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Riverbend Malt House Announces Custom Malt Program

Riverbend Malt House Announces Custom Malt Program

Brewers and distillers partner with Riverbend to craft individually designed grist solutions.

Asheville, NC – October 22nd, 2019. Riverbend Malt House proudly announces its Custom Malt Program, allowing craft brewers and distillers to create unique one-off malts to set their products apart with help from the team at Riverbend Malt House’s production facility in Asheville. The service is currently available to any brewery or distillery within Riverbend’s distribution radius.

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Riverbend Malt House Announces Initial Participants in Craft Malt Program

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Riverbend Malt House Announces Initial Participants in Craft Malt Program

New Craft Maltsters Guild program recognizes Breweries and Distilleries which support local craft malt

The Craft Malt Certified™ Seal Program

Asheville, NC – September 13th, 2019. Riverbend Malt House today announced partnerships with five of the initial participants in the Certified Craft Malt Seal program, a new national-scale initiative developed by the Craft Maltsters Guild.

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Riverbend Announces Hull & Oats Malt

Riverbend Malt House Announces Hull and Oats

New specialty grain ideal for hazy IPAs

Asheville, NC – August 20th, 2019. Riverbend Malt House today announced the immediate availability of Hull and Oats, a new specialty oat malt. Crafted to provide a balanced element in styles that benefit from enhanced viscosity, Hull and Oats is a perfect complement to popular styles ranging from adjunct stouts to hazy IPAs.

Utilizing the Brooks oat variety developed by North Carolina State University with an eye toward high protein levels and disease resistance,

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Riverbend Malt House Announces Vienna Malt

Riverbend Malt House Announces Vienna Malt

Traditional malt ideal for Märzens and other Lagers

Asheville, NC – July 23rd, 2019. Riverbend Malt House today announced the immediate availability of its new Vienna malt. Just in time for Festbier season, this traditional German- style malt consists of 2-row barley grown on local, family-owned farms and delicately kilned at warmer temperatures than a pale malt to achieve the classic flavor profiles found in the world’s best autumn lagers.

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