January 2022 Newsletter
Check out our new malt varieties to experiment with in your brewhouses and distillers!
Entries by Scott Hickman
SevenFifty Daily: Supply-Chain Snafus Will Spotlight Domestic Malt
We caught up with Joshua Bernstein via SevenFifty Daily to make predictions for craft malt 2022.
The big takeaway: supply chain snafus continue to turn the industry toward adding value to their products via craft malt. Props to our friends at Mainstem Malt in Walla Walla, Washington who also weighed in, and cheers to shorter supply chains going forward!
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Hop Culture: Craft Beer That Tastes Like Beer (made with craft malt) in 2022
Hop Culture rounded up eight 2022 trend predictions, including craft beer that tastes like beer— beer made with high quality, locally sourced craft malt to be specific.
“For too long, lagers have been associated with mass-produced American light beers such as Bud Light, Miller Light, and Coors Light,” Grace Weitz says in the article. “But craft brewers have been reclaiming the space, producing excellent versions of the lighter,
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Wine Enthusiast: Diversified Malt as a Focus for 2022
As part of a series of interviews with brewery pros, Wine Enthusiast asked what they thought 2022 was going to look like in the ever-changing landscape of craft beer. From inclusion to an awareness of Big Beer, there were plenty of suggestions. The on-going pandemic supply chain issue was also brought up, and the question of how to address it. One answer: diversified malt.
Hillary Barile, a member of the Board of Directors for the Craft Maltsters Guild,
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December 2021 Newsletter
What 2022 looks like for maltsters and farmers. Have questions?
The Makers Series Debuts With First Episode Featuring Bowigens Beer Company and Riverbend Malt House
The same producers of the show Crafted that debuted on Amazon Prime earlier this year premiered a new show called The Makers on Tuesday. This digital series and podcast profiles the makers, creators, culture, and community of craft beer.
The first episode features the story of the making of Bowigens Beer Company Smooth Velvet, brewed with craft malt from Riverbend Malt House and an entire cake from Valhalla Bakery in the mash. » Read more about: The Makers Series Debuts With First Episode Featuring Bowigens Beer Company and Riverbend Malt House »
Mainstays Made With Riverbend Cumberland Corn Malt
Cumberland Corn malt beckons down-home flavor and a rich sense of tradition. The pleasant combination of fresh cornbread and subtle toastiness are balanced by its earthy undertones. Tennessee-grown, this corn malt delivers an ethereal sweet flavor that doesn’t require a separate cereal mash. It complements a wide array of beer styles– especially American Lager— and it makes for a storied, local addition to a Bourbon mash.
Corn based-beers are trending at Southeastern craft breweries;
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November 2021 Newsletter
Riverbend turns 10 and creates their anniversary Sunset Wheat. Find details here.
Appalachian Grains Partnership Yields 3 Ranges Appalachian Ale by Michael Waltrip Brewing Co.
Michael Waltrip Brewing Co. just tapped the 3 Ranges Appalachian Ale. This beer featured a custom pilsner malt that we produced in collaboration with Appalachian Grains.
Here’s Brent in the Bristol Herald Courier on the Appalachian Grains regional economic development project, which we’re excited to expand to include more growers in the years ahead.
“It’s important for us to continue to build the local network of grain growers.
Craft Malt Converts: Hillman Beer Company
Hillman Beer Company
If we had a nickel for every conversation we had with small batch producers about why craft malt is the sustainable, marketable choice for ingredient purchasing… well let’s just say we’d have a lot of nickels.
Enter a hot steep demonstration that we’ve fondly coined the “craft malt pepsi challenge” in which we compare the flavor profile of Riverbend malt to that of larger commodity brands. The contrast is stark.
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