Our recommendation on the

Best Malt for Hoppy Ales and IPAs

These are the standard malts we recommend to use for brewing hoppy ales like IPAs.

Using one of our malts in a flagship product or existing recipe may result in richer, bolder flavors and is not always recommended. Please drop us a line if you have questions about the specific characteristics of our malts.

Base Camp

This malt is produced from a proprietary mix of 2-row barleys. The flavors are clean and grassy. Good for all hop forward styles.
Chesapeake Pilsner

This malt is produced from 2-row barley sourced exclusively from Virginia growers. Provides a nice balance of bready and floral flavors. Great for lagers and hop forward styles.
Cumberland Pilsner

This malt is produced from 2-row barley sourced exclusively from Tennessee growers. Provides a nice balance of bread dough and sweet aromatics. Great for lagers and hop forward styles.
Great Chit

This under-modified malt is produced using Southern-grown 2-row barley. Contributes to foam stability and mouthfeel in IPAs and Lagers. Use it in place of raw grains or dextrin malts.
Southern Select

This malt uses a blend of regionally sourced 2-row barley varieties. Flavors include notes of biscuit, fresh grassy and honeysuckle. Perfect for Lagers or Session IPAs.
Heritage Malt

This malt is from a barley grain with biscuity, grassy and honey flavor notes. The product is good for a Belgian Dubbel or Bourbon recipe.
Carolina Rye

Made from the heirloom rye grain Wrens Abruzzi, this malt has an earthy, black peppercorn, citrus and herbal spice blend flavor. Try it in a Saison, IPA or Bourbon.
Munich Rye

Crafted using a variety called Wrens Abruzzi, This malt is kilned at higher temperatures throughout and delivers notes of pumpernickel bread, cardamon, and allspice.

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Custom Malts Standard Malts

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Plow To Pint Pilsner

We worked with Fullsteam Brewing Company to develop a custom floor-malted Pilsner using a blend of the new Avalon and Violetta 2-row barley varieties. Now they use it as a base malt for many of their recipes.

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Fig Wood Smoked Pilsner

This custom smoked malt was created using fresh cut fig limbs from the Riverside Rhapsody Brewing Company property.

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Biltmore Pale Malt

Made from 2-row barley grown at Biltmore Estate, this Pale Malt is rich and bready.

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Farmhouse Pilsner

Little Animals and Leveller Brewing Company created a Pilsner malt steeped in custom water profile designed to mimic the hard water from Belgium. Learn more on the All About Beer podcast.

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Chaos Magician

Chaos Magician Sceptre Brewing Arts

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Straight Rye Whiskey

Straight Rye Whiskey One Eight Distilling Company.

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Old Tuffy

New Belgium Brewing Company Old Tuffy Premium Lager

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Orange Krush

Wrightsville Beach Brewing Company Orange Krush Kolsch

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Smith Mountain Lager

Big Lick Brewing Company Smith Mountain Lager

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Tennessee Haze

Harding House Tennessee Haze Session IPA.

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Cerveza

YeeHaw Cerveza

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All Malt

All Malt Bourbon from Weldon Mills Distilling Company.

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Grambling Woods Rye Malt Whiskey

Grambling Woods Rye Malt Whiskey from Tarpon Springs Distillery.

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Tennessee Whiskey (Bottled in Bond)

Tennessee Whiskey from Leiper's Fork Distilling Company.

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Dark Rhythm Gin

Dark Rhythm Gin from Oak and Grist Distilling Company

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Biere de Riverbend

Fonta flora
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Italian Pilsner

The latest release in their "Local Lager" series features our Chesapeake Pilsner and plenty of Michigan-grown Super Saazer hops. This is available in 4-packs this Spring throughout the Southeast.

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Obliterated Mind

Bhramari
IPA

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Believe in the Breeze

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Mystik Bock

Arches
Mystic Bock

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Appalachia

Wicked Weed
Appalachia

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Regent’s Rye Tripel

Haw River Farmhouse Ales
Tripel

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Riverbend Rye

Riverbend Rye Rye Pale Ale Crooked Can Brewing This sessionable Rye Pale Ale features our Carolina Rye and Southern Select base malt for a true taste of Southern terrior!