By Louis Livingston-Garcia, Photos courtesy Harlem Brewing Co. Calypso barley has nothing to do with Calypso Afro-Caribbean music originating from Trinidad and Tobago, but Harlem Brewing Co. Founder Celeste Beatty can’t help but tie the two together. She sees the textures of the music and the textures of the grain as complementary rhythms. Calypso barley…
Member Highlight: Thornton Distilling Company, Maker of Dead Drop Spirits
Our next member highlight takes us to Thornton, Illinois where a time-honored local brewery building now houses a distillery that’s making history by distilling European heirloom grain grown in Indiana. We asked Thornton Distillery’s Head Distiller Ari Klafter about their origin story and about his passion for peated malt. Here’s what he had to say.…
Kernels: Malt in the Media Picks for Q3, 2023
It’s always exciting to see our membership and their craft malt stories make headlines. Here are this quarter’s malt in the media kernels. Craft Malt Certified™ brewery Wye Hill in Raleigh, North Carolina got the spotlight for their Luminous Beings IPA in Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine. Wye Hill invests in 100 percent craft malt…
Craft Malt Week is September 22 to 29, 2023— Here’s How To Get Involved
The 2023 Craft Malt Week put on by the Craft Maltsters Guild is slated for September 22 through 29, leading up to the appearance of the harvest moon. This week highlights the deep and meaningful connection between local agriculture and craft beverages through special events and digital activations. It celebrates another year of small grains…
Craft Maltsters Guild Announces 2024 Craft Malt Conference Destination with Request For Session Proposals
INTERNATIONAL— The Craft Maltsters Guild has selected the University of California Davis Conference Center in Northern California as the location for the 2024 Craft Malt Conference that will be held on February 23 and 24, 2024. The Guild’s Board of Directors, Marketing & Events Working Group, and 2024 Craft Malt Conference Planning Committee is working…
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