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Riverbend Malt House Crystal 80 Malt Is Now Available

Introducing Crystal 80 Malt   Riverbend Malt House is adding its darkest malt offering yet to its Crystal malt family. Crystal 80 malt is now available for purchase.  After years of research and development to inform the move…
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Riverbend Malt House 2025 Year In Review

Riverbend Malt House exemplified its Malt With A Mission ethos in 2025 with strong relationships across the supply chain, research and development on innovative products, and continued commitment to their environmental initiatives.   Here…
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Brewing With Rye Malt

Happy #RyeJanuary, everyone!  Many Riverbend customers are brewing with our Rye malt— Carolina Rye and Munich Rye— so we asked our Customer Success Representative, Tina Hoffert, to school us on best utilization of this grain in the…
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9 Best Beers of 2025: Made With Riverbend Malt For Good Causes

Every year, we take time to identify some of our favorite beers we tried and why they stood out to us. In 2025, breweries across the Southeast collaborated on fundraiser beers made with Riverbend malt for causes they cared about. We were…
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Riverbend Malt House and Asheville’s Coffee Library Partner On Pallet Coffee Program

Because most brewhouses are fueled by coffee and not nut rolls, we partnered up with Asheville's Coffee Library to give our full pallet orders a boost!  Meet Grain & Glory Coffee Inspired by some of our favorite specialty malts, the…
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Hurricane Helene Reflections from Riverbend Malt House

One year ago, Hurricane Helene shook the communities of Western North Carolina with irrevocable damage. At Riverbend, we lost power in our facility and subsequently a great deal of malt product— but we were lucky. Our incredible team stayed…
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Riverbend Malt House 2025 Harvest Report

The Riverbend Malt House 2025 harvest report is here! Growers throughout the Southeast work with winter grains that are typically planted in mid-October and harvested in late May or early June. This schedule gives the crops time to establish…
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Understanding Distillers Malt, Part 1

Since the inception of Riverbend Malt House, we have been learning how to work with what grows in the South to produce not just high-quality beers, but also spirits. This exploration has plunged us into the often polarizing conversation…
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Craft Malt Converts: Bear Chase Brewing Company

We're back, with another iteration of our Craft Malt Converts series. This one zooms in on our friends at Bear Chase Brewing in Virginia. Meet them and their beers made with Riverbend malt below. From Farm to Foam in the Heart of Virginia For…
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