Riverbend Malt House Crystal 80 Malt Is Now Available
After years of research and development to inform the move from caramelization to crystallization, the Riverbend team is pleased to add Crystal 80 malt to its portfolio.
ASHEVILLE, NC— Riverbend Malt House is adding its darkest malt offering yet to its Crystal malt family. Crystal 80 is now available for purchase.
After years of research and development to inform the move from caramelization to crystallization, the Riverbend team is pleased to add Crystal 80 to its portfolio. This new malt is produced using a proprietary kilning technique that mimics the stages of a standard roasting profile without the intense heat. The result is a truly crystalized malt that delivers syrupy smooth dark cherry, baker’s chocolate, finishing with a touch of coffee cake and oak. This malt will add deep color and complexity to the flavors in styles like English Mild or Barleywine.
Like all the products in Riverbend’s Crystal family, if the kernels were to be cut open one could see their crystallized cores. The malt house team is proud to have achieved this effect, especially in this darkest product that comes in at an SRM range of 70 to 90. Crystal 50 delivers syrupy smooth toffee notes supported by hints of coffee and dark chocolate, with an SRM range of 45 to 55; and Crystal 20 yields loads of light caramel and toffee flavors followed by hints of pumpernickel and black tea, with 15 to 25 SRM.
Contact your sales representative or email orders@riverbendmalt.com to place an order of Crystal 80.
Contact hutto@radcraftbeer.com with media inquires about Riverbend Malt House.
ABOUT RIVERBEND MALT HOUSE
Riverbend Malt House is on a quest to connect Southeastern family owned farms and fermenters. Co-Founders Brent Manning and Brian Simpson launched Riverbend, the first craft malt house east of the Mississippi River, in Asheville, North Carolina in 2010. Buoyed by a 70,000 square foot production facility and state of the art equipment, Riverbend Malt House helps breweries and distilleries large, small, and in-between stand out with flavor, locality, and community in an increasingly competitive landscape— all the while challenging the status quo of corporate, big-agriculture malt. Learn more at riverbendmalt.com.
Blue Ox Malthouse Adds Seven Roasted Floor Malts To Portfolio
Major expansion in 2024 established Blue Ox Malthouse as the world’s largest floor maltster in America and implemented a roaster to offer specialty roasted malt products rarely available from craft maltsters.
LISBON FALLS, ME– Blue Ox Malthouse has seven new roasted malt products in stock.
Major expansion in 2024 established Blue Ox Malthouse as the world’s largest floor maltster outside of Europe. It also implemented new equipment and processes to enable the malthouse to offer specialty roasted malt products rarely available from craft maltsters.
After rigorous research and development— which included experimentation with Blue Ox customers Maine Beer Co., Tributary Brewing, and Goodfire Brewing— Blue Ox is pleased to present seven new roasted malts: Chocolate Rye, Crystal 90, Crystal 120, Golden Triticale, Roasted Barley, Roasted Oats, and Roasted Wheat. Like all of Blue Ox’s offerings, these new malt styles are floor malted with premium grains sourced from family farms in the Northeast. Their specifications are as follows:
Chocolate Rye - Roasted pretzels and dark chocolate. Flavorful and black in color. 350 SRM.
Crystal 90 - Deeply nutty flavors with hints of molasses. 80-90 SRM.
Crystal 120 (Special Moxie) - Cooked raisins, roasted sugars, and maple syrup. 110-120 SRM.
Golden Triticale - Pure s’mores and granola. Put it on ice cream! 10-15 SRM.
Roasted Barley - Baking chocolate and dark-roasted coffee. Dark black color. 600 SRM.
Roasted Oats - Notes of sesame and sugar cookies with a glass of milk. 200 SRM.
Roasted Wheat - Huskless and roasted to perfection. Notes of coffee and chocolate. 550 SRM.
Browse these roasted malt styles and the entire Blue Ox malt portfolio at blueoxmalthouse.com. Brewers, distillers, and bakers interested in purchasing Blue Ox’s floor malted products can contact orders@blueoxmalthouse.com.
Media inquiring about Blue Ox Malthouse can contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com.
ABOUT BLUE OX MALTHOUSE
Launched in 2013 by homebrewer and community organizer-turned-maltster Joel Alex, Blue Ox Malthouse is Maine's first malting operation. Blue Ox Malthouse seeks to push the possibilities of craft beer and spirits, and support Maine agriculture by connecting these two groups through world class quality Maine-made malt. Reinvigorating a centuries-old floor malting tradition, Blue Ox is committed to growing the connection between brewers and farmers while striving to grow more sustainable food systems and serve as a model for sustainable and rural economic development. Learn more at blueoxmalthouse.com.