March 2022 Newsletter
Chesapeake Pilsner wins Bronze at the Malt Cup Awards!
Entries by Scott Hickman
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 with aromas of white grapes, floral tea, and ripe tangerine. This radioactive sea puppy is so smoothly hoppy its practically hazardous material.
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Building a Custom Malt for International Women’s Brew Day, and more Pink Boots Beers to try
Happy Women’s History Month!
Thank you to the many women who incorporated Riverbend craft malt into their recipes in celebration. It was exciting to see Riverbend go into so many Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day brews across the Southeast. Here are a few beers to track down, made in support of Pink Boots Society.
Have You Hurd?
We also had our friends from the newly formed Athens Pink Boots Society chapter to select flavors in a custom batch of malt that we made them for their Pink Boots brew,
Riverbend Craft Malt Makes Award-Winning Beers and Spirits; 2022 Best Florida Beer Championship and San Diego Wine & Spirits Challenge
Craft malt makes the difference, especially when it comes to beer and spirits competitions. Congratulations are in order to two of our customers for some recent big wins.
Our friends at Crooked Can Brewing in Orlando cleaned up at the Best Florida Beer Championship with five medals. Among the winners was the Common Ground California Common that Crooked Can made to celebrate our 10 Year Harvest.
Vine Pair: Brewing Team Spirit
New Belgium’s Old Tuffy Premium Lager made in collaboration with North Carolina State University continues to make headlines. A portion of sales of this light lager supports the university’s fermentation sciences program. According to New Belgium’s COO Joe Davis, using our malt in this beer deepens the “connection with the university and the state.”
Read on about Old Tuffy and more craft beer and university collaborations in this Vine Pair article by our friend Joshua Bernstein.
Good Beer Matters: Craft Malt in 2022
In episode 95 of the Good Beer Matters podcast, our very own Brent and Jesse Bussard of the Craft Maltsters Guild had the opportunity to dive into the importance of craft malt in craft beer production with host Jeremy Storton.
Jesse and Brent touched on how important community and connection were in getting interested in craft. Brent described that “ethos” as key in his decision to get started.
Riverbend Malt House Chesapeake Pilsner Earns 2022 Malt Cup
Riverbend Malt House was honored by the Craft Maltsters Guild with a bronze Malt Cup award for its Chesapeake Pilsner malt. The award was presented at the 2022 Craft Malt Conference.
2022 marks the fourth year of this prestigious awards program— often called the Great American Beer Festival® or the Oscars® of craft malt– that recognizes craft maltsters for the quality and consistency of their malt varieties. The program awards medals for three categories– Pilsen,
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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.
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February 2022 Newsletter
Get your Craft Malt User Manual and read Our Year in Review!
Introducing The Riverbend Craft Malt User Manual
You’ve made the savvy business decision to use craft malt. Now what?
Working with a craft maltster means making a purchase is only the beginning. Your investment leads to innovative products, supports local, family owned farms, and protects the environment— and those are stories worth telling!
Our new Craft Malt User Manual has tools and resources to help you produce and sell the highest quality beer and spirits made with Riverbend Malt.
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