The Craft Maltsters Guild invites malthouses from across the globe to participate in the only malt competition in the world, now in its ninth year. The 2027 Malt Cup gives maltsters the opportunity to receive valuable analytical and sensory feedback on their malts in this peer-to-peer competition judged by an esteemed panel of industry professionals…
Kernels: Malt in the Media Picks for Autumn 2025
Craft Malt Month brought much media attention to our industry! Learn more about our members in the articles and podcasts published about the initiative: Riverbend Malt House in Asheville, NC gets some love and well-deserved attention in the Brewery Underground podcasts (see episodes 98 and 99). Listen in to learn how Brent Manning co-founded Riverbend,…
Field To Bench: Notes from Maltsters on the 2025 Avalon Barley Harvest
Back in 2022, we featured a new 2-row barley variety bred at the Eastern Virginia Agricultural Research and Extension Center on our Field To Bench series. This new barley, Avalon, represents a whole community charging toward the debut of a better-performing barley, cultivated with maltsters in mind. Now three harvests later, we asked the Craft…
Kernels: Malt in the Media Picks for Summer 2025
It was a busy summer for our membership, and it showed in malt in the media mentions. To keep up with the latest, read– or listen— on! New Winter Malting Barley Barley breeding always has a long-term horizon, and we are excited to read in Spectrum Local News that the folks at Cornell University have…
Kernels: Malt In The Media Picks For Spring 2025
This spring, our members were highlighted in the press for achievements like graduation from brewing school, accolades like the “best American-made single malt”, and initiatives in the regenerative agriculture space. Here are our spring 2025 kernels of malt in the media— Grain is the new grape. That’s what Drinks Trade says in a fresh…