{"id":54,"date":"2019-05-09T15:14:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T19:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2023-07-25T15:51:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T19:51:43","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/whats-new\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-3g5s-d27a6f0ddbc733d07f839fddaf8761ad entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells av-break-at-tablet  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jxdkg9m8-d555472de3fd9cf3fc38a5f368283bce\">\n.flex_cell.av-jxdkg9m8-d555472de3fd9cf3fc38a5f368283bce{\nvertical-align:middle;\npadding:70px 70px 70px 70px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-jxdkg9m8-d555472de3fd9cf3fc38a5f368283bce av-gridrow-cell av_two_third no_margin  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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\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/9-best-2025-made-with-riverbend\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T17:18:01-05:00\" >December 29, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1278<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1050<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Riverbend-Malt-for-Craft-Beer.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-05-09T15:14:16-04:00\" >2025-12-29 17:18:01<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-12-29 17:28:54<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>9 Best Beers of 2025: Made With Riverbend Malt For Good Causes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-7820 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-3 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/riverbend-coffee-library-2025\/\" data-rel=\"slide-1\" class=\"slide-image\" title=\"Riverbend Malt House and Asheville\u2019s Coffee Library Partner On Pallet Coffee Program\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-11-at-1.08.12-PM-e1762892333816-816x321.png\" class=\"wp-image-7823 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-7823 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/riverbend-coffee-library-2025\/\" title=\"Riverbend Malt House and Asheville\u2019s Coffee Library Partner On Pallet Coffee Program\">Riverbend Malt House and Asheville\u2019s Coffee Library Partner On Pallet Coffee Program<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >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!\u00a0\r\nMeet Grain &amp; Glory Coffee\r\n\r\n\r\nInspired by some of our favorite specialty malts, the\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/riverbend-coffee-library-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-11-11T15:22:05-05:00\" >November 11, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-11-at-1.08.12-PM-e1762892333816.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>652<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>816<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Riverbend-Malt-for-Craft-Beer.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-05-09T15:14:16-04:00\" >2025-11-11 15:22:05<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-12-07 21:29:50<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Riverbend Malt House and Asheville\u2019s Coffee Library Partner On Pallet Coffee Program<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-7772 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-4 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/hurricane-helene-2025\/\" data-rel=\"slide-1\" class=\"slide-image\" title=\"Hurricane Helene Reflections from Riverbend Malt House\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screen-Shot-2025-09-22-at-11.45.36-AM-845x321.png\" class=\"wp-image-7780 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-7780 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/hurricane-helene-2025\/\" title=\"Hurricane Helene Reflections from Riverbend Malt House\">Hurricane Helene Reflections from Riverbend Malt House<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nOne 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\u2014 but we were lucky. Our incredible team stayed\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/hurricane-helene-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-09-22T13:54:38-04:00\" >September 22, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screen-Shot-2025-09-22-at-11.45.36-AM.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1044<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1610<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Riverbend-Malt-for-Craft-Beer.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-05-09T15:14:16-04:00\" >2025-09-22 13:54:38<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-10-17 14:44:51<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Hurricane Helene Reflections from Riverbend Malt House<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-7737 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-5 slide-parity-even  av_one_third  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/riverbend-malt-house-2025-harvest-report\/\" data-rel=\"slide-1\" class=\"slide-image\" title=\"Riverbend Malt House 2025 Harvest Report\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7813023530385075202-Brent-Manning-2-e1754951372511-845x321.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-7741 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-7741 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/riverbend-malt-house-2025-harvest-report\/\" title=\"Riverbend Malt House 2025 Harvest Report\">Riverbend Malt House 2025 Harvest Report<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nThe Riverbend Malt House 2025 harvest report is here!\r\n\r\nGrowers 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\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/riverbend-malt-house-2025-harvest-report\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-08-11T18:33:32-04:00\" >August 11, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7813023530385075202-Brent-Manning-2-e1754951372511.jpeg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1113<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1533<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Riverbend-Malt-for-Craft-Beer.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-05-09T15:14:16-04:00\" >2025-08-11 18:33:32<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-08-14 20:16:28<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Riverbend Malt House 2025 Harvest Report<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-7697 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-6 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/understanding-distillers-malt-part-1\/\" data-rel=\"slide-1\" class=\"slide-image\" title=\"Understanding Distillers Malt, Part 1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screen-Shot-2025-06-04-at-11.20.17-AM-845x321.png\" class=\"wp-image-7699 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-7699 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/understanding-distillers-malt-part-1\/\" title=\"Understanding Distillers Malt, Part 1\">Understanding Distillers Malt, Part 1<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nSince 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\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/understanding-distillers-malt-part-1\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-06-04T13:25:53-04:00\" >June 4, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screen-Shot-2025-06-04-at-11.20.17-AM.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>824<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1090<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Riverbend-Malt-for-Craft-Beer.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-05-09T15:14:16-04:00\" >2025-06-04 13:25:53<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-06-05 19:40:57<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Understanding Distillers Malt, Part 1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-7692 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-7 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/craft-malt-converts-bear-chase-brewing-company\/\" data-rel=\"slide-1\" class=\"slide-image\" title=\"Craft Malt Converts: Bear Chase Brewing Company\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image0-5-845x321.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-7693 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-7693 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/craft-malt-converts-bear-chase-brewing-company\/\" title=\"Craft Malt Converts: Bear Chase Brewing Company\">Craft Malt Converts: Bear Chase Brewing Company<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >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.\r\nFrom Farm to Foam in the Heart of Virginia\r\nFor\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/craft-malt-converts-bear-chase-brewing-company\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-05-29T14:42:36-04:00\" >May 29, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image0-5.jpeg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1280<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1277<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Riverbend-Malt-for-Craft-Beer.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-05-09T15:14:16-04:00\" >2025-05-29 14:42:36<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-05-29 14:42:36<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Craft Malt Converts: Bear Chase Brewing Company<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-7676 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-8 slide-parity-even  av_one_third  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/made-with-riverbend-maibock\/\" data-rel=\"slide-1\" class=\"slide-image\" title=\"Made With Riverbend: Make Way For The Mighty Maibock!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2025-05-09-at-8.32.50-PM-e1749167251684-596x321.png\" class=\"wp-image-7677 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-7677 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/made-with-riverbend-maibock\/\" title=\"Made With Riverbend: Make Way For The Mighty Maibock!\">Made With Riverbend: Make Way For The Mighty Maibock!<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nMaibock season has arrived, and in 2025 we\u2019ve noticed an uptick in the number of Maibocks we\u2019re seeing out there. This beer style is a brewer\u2019s favorite, and often what we reach for in early spring when the evenings are still crisp.\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/made-with-riverbend-maibock\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-05-09T22:49:26-04:00\" >May 9, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2025-05-09-at-8.32.50-PM-e1749167251684.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>507<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>596<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Riverbend-Malt-for-Craft-Beer.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-05-09T15:14:16-04:00\" >2025-05-09 22:49:26<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-06-05 19:47:50<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Made With Riverbend: Make Way For The Mighty Maibock!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-7632 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-9 slide-parity-odd  post-entry-last  av_one_third  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/riverbend-malt-shipping-2025\/\" data-rel=\"slide-1\" class=\"slide-image\" title=\"Changes coming for Riverbend malt shipping in 2025\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unnamed-800x321.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7635 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-7635 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/riverbend-malt-shipping-2025\/\" title=\"Changes coming for Riverbend malt shipping in 2025\">Changes coming for Riverbend malt shipping in 2025<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nTransparency is a cornerstone value at Riverbend Malt House, not just for our sourcing but also in our communication to our customers. As the market shifts, we want y\u2019all to be the first to know about pending changes that will impact our\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/riverbend-malt-shipping-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-04-09T21:04:41-04:00\" >April 9, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unnamed.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>703<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>800<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Riverbend-Malt-for-Craft-Beer.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Scott Hickman<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-05-09T15:14:16-04:00\" >2025-04-09 21:04:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-04-10 16:24:57<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Changes coming for Riverbend malt shipping in 2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><\/div><div class='pagination-wrap pagination-slider'><nav class='pagination'><span class='pagination-meta'>Page 1 of 19<\/span><span class='current'>1<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/?avia-element-paging=2\" class=\"inactive next_page\">2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/?avia-element-paging=3\" class=\"inactive\">3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/?avia-element-paging=2\">&rsaquo;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/?avia-element-paging=19\">&raquo;<\/a><\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av-layout-grid-2'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-4maq-e9f86d586cfd77b4f7d94be8704ad90a entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  grid-row-not-first  container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jxdb0xq3-f8236b765b88b286be2ce646ca4e7b4f\">\n.flex_cell.av-jxdb0xq3-f8236b765b88b286be2ce646ca4e7b4f{\nvertical-align:top;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-jxdb0xq3-f8236b765b88b286be2ce646ca4e7b4f av-gridrow-cell av_one_full no_margin  avia-builder-el-22  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-zero-padding' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/whats-new\/blog\/\">&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;Read more about: Blog &nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":26,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}