Entries by Scott Hickman

Mainstays Made With Riverbend Cumberland Pilsner

Using 2-Row barley sourced directly from Tennessee, we developed Cumberland Pilsner as part of our custom craft malt program. After numerous tweaks and trials, we were able to create a blend of sweet aromatics and bread dough from Calypso barley. It’s a little less floral than our Chesapeake Pilsner, and a little sweeter than our original 6-Row Pilsner. Cumberland’s light color and subtle flavors work across a wide range of Lager styles.

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Riverbend Malt House Publishes 2021 Year in Review

Riverbend Malt House is coming off of a record year in business that included significant production and footprint expansion, increased recycling and waste reduction, and a celebration of their last decade in the craft malt business, among other community milestones. Here is the Riverbend Malt House’s 2021 Year in Review.

Production 

In 2021, Riverbend Malt House added a 10-tonne Germination Kiln Vessel (GKV) unit to its production facility in June.

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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!

Read more here.

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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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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

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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