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, what he has learned in the last fifteen years, and the benefits craft malt can bring to the brewer.
- Red Shed Malting, in Alberta, BC, was featured in the Beer and Brewing podcast last month when their panel discussion was recorded live at the Alberta Craft Brewing Convention. Tune in to hear some creative ideas about malting and brewing!
- Bear Branch Malt, in Westminster, MD was featured in a WMAR-2 news segment highlighting a tap takeover featuring 20 different tap handles made with their malt.
Also this past quarter, these malt in the media kernels caught our attention:
Using Storytelling to Increase Customer Engagement: See how our malthouse members Admiral Maltings, Blue Ox Malthouse, Murphy & Rude Malting Co., Riverbend Malt House, and Rustic Brew Farm are strengthening connections between their customers and their farm partners in The Brewer Magazine. By using sensory evaluations of malt through hot steeping, brewers, maltsters can open the malt flavor discussion with their customers.
Collaboration Leads to Connections: This story, also in The Brewer Magazine, details how Root Shoot Malting builds stronger relationships through experimentation and collaboration with Barquentine Brewing. Tinkering with different malt styles and grain varieties, they are building recipes from the flavor up.
Brewing Sustainably to Protect Local Lakes: New York Craft Malt contributed the malt for the Seneca Lake Order of Brewer’s pilsner project, with the proceeds going to the Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association, reported in FingerLakes1.com. The collaboration had a shared goal: to protect the water quality of Seneca Lake. It brought together local brewers, farmers, maltsters and suppliers and is another example of connecting local food and beverage products with sustainability. The Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association is a nonprofit focused on protecting the lake through education, research and outreach.
Speaking of Sustainability, here’s a link to a podcast from Australia, The Crafty Pint, discussing how Voyager Craft Malt has worked with their suppliers to use regenerative and organic farming practices, and their path of bringing this grain to market. Voyager’s farmers discuss how they are working to improve their soil, grain quality and ultimately, the quality of the land.
Sipping The Season. Lastly, here’s a look at the role of craft malt in some of the crisp autumn lagers that were produced this fall in The Manual. Our favorite (we’re biased!) is the highlight of Jack’s Abby’s Shipping out of Boston Amber Lager, made with malt from Stone Path Malt and Valley Malt.
Photo: Golden Wheat at Riverbend Malt House