Recap: The Riverbend Malt House 2026 Southern Lager Celebration
The 2026 Southern Lager Celebration was a great success! We got to host X of our customers from X states all over the South for two days visiting Biltmore Estate’s barley farms, touring Sierra Nevada, and talking shop about crafting lagers.
This year’s celebration had the first technical and sensory education addition, with a day of presentations to help our customers craft better lagers. We heard from White Labs, Crosby Farms, The Southern Growl, and members of our team like Tina Hoffert on topics such as ALDC Optimization in lagers, pressurized lager fermentations, and much, much more. Here are all of the resources from the day:
ALDC (Alpha-Acetolactate Decarboxylase) Optimization in lagers, Tina Hoffert
Utilizing Pressurized Lager Fermentations, Pablo Gomez at White Labs
Tradition, Reimagined: Domestic Noble Hops for Today’s Lagers, Crosby Hops
Simple Sensory For Busy Brewers, Josh Waycaster of The Southern Growl
We’ve received positive feedback about this second day of education before we sampled lagers! Thanks y’all for participating, and for sharing your thoughts. If you have follow up questions from the Southern Lager Celebration or about any of this content, please contact sales@riverbendmalt.com.