Style of Beer:
ESB
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Southern Select (2 Row Barley Malt), Great Chit (Chit Malt), Crystal 50 (2 Row Barley Malt)
Tasting Notes:
A true traditionally style brew with a refreshing malt body and bright hoppy finish. This ESB pours an amber hue and topped with a velvety foam head; it’s the perfect pint for any occasion.
When/Where Available:
Available now for a limited time on draft at Bold Mariner.
Release Type:
Limited
Release State:
Virginia
Style of Beer:
Pilsner
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Czech-Style Pilsner (2 Row Barley Malt), Great Chit (Chit Malt)
Tasting Notes:
This light and refreshing Pilsner from Printshop Beer Co.’s lager-focused Lager Studio has the perfect amount of hop aroma and bitterness. Pouring a golden blonde color with a thick fluffy head, it definitely ticks all the boxes for an everyday drinker.
When/Where Available:
Available on draft at Printshop Beer Co.
Release Type:
Seasonal
Release State:
Tennessee
Style of Beer:
Pale Ale
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Appalachian Wheat (Wheat Malt)
Tasting Notes:
This West Coast inspired pale ale is a collaboration with Asheville’s Wedge Brewing and California’s Monkish Brewing. Packed with floral and citrus hop aromas with mild fruity aroma notes, this light bodied pale ale is crisp, dry, and refreshing. A portion of the sales of this beer will be directly benefiting local collaborators on their rebuilding journey following impacts from Hurricane Helene.
When/Where Available:
To-go sales were highly limited, but draft pours are still happening in Burial taprooms.
Release Type:
Limited
Release State:
North Carolina
Style of Beer:
Italian Pilsner
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Czech-Style Pilsner (2-Row Barley Malt), FLo-Rye-Da (Rye Malt), Appalachian Wheat (Wheat Malt)
Tasting Notes:
A classic Italian Pilsner delicately dry hopped with Czech Saaz hops. This brew is assertively bitter and crisp with complimentary bouquet of floral and lemon hop resins on the nose and a sessionably low ABV to allow for multiple pints.
When/Where Available:
Currently available on draft at the Mills River, NC taproom.
Release Type:
Year Round
Release State:
North Carolina
Style of Beer:
Pilsner
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Cumberland Pilsner (2-Row Barley Malt)
Tasting Notes:
A classic German Pilsner crafted using traditional German decoction methods and imported German malted Barley and Hops. Crisp, golden and and refreshing, this light-bodied lager is easy drinking with a low abv; perfect for all-day enjoyment.
When/Where Available:
Available on draft and in 4-packs to-go.
Release Type:
Year Round
Release State:
South Carolina
Style of Beer:
Rye Whiskey
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Heritage Malt (2-Row Barley Malt); Southern Select (2-Row Barley Malt)
Tasting Notes:
A warming 100 proof rye that begins with a nose of leather, chocolate, tobacco, and herbal, spicy rye. Sipping it reveals flavors like milk and dark chocolate, coffee, cashews, and peppery, spicy rye. The finish is creamy, lingering, and lightly spicy.
When/Where Available:
Available for purchase at the distillery and available online.
Release Type:
Year Round
Release State:
Georgia
Style of Beer:
NE IPA
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Southern Select (2 Row Barley Malt) and Chesapeake Pilsner (2 Row Barley Malt)
Tasting Notes:
An ultra full-bodied, hazy IPA with a pillowy mouthfeel reminiscent of fresh powder. Loaded with intense aromatics of tropical citrus, grapefruit and hops balanced with a juicy sweetness and mild bitterness, this beer is your lift ticket to the backcountry.
When/Where Available:
Cumming, Gainesville, Cleveland, Georgia
Release Type:
Year Round
Release State:
Georgia
Style of Beer:
Red IPA
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Southern Select Malt (2 Row Barley Malt); Appalachian Wheat (Wheat Malt)
Tasting Notes:
This medium bodied IPA utilizes a strong malty backbone to balance a west coast IPA hop profile, with notes of pine and resin throughout.
When/Where Available:
Limited small batch on draft only!
Release Type:
Limited
Release State:
North Carolina
Style of Beer:
Brandy Barrel Aged Barleywine
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Base Camp Malt (2 Row Barley Malt); Honey Malt (2 Row Barley Malt)
Tasting Notes:
This flavorful Barleywine was crafted with Crimson Raisins, Sultanas, Black Mission Figs, Fresh Ginger, Grapefruit, orange peel, clove, nutmeg, and brown sugar before resting in Blackberry, Peach, and Cherry Brandy barrels for 12 months.
When/Where Available:
On draft and in 16oz cans to go.
Release Type:
Seasonal
Release State:
South Carolina
Style of Beer:
Single Malt Whiskey
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Souther Select (2 Row Barley Malt)
Tasting Notes:
Honeyed oak and ripened fruits, rich in caramel, vanilla, and warm spices, and a lingering finish of spicy oak, dark chocolate, and tobacco.
When/Where Available:
Available for sampling at the distillery and bars across the region.
Release Type:
Limited
Release State:
North Carolina
