all seven Hi-Wire taprooms beginning in the brewery’s three Asheville locations on Friday, April 29— and then rolling out to the remaining four taprooms in Durham, N.C., Knoxville, Tenn., Wilmington, N.C.,

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Brew Your Own: Brew Like It’s 1850

It’s not every day you find a functioning brewery in a museum; no less one that utilizes craft malt.

Brew Your Own Magazine just profiled our customers The Carillon Brewing Company at the Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio. Carillon uses our base malt to produce their own toasted and crystal malts in-house.

Click here to read about their toasting regimen, and so much more.

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Fifteen Southeastern Craft Breweries Customize Riverbend Malt House 10 Year Harvest Beers

 

The first craft maltster in the Southeast, Riverbend Malt House, celebrated a decade in business by embarking upon a year-long campaign highlighting the cultivation, malting, and brewing of their 10th grain harvest. From said harvest Riverbend produced a specialty 10 Year Anniversary Malt, Sunset Wheat, that 15 world-class Southeastern breweries showcased in beers ranging from Hefeweizen to New England IPA. 

Overall, most of Riverbend’s growers reported high test weight and above average yields from the 2021 harvest,

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