{"id":7239,"date":"2024-09-03T17:52:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T21:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/?p=7239"},"modified":"2024-12-27T13:37:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T18:37:05","slug":"craft-malt-month-riverbend-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/craft-malt-month-riverbend-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Craft Malt Month With Riverbend Malt House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-featured_large wp-image-7240\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/001-05501-CraftMaltMonth-ZoomBackground-1500x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September is Craft Malt Month, as declared by the Craft Maltsters Guild. Riverbend Malt House is a proud founding member of this Guild, which now represents more than seventy craft malthouses across the country. In correlation with the Harvest Moon, we\u2019ve celebrated Craft Malt Day, then Craft Malt Week, and now it\u2019s exciting to see it extend to an entire month. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As maltsters, we\u2019re talking about craft malt every day. We hope this month (and always!) you\u2019ll join us in getting extra loud and proud about the agriculture that goes into your favorite beverages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Craft Maltsters Guild has enacted an industry-wide collaboration fundraiser in support of its programming this month, for which a bunch of our great customers are showing up in droves. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the beers in the works&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Craft Malt Month Collaborations<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_7241\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7241\" class=\"wp-image-7241 size-featured_large\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Roggenbier-brew-day_Craft-Malt-Month-2024-1500x630.png\" alt=\"Craft Malt Month collaboration brew day with Fireforge Crafted Beer &amp; The Southern Growl.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Craft Malt Month collaboration brew day with Fireforge Crafted Beer &amp; The Southern Growl.<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riverbend Malt House &amp; Riverside Rhapsody<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Craft Malt Month collaboration brews began in early August with our friends at Riverside Rhapsody Beer Company. For this brew we put together a Dark English Mild recipe using Southern Select, Double Kilned Munich, and a touch of our Crystal 50. This sessionable beauty will clock in around 3.8% ABV while still delivering some great complexity and mouthfeel. Beer geeks unite!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outsider Brewing Collaboration with Riverbend &amp; Epiphany<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outsider Brewing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/craftmaltmonth.com\/event\/live-brewing-collaboration-dark-lager-with-riverbend-epiphany-malt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hosted a live brew session<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the Craft Brewing Studio in Asheville, NC, on Sunday, September 1st. The one-of-a-kind transparent brewing system at Outsider allowed visitors to follow every step of the brewing process with a unique view not found elsewhere in the brewing world. Eight different North Carolina malted grains, including varieties from Riverbend Malt and Epiphany Malt House, transformed from raw grains into a smooth and crisp Dark Lager in real time. \u201cI consider myself very lucky to live in a state with a robust craft malt presence,\u201d says Julian Arena of Outsider Brewing. \u201cI am excited to be a part of making it mainstream!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Southern Growl &amp; Fireforge Crafted Beer\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Carolina friends and neighbors Fireforge Beer and The Southern Grow have teamed up with Riverbend Malt House to create their latest collaboration effort, a Roggenbier. This historical German style is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ale that&#8217;s made with a large amount of malted rye (often 50% or more or the grain bill) instead of malted barley or wheat.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This recipe includes Base Camp Malt, Carolina Rye Malt, and Munich Rye Malt, to create a spicy yet smooth sipping experience. Expect this brew to hit the South Carolina taprooms later in September.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DSSOLVR &amp; Mountain Layers Brewing Co.<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asheville powerhouse DSSOLVR joined forces with western North Carolina\u2019s local favorite Mountain Layers Brewing Company to brew up a special West Coast Pilsner for Craft Malt Month. This new-school taproom staple was brewed using 100% Riverbend Malt, including both Chesapeake Pilsner and Great Chit. Expect dank, tropical aromas that give way to all the dry, crisp, and refreshing flavors that you come to expect from a classic pilsner. On tap at both taprooms later in September.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riverbend Malt House &amp; Printshop Beer Co.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Printshop Beer Co. in South Knoxville, Tennessee reached out to us for malt to craft a Steam Beer (California Common) for this Craft Malt Month collaboration. This classic lager recipe was faithfully reproduced and included a grain bill of Riverbend <a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/malt\/avalon-pilsner\/\">Avalon Pilsner<\/a>, Double Kilned Munich, Crystal 50, and Great Chit malts. The beer will rest for several weeks in their brand new stainless tanks and then be released in late September.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The brew day wrapped up with a \u201cMeet the Maltster\u201d event that introduced the individual malts to the audience along with some back story on our local grain economy. Guests tasted the unfermented wort from the day\u2019s brew, as well as hot steeped malt.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riverbend Malt House &amp; Salt Face Mule<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salt Face Mule in Asheville is home to many things: a putt-putt course, batting cages, and even a go-kart track. Now you can add one more item to that list: award-winning beer! \u2018Mosey on Over\u2019 just took home gold in the 2024 North Carolina Brewer\u2019s Cup! Mosey on Over Pilsner is brewed with 100% Riverbend malt, and you can expect savory biscuit notes with a clean, approachable malt backbone and a touch of hop character. Make sure to grab one before your next round of minigolf!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll add to this list as more hit the tanks and taps! If you don\u2019t see your Craft Malt Month fundraiser beer on this list, give us a shout to get it added.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3><b>Craft Malt Certified\u2122<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_7242\" style=\"width: 1344px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7242\" class=\"wp-image-7242 size-featured_large\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-09-03-at-3.46.14-PM-1334x630.png\" alt=\"Craft Malt Certified\u2122 seal at Cellarest Beer Project in Asheville, NC\" width=\"1334\" height=\"630\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Craft Malt Certified\u2122 seal at Cellarest Beer Project in Asheville, NC<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of these breweries are Craft Malt Certified\u2122 through the Craft Maltsters Guild, a seal program designed to provide a key point of differentiation for craft companies invested with their local maltsters. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/craftmalting.com\/craft-malt-certified-marketing-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Displaying the Craft Malt Seal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in your taproom or including it on packaging design demonstrates this commitment and invites your customers to dive in and learn more about beer in their glass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Craft Malt <i>Month<\/i>, y\u2019all! If you\u2019re celebrating with beers and spirits <a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/whats-new\/made-with-riverbend\/\">#madewithRiverbend<\/a> malt, please tell us all about them with that hashtag on social media. You can also add your educational events, tours, and tastings to <a href=\"http:\/\/craftmaltmonth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">craftmaltmonth.com<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-featured_large wp-image-7240\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/001-05501-CraftMaltMonth-ZoomBackground-1500x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<p>September is Craft Malt Month, as declared by the Craft Maltsters Guild. Riverbend Malt House is a proud founding member of this Guild, which now represents more than seventy craft malthouses across the country. In correlation with the Harvest Moon, we\u2019ve celebrated Craft Malt Day, then Craft Malt Week, and now it\u2019s exciting to see it extend to an entire month. <\/p>\n<p>As maltsters, we\u2019re talking about craft malt every day.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/craft-malt-month-riverbend-2024\/\">&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;Read more about: Celebrate Craft Malt Month With Riverbend Malt House &nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbendmalt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}