Entries by Scott Hickman

Riverbend Malt House 2022 Harvest Report

The Riverbend Malt House 11 Year Harvest is cut, and we’re pleased to report that we have a tremendous amount of high-quality, locally-sourced barley to offer our customers on a consistent basis.

Here’s Our 2022 Harvest Report.

 

Crop Conditions 

While the spring started off cooler than normal, temperatures rose quickly throughout May and into June. Some isolated areas reported mild drought conditions due to below average rainfall during the same period.

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West Virginia Beer Roads: What You Should Know About Craft Malt

West Virginia Beer Roads, a podcast all about beer from a West Virginia perspective, hosted us for an all-about-malt episode. On the show with us was Weathered Ground Brewing Co., who use Riverbend malt in many of their saisons

 

They tasted Weathered Ground’s Of The Sun and Moon and Stars, which uses Cumberland Pilsner as a base with the additions of Heritage Malt and Appalachian Wheat in the grist.

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You’re Invited To A Craft Malt Showcase at Brick Store Pub on September 20

Brick Store Pub will host what might be Georgia’s largest consumer-facing showcase of craft malt to-date on September 20, featuring a tap takeover of 14 beers brewed with malt from Riverbend Malt House. 

 

WHAT

Craft breweries across the Southeast have united to build this one-of-a-kind tap list that includes a wide array of beer styles made with Riverbend 6 and 2-Row barley varieties, wheat, rye,

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Tennessee’s Farm To Tap Returns For Second Year

Farm to Tap

Summertime in Tennessee means fresh fruit and vegetables, and lots of them at Farm to Tap. Harding House Brewing Co. in West Nashville celebrates this bounty with an annual green tomato Saison, Proleptic, that boasts fresh green grape flavors and bright effervescence. “I dare you to try it,” says brewery owner Nate Underwood. “It sounds crazy, but I love this beer because it represents our practice of looking to our area for ingredient selection.

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The American Single Malt Whiskey Standard of Identity in 2022

Malt Whiskey

Largely influenced by petitioning from the American Single Malt Whiskey commission, the Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is proposing to establish a standard of identity for American single malt whiskey. Like a lot of craft malt, beer, and spirits distillers we’ve been advocates of this style of whiskey for years now. 

It’s a game-changer for the craft malt community because for the first time there will be a minimum qualification for single malt produced in the United States,

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Ninkasi Brewing + Still Fire Brewing – Duck Duck Dog

An easy-drinking American Pale Ale that each brewery crafted with ingredients grown in Georgia and Oregon.The Riverbend Georgia peach wood wheat malt in this Pale Ale recipe complements the complex character of the Strata hops (developed in Oregon in conjunction with Oregon State University’s hop breeding program), which include berry flavors, grapefruit character, and a hint of dankness.

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Mainstays Made With Riverbend Heritage Malt

Mainstay

The arc of our malt variety development begins with Heritage Malt, the aptly named OG variety to come out of what we fondly call Malthouse 1.0. It’s not a Pale or a Pilsner, nor is it a Vienna or Light Munich-style malt; rather a malt expression all its own. Heritage Malt represents the experimentation and troubleshooting that went into those early batches, and has been the most challenging product to replicate in our new,

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Duck Duck Dog Pale Ale Crafted For Georgia Bulldogs v. Oregon Ducks Game on September 3

 

On September 3, 2022 the Georgia Bulldogs will play the Oregon Ducks at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. StillFire Brewing in Suwanee, Georgia and Ninkasi Brewing in Eugene, Oregon have collaborated on a beer for the occasion.

You guessed it— that beer is #madewithRiverbend malt! Meet Duck Duck Dog. It’s an easy-drinking American Pale Ale that each brewery crafted with ingredients grown in Georgia and Oregon. 

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Beer Sessions Radio: Malt With A Mission

Jimmy Carbone of Beer Sessions Radio has taken a major interest in craft malt over the past year. From university research to farmers and producers of craft beer and spirits made with craft malt all over the country, we’ve been loving his thorough coverage of what’s happening across the industry.

Earlier this month, Jimmy hosted Brent to chat about Craft Malt Week, relationships with farmers, our recent expansion,

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