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Riverbend Malt House Announces Great Chit
New dextrine-style malt for superior foam retention
Asheville, NC – July 14th, 2020. Riverbend Malt House today announced the immediate availability of its new “Great Chit” Chit Malt. It is designed to be used as a source of additional dextrine for superior head retention and foam stability.
“Mouthfeel is so important to the experience of drinking beer,” says Brent Manning, Founder and head of product development for Riverbend. “It’s very satisfying to be able to offer a locally-sourced specialty product like Great Chit which can be a substitute for dextrine malts”.
“After running a small batch trial on Riverbend’s new chit malt,” says Kyle MacKenzie, head brewer at Green Man Brewery, “we were excited to find that head formation and foam stability were greatly increased. We plan on replacing the oats and wheat we use for head retention currently with Riverbend’s chit malt going forward.”
Riverbend’s Great Chit is in stock and available for immediate delivery.
About Riverbend Malt House
Riverbend Malt House, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Asheville, NC, is one of the original craft malting facilities in the US. Utilizing grain sourced from local, family owned farmers, Riverbend malt fuels high quality, unique beverages produced by hundreds of North America’s finest craft breweries and distilleries. www.riverbendmalt.com
For further information contact: Matt Thompson matt@riverbendmalt.com 206.799.0999
Kindred Spirits Press Release – 7.3.2020
Riverbend Malt House Announces “Kindred Spirits” Collaboration
Proceeds to benefit North Carolina’s Restaurant Workers Relief Fund
Asheville, NC – July 3rd, 2020. Riverbend Malt House today announced the release of the newly created “Kindred Spirits” collaboration IPA. The beer will be available on July 3rd and can be purchased onsite in 16-ounce 4-pack formats at retailers such as Total Wine and Tasty Beverage.
Proceeds from the sales of “Kindred Spirits” will be donated to the NC Restaurant Workers Relief Fund that was created by the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association. The fund benefits individuals and families in the food and beverage industry needing financial assistance due to the COVID-19 economic disruption.
Riverbend collaborated with Ancillary Fermentation based in Cary, North Carolina for this project. “Whit and his team have strong relationships throughout the Triangle, reflected Brent Manning, Co-Founder of Riverbend. “Those connections, along with their creative approach to recipe development, make them a great fit for this project.”
“We were looking for a project that would allow us to give back to our community and the Kindred Spirits collaboration was the perfect opportunity,” commented Whit Baker, Head Brewer and Co- owner of Ancillary Fermentation.
“Kindred Spirits” was crafted as a cross-continental style IPA, pulling in elements of both West Coast and New England styles. Riverbend contributed two types of malted oats along with their Base Camp and Vienna malts to create a slightly sweet, biscuity backbone that perfectly compliments the fruity hop character of the Citra and Nelson Sauvin hops. “We wanted to meld elements of the two prominent IPA styles to capture a large audience for this beer,” noted Manning.
About Riverbend Malt House
Riverbend Malt House, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Asheville, NC, is one of the original craft malting facilities in the US. Utilizing grain sourced from local, family owned farmers, Riverbend malt fuels high quality, unique beverages produced by hundreds of North America’s finest craft breweries and distilleries. www.riverbendmalt.com
Collaboration Partner:
Ancillary Fermentation – https://www.ancillaryfermentation.com/
About the North Carolina Restaurant Worker Relief Fund
The goal of the NC Restaurant Workers Relief fund is to provide immediate financial assistance to the tens of thousands of cooks, servers, dishwashers, housekeepers, and others who live paycheck-to-paycheck, and suddenly find themselves in distress.
Learn more at https://www.ncrestaurantrelief.com/
For further information contact Brent Manning (828-450-1081) brent@riverbendmalt.com
Sales Contact: Andrew@ancillaryfermentation.com
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Riverbend Malt House Announces “Stay True/Stay Weird” Collaboration
Proceeds to benefit New Belgium’s Bar and Restaurant Relief Fund
Asheville, NC – June 2nd, 2020. Riverbend Malt House today announced the release of the newly created “Stay True/Stay Weird” collaboration IPA. The beer will be available on June 6th and can be purchased onsite in 16-ounce 4-pack formats from any of the participating breweries, including Archetype Brewing Company, Bhramari Brewing Company, DSSOLVR Brewing Company, New Belgium Brewing Company, Twin Leaf Brewing Company, and White Labs Tap and Kitchen.
Proceeds from the sales of “Stay True / Stay Weird” will be donated to the New Belgium Bar and Restaurant Relief Fund. The fund benefits individuals and families in the food and beverage industry needing financial assistance due to the COVID-19 economic disruption.
Noting the success of the earlier “Stay Home/Stay Asheville” collaboration, which sold out in one day and contributed over $12,000 to the New Belgium relief fund, Riverbend’s Co- Founder Brent Manning built local support for a second relief collaboration. “We know that there is real economic hardship in our industry and in our community right now,” reflected Manning. “All of the folks participating in this collaboration believe that an essential part of being ‘local’ means helping out our neighbors and colleagues during tough times.”
“The outpouring of support for Stay Home/Stay Asheville was really energizing and we are excited to roll out the second round of this collaboration,” commented Steven Anan, Head Brewer and Co- owner of Archetype Brewing Company.
“Stay True/Stay Weird” is a classic, West Coast style IPA that features El Dorado, Citra, Mosaic, Cascade Cryo, and Columbus hops. The beer was brewed and packaged at Archetype Brewing Company, utilizing yeast donated by White Labs. DSSOLVR provided the can design, which features the iconic grain silo that resides in Asheville’s River Arts District.
Riverbend contributed its “Hull and Oats” malted oats along with their Base Camp and newly announced Chit malts to create a soft, biscuity malt backbone that perfectly compliments the fruity hop character and firm bitterness. “We wanted to capture that moment in the evolution of the IPA when the newer varieties of hops were co-mingling with the classics like Cascade and Columbus,” noted Manning.
About Riverbend Malt House
Riverbend Malt House, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Asheville, NC, is one of the original craft malting facilities in the US. Utilizing grain sourced from local, family owned farmers, Riverbend malt fuels high quality, unique beverages produced by hundreds of North America’s finest craft breweries and distilleries. www.riverbendmalt.com
Collaboration Participants:
Archetype Brewing Company – www.archetypebrewing.com/
Bhramari Brewing Company – www.bhramaribrewing.com/
DSSOLVR Brewing Company – www.dssolvr.com
IronHeart Canning – http://www.ironheartcanning.com/
New Belgium Brewing Company – www.newbelgium.com
Twin Leaf Brewing Company – www.twinleafbrewery.com
White Lab Yeast – www.whitelabs.com
About the New Belgium Bar and Restaurant Relief Fund
The New Belgium Bar and Restaurant Relief Fund supports food and beverage communities in Fort Collins, Colorado and Asheville, North Carolina, who are in need of financial assistance due to the COVID-19 economic disruption. https://secure.givelively.org/donate/new-belgium-coworker- assistance-fund-inc/new-belgium-bar-restaurant-relief-fund
For further information contact Brent Manning (828-450-1081) brent@riverbendmalt.com
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Riverbend Malt House Announces Pecan Wood Smoked Wheat Malt
First in new product line of smoked malts with unique, local character
Asheville, NC – May 19th, 2020. Riverbend Malt House today announced the immediate availability of its new Pecan Wood Smoked Appalachian Wheat. This smoked malt is the first release in a series of smoked malt products which will be introduced in coming months.
Riverbend’s VP Engineering Adam Demchak designed and hand-built Riverbend’s smoker, giving Riverbend a unique capability to produce a wide range of smoked malts using various combinations of hard woods and malts. Additionally, custom smoked malts can be produced in response to the creative requirements of individual customers. Brewers will find that the new smoked products allow them to explore new flavors in beers such as Rauchbiers, while distillers can take advantage of the new and unique malt flavors in distilled products such as American Single Malt Whiskeys.
“We found that flavor options for smoked malts were extremely limited,” says Brent Manning, Founder and head of product development for Riverbend. “By offering small batch, hand smoked malts, we can customize by selecting a specific hardwood, such as wild cherry or apple wood, and then pair with one of our malts like Light Munich or Southern Select.”
“We just brewed a Smoked Helles with Riverbend’s Pecan Wood Smoked Appalachian Wheat,” says Whit Lanning, owner and brewer of Burning Blush Brewery. “I designed the beer to have a delicate smoke character. The aroma was fantastic in the brew kettle.”
Riverbend’s Pecan Wood Smoked Appalachian Wheat is in stock and available for immediate delivery. Custom smoked malts are also available upon request.
About Riverbend Malt House
Riverbend Malt House, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Asheville, NC, is one of the original craft malting facilities in the US. Utilizing grain sourced from local, family owned farmers, Riverbend malt fuels high quality, unique beverages produced by hundreds of North America’s finest craft breweries and distilleries. www.riverbendmalt.com
For further information contact Matt Thompson matt@riverbendmalt.com. 206.799.0999.
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Riverbend Malt House Announces “Stay Home/Stay Asheville” Collaboration Project
Proceeds to benefit New Belgium’s Bar and Restaurant Relief Fund
Asheville, NC – April 21st, 2020. Riverbend Malt House today announced the release of “Stay Home/Stay Asheville” IPA on April 25th, 2020.
This beer was the result of a large collaboration organized by Riverbend’s co-founder Brent Manning. Participating breweries include Archetype Brewing Company, Bhramari Brewing Company, DSSOLVR Brewing Company, New Belgium Brewing Company, and Twin Leaf Brewing Company. Ingredients were donated by Riverbend Malt House, White Labs Yeast, and several of the breweries.
“We wanted to do something to support all the service industry employees that are vital to the brewing industry here in Asheville,” said Brent Manning, “this collaboration project provides the perfect vehicle to generate financial assistance.”
The Stay Home/Stay Asheville IPA features Julius, Strata, Moutere, and Southern Cross hops which combine to create a tropical blend of papaya and orange zest, that finishes with a touch dank, pine resin, just like opening a bottle of Jarritos Passionfruit soda! White Labs contributed a strain of Kveik yeast called Hornindal that contributes a nice mix of stone fruit and peppercorn flavor that compliments the hop character. Riverbend contributed three types of malted oats along with their Vienna and Base Camp malts to create a silky and rich malt backbone. The beer was brewed and packaged at Bhramari Brewing Company. DSSOLVR provided the can design, which features the iconic grain silo that resides in Asheville’s River Arts District.
“We had an absolute blast coming up with this recipe,” said Tim Weber, owner of Twin Leaf Brewing Company, “Gary from Bhramari hosted us in grand fashion and it was a welcome relief from the stress of the pandemic.”
This beer will be available in 4-packs of 16 ounce cans at Bhramari Brewing Company and Archetype Brewing Company’s West Asheville location on April 25th, 2020.
About Riverbend Malt House
Riverbend Malt House, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Asheville, NC, is one of the original craft malting facilities in the US. Utilizing grain sourced from local, family owned farmers, Riverbend malt fuels high quality, unique beverages produced by hundreds of North America’s finest craft breweries and distilleries. www.riverbendmalt.com
Collaboration Participants:
Archetype Brewing Company – www.archetypebrewing.com/ Bhramari Brewing Company – www.bhramaribrewing.com/ DSSOLVR Brewing Company – www.dssolvr.com
New Belgium Brewing Company – www.newbelgium.com Twin Leaf Brewing Company – www.twinleafbrewery.com White Lab Yeast – www.whitelabs.com
About the New Belgium Bar and Restaurant Relief Fund
The New Belgium Bar and Restaurant Relief Fund supports food and beverage communities in our hometowns of Fort Collins, Colorado and Asheville, North Carolina, who are in need of financial assistance due to the COVID-19 economic disruption. https://secure.givelively.org/donate/new-belgium-coworker-assistance-fund- inc/new-belgium-bar-restaurant-relief-fund
For further information contact Brent Manning (828-450-1081) brent@riverbendmalt.com
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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.
Historically available only to larger, national-scale beverage producers, custom malt development capabilities such as those offered by Riverbend bring previously inaccessible malt processes to regionally focused brewhouses and distilleries. The Riverbend team takes brewers and distillers behind the scenes, giving them direct access to research and development projects and a hands-on role in tailoring a malt to fit their needs.
“We needed a malt to make our Bohemian Pilsner stand out, and using local grain jibes with our brand values, so we turned to Riverbend,” notes Justin Ramirez, head brewer at Arches Brewing of Georgia. “The process was incredibly easy, and having the entire batch dedicated to us really streamlined the inventory side of things. We liked it so much, we had them make it again for some other small-batch beers.”
Riverbend offers brewers and distillers the ability to customize every aspect of their malt, from selecting locally sourced or estate grown grain to specifying target color and enzymatic levels. Further specialization can be achieved through traditional floor malting techniques, a time-honored process few others in the industry offer. These efforts are personally overseen by Riverbend co-founders Brent Manning and Brian Simpson, who are on hand to advise on grain selection, germination periods and kilning temperatures to develop distinctive malts.
“Working directly with Brent and Brian, we spent hours sampling hot steeps and combing through sensory notes to find the profile we were looking for,” says Reed Odeneal, co-founder and director of brewing operations at Florida-based Perfect Plain Brewing. “We wanted to create a malt that was subtle enough to utilize in an array of delicate lagers yet expressive enough to add a warm, rustic character suited for beers brewed with purpose. Small maltsters like Riverbend Malt House are pioneering a malting revolution and giving brewers new ways to introduce a sense of place in their beers. It’s a revolution that we’re proud and excited to be a part of.”
Building a custom malt with Riverbend grants a competitive advantage to breweries and distilleries seeking a definitive point of differentiation to attract consumers who care about quality and locality. To learn more about Riverbend’s Custom Malt Program, or to start crafting the perfect malt for your own product lines, visit: https://riverbendmalt.com/malts/custom-malts/.
About Riverbend Malt House
Riverbend Malt House, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Asheville, NC, is one of the original craft malting facilities in the US. Utilizing grain sourced from local, family owned farmers, Riverbend malt fuels high quality, unique beverages produced by hundreds of North America’s finest craft breweries and distilleries. www.riverbendmalt.com
Press and Sales contact:
Matt Thompson, Sales Director 206.799.0999 matt@riverbendmalt.com
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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. The Seal program allows partner brewers and distillers to signify their commitment to utilizing locally sourced raw materials through a trademarked seal available for marketing and labeling purposes. The Guild program was officially unveiled on Friday, September 13th, in conjunction with a series of nationwide Craft Malt Day events.
The First of Its Kind
The first program of its kind in the craft malt industry, the Certified Craft Malt Seal is available to all breweries or distilleries sourcing 10 percent or more of their grain from craft maltsters, either for specific individual beverages or across the entire production lineup. The Seal provides an opportunity for product differentiation within a crowded marketplace in which discerning customers are increasingly choosing to support local businesses with their beverage spending. Craft Maltsters Guild certification requires sponsorship from a maltster member of the Guild.
“We’re very happy for this increased level of certification to become available,” notes William Goldberg, Co-Founder and Head Distiller at Oak and Grist Distillery. “We’re committed to using local malt such as Riverbend because it allows us to create a unique product emphasizing our native terroir, and the Craft Malt Seal lets our customers know just how important that is to us.”
A New Level of Distinction
Choosing local malt provides craft beer and spirits producers with a compelling narrative focused not only on supporting small businesses and increasing environmental sustainability within the supply chain but also on creating products that stand out. The Certified Craft Malt Seal gives brewers and distillers a simplified means of conveying that narrative to consumers.
“As a small business, we feel a strong moral and ethical obligation to support our neighbors,” explains DSSOLVR Brewing Company Co-Founder and Head Brewer Vince Tursi. “Beyond that, sourcing grist from local malt houses gives us something we can’t get from the big guys. Local maltsters like Riverbend process differently and provide a fresher product, giving us the rustic flavor profiles we’re aiming for while giving our beers a sense of place. The Seal lets us express that to our customers with a simple image.”
In addition to Oak and Grist and DSSOLVR, other Asheville-area breweries committed to the Certified Craft Malt Seal program brewery-wide include Burial Beer Co., Bhramari Brewing, and Brouwerij Cursus Keme. Breweries and distilleries interested in using the Seal can find more information and apply for certification at https://craftmalting.com/the-guild/membership/
About Riverbend Malt House
Riverbend Malt House, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Asheville, NC, is one of the original craft malting facilities in the US. Utilizing grain sourced from local, family-owned farmers, Riverbend malt fuels high-quality, unique beverages produced by hundreds of North America’s finest craft breweries and distilleries.
Press and Sales contact:
Matt Thompson, Sales Director 206.799.0999 matt@riverbendmalt.com
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