October 2021 Newsletter
From Pumpkin Ales to Oktoberfest Biers, there’s no greater fall treat than tasting our malts at work in all of the autumnal beers our customers are brewing across the Southeast. Meet them here.
Entries by Scott Hickman
Six Beers To Drink This Fall, Craft Malt Edition
From pumpkin ales to Oktoberfest biers — fall is in the beer.
Asheville’s Riverbend Malt House is a key component in producing these autumnal flavors, which won’t last long on tap across the Southeast this season. Don’t miss these fall beers made with Riverbend craft malt.
Hillman Beer
Hillman Festbier is brewed with a combination of Riverbend Malt’s Chesapeake Pilsner, Vienna, and Light Munich malts. The result: a light,
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Fresh Craft Malt from Riverbend Malt House: Sunset Wheat
Calling all craft brewers and artisan distillers, there’s a new craft malt available from Riverbend Malt House. Sunset Wheat is here1
This new malt is rooted in the same high quality soft red winter wheat that we use for our flagship Appalachian Wheat. From there we explored a warmer kilning regime similar to a Munich-style. This technique uses large volumes of warm, moist air to develop the building blocks for color and flavor development.
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Brent Manning of Riverbend Malt House: Five Strategies Our Company Is Using To Tackle Climate Change & Become More Sustainable
After 10 years in the craft malt business, we’re reflecting on our past, and how we want to approach our future with the least environmental impact possible. The timing was perfect for Medium.com’s Authority Magazine to interview us about our sustainability mission.
Virginia’s “Grain Renaissance”
In 2019, the newly named “Project Calypso” led to the planting of almost 30 acres of malting-quality barley in Lee and Scott County that was later processed at Riverbend before it was shipped to 18 Virginia brewers, including Sugar Hill in St. Paul. We’re proud to be a part of what The Pulse calls Virginia’s “grain renaissance.”
Introducing the Riverbend Malt House 10 Year Anniversary Malt: Sunset Wheat Malt
Just in time for autumn, Riverbend Malt House welcomes a new sunset-hued malt variety into its portfolio. Sunset Wheat Malt is now available for purchase by brewers and distillers across the Southeast.
This new malt is rooted in the same high quality soft red winter wheat that we use for our flagship Appalachian Wheat. From there we explored a warmer kilning regime similar to a Munich-style. This technique uses large volumes of warm,
September 2021 Newsletter
Sunset Wheat is on the way, and we’d love to hear more about the beers and spirits you’re crafting with our malt. Our customers also took home the hardware this season! Read it all in our September newsletter.
Riverbend Malt House Partners Score Big in Beer Competitions This Season
Congratulations are in order to so many of our brewery customers for cleaning up at this season’s awards— including the Great American Beer Festival®, the U.S. Beer Open, the North Carolina Brewers Cup, and the National Honey Board Honey Beer Competition to boot. Thanks to these companies for their support of craft malt, and props to them for transforming our ingredients into world-class beers.
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Beer Pick: For Oktoberfest (or dodgeball) try Arches Fest Bier this weekend
Thanks to Atlanta City Journal for picking a brew made with Riverbend malt!
Brewed with Vienna malt, Munich malt and floor-malted pilsner malt, all sourced from Riverbend Malt House in North Carolina, Arches Fest Bier is a Märzen-style lager with a whole lot of malt flavor. There’s a bit Caramunich 3, as well, which gives the beer a beautiful dark amber color, and a touch of residual sweetness,
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Beer Doesn’t Get More Local Than This
Lookout Brewing Co. released a fresh batch of Van’s Harvest Pale Ale last month with Riverbend Malt, White Labs yeast, and local hops.