Member Highlight: Root Shoot Malting

Earlier this year Loveland, Colorado’s Root Shoot Malting nearly swept the Malt Cup awards, receiving four medals: gold in the Pilsen, Light Munich, and Vienna categories, and silver in Pale Malt. 2023 marks the second year that Root Shoot took home the traveling Malt Cup for overall Best in Show for their Genie Pilsen malt. …

2023 Craft Malt Con Recap

PORTLAND, ME — The Craft Maltsters Guild is pleased to report international attendance at the 2023 Craft Malt Conference that took place in Portland, Maine earlier this month, and the highest number of Malt Cup entries in the history of the competition.  A total of 190 individuals from 11 countries participated in this year’s Craft…

Malt Cup expands to four categories in 2023

Entry submission window runs from September 19 through October 17, 2022 The fifth annual Malt Cup will expand to four categories in 2023. These include three previously featured malt styles – Pale, Pilsen, and Light Munich (last featured in 2020), and the newest addition: Vienna. Similar to past years, entrants stand to receive top value…

2022 Malt Cup Will Be a Battle of The Base Malts

Entry submission window runs September 13th through October 11th The Malt Cup is back and this year it’s all about that base malt. For the first time, the fourth annual contest will boast three categories including Pale Malt, Pilsen, and Pale Ale Malt. The Guild is excited to see what Member, Allied Trade, and International…