Blue Ox Malthouse Debuts Online Homebrew Shop
Homebrewers can now purchase five pound bags of award-winning malt from Blue Ox Malthouse in Maine.
LISBON FALLS, ME– After launching the online Blue Ox Merch House earlier this year, Blue Ox Malthouse has expanded its ecommerce offerings to include malt for homebrewers. The new section of the shop went live on Black Friday with ten malt styles.
Homebrewers can now purchase five pound bags of Yankee Pilsner, Vyenna, Dark Munich, Caramel 60, Roasted Barley, Chit, Wheat, Chocolate Rye, Special Moxie, and Maplewood Smoked malts for delivery in Blue Ox Malthouse’s online shop.
"Blue Ox Malthouse was founded on the principle of supporting farmers and our food system at large,” says Senior Account Manager Joe Rinaldo. “By offering our award winning products to a wider audience, we further that mission and hope to connect to more of our community beyond professional brewers and distillers."
Homebrewers can order Blue Ox’s award–winning malt at blueoxmalthouse.com/merch-house. Professional brewers, distillers, and bakers interested in purchasing Blue Ox’s floor malted products can browse the Blue Ox portfolio at blueoxmalthouse.com or contact sales@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 and now the largest dedicated floor maltster outside of Europe.. 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.
Murphy & Rude Malting Co. Launches Online Craft Malt Sales
The new GrainStore on Murphy & Rude’s website offers 30 different malted grains that until now have only been available for sale in bulk to brewers and distillers.
NATIONAL— Craft malt for homebrewers is now available for online order and direct shipping through Charlottesville, Virginia-based Murphy & Rude Malting Co.
The new GrainStore on Murphy & Rude’s website (murphyrudemalting.com/shop) offers 30 different malted grains that until now have only been available for sale in bulk to brewers and distillers. The online portfolio includes several base barley malt styles, a spectrum of roasted malts, chit malt, wheat malt, rolled oats, corn, and spelt. All are available to order online with direct shipping by the pound or in 5lb, 10lb, and 25lb prepackaged amounts. Murphy & Rude malt can be delivered to all 50 United States.
“Homebrewers have been the early advocates of the craft malt industry; and yet due to supply chain and volume constraints, local, fresh malt is often inaccessible to them,” says Murphy & Rude Malting Co. Founder Jeff Bloem. “Online malt sales will allow us to bridge that gap and send our full portfolio of malts directly to their doorsteps.”
Commercial breweries and distilleries can still purchase Murphy & Rude malt wholesale by contacting orders@murphyrudemalting.com or 434.922.0036.
Media inquiring about Virginia’s only craft maltster can contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com.
ABOUT MURPHY & RUDE MALTING CO.
At Murphy & Rude Malting, our name captures our attitude. With malt production processes rooted in traditional methods (our ol' dog Murphy) and then combined with innovation and adventurous creativity (Rudy, or Rude...the puppy), we create radical malts for differentiating products. Our focus is this: obsess over the attributes of flavor-, color-, and aroma-influencing specialty malts and then produce them from a variety of small grains grown both in and around Virginia. By applying a wide range of germination, kilning, crystallization, and drum roasting applications, we deliver malt with personality.
Murphy & Rude Malting is a hand-in-glove supplier of fresher, more flavorful ingredients closer to home. With batch flexibility that comes with 320-ton annual capacity, our small scale positions us as the perfect partner in the creative process that fuels innovation in craft beer and spirits. As a specialty malthouse, Murphy & Rude is committed to providing a diversity of specialty grains to craft breweries and distilleries as traceably and thoughtfully as possible. Find us online at murphyrudemalting.com.