Tag: brewing

Founded in 1862, Simpsons Malt is a fifth-generation, family-owned business based in the United Kingdom. Richard Simpson – a fifth-generation member of the Simpson family and Chair of the company since March 2024 – is a busy man. Simpsons Malt’s facilities in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland and Tivetshall St. Margaret, Norfolk produce up to 260,000 tons of […]

Arbeiter Brewing Company opened in December 2020 in the Longfellow neighborhood of South Minneapolis. Known for producing a wide range of approachable beers, their lineup includes a killer Korean Rice Lager and a West Coast-style IPA brewed exclusively with German-grown hops. The beer we’re here to talk about, however, is Haha Pils, a flagship lager […]

For Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub, 2024 was truly the Year of the Bock. The Minneapolis brewery’s rich and robust doppelbock – crafted using 100% Weyermann® malts – dominated on both the local and global stages, winning the top prize in Dark Lagers category at the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild’s MN Brewers Cup in March. A […]

Greetings Brewers! Today is a red-letter day, as we have the distinct honour to introduce Gambrinus Mars Malt, a North American red malt developed for crafting rich, flavourful beers with red colour.  Crafted in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, Mars is ready to complement complex grain bills in a range of red recipes. Mars is also […]

Howdy, y’all! Here’s one for the hop heads. Meet GnarBurst, a double dry-hopped West Coast IPA brewed at Boss Rambler Beer Club in Bend, Oregon. Several fine ingredients star in GnarBurst, including: TNS HopBurst® Nectaron® Hop Oil 1L New Zealand Hops Nectaron® Gambrinus IPA Malt Fermentis SafAle™ US-05      View this post on Instagram […]

We all know the saying, right? Less is more.  There’s no shortage of reasons for breweries to make session beers. On the consumer side, session beers help diversify your tap list and appeal to a wider range of beer lovers with their increased drinkability and approachable balance. On the production side, of course, brewers can […]

Good day, Lager enthusiasts. We come to you with news of a new lager yeast from our friends at Fermentis by Lesaffre, the world leader in yeast solutions.   Meet Fermentis SafLager™ E‑30, an easy-to-use active dry yeast finetuned for creating crisp, aromatic lagers that lean slightly toward the estery end of the spectrum. Released in […]

The crack of the bat. The roar of the crowd. The smell of hot dogs and popcorn wafting on the breeze. Add a cold crisp beer to enjoy while cheering on the home team and you can’t lose.   Summertime means baseball, and baseball means beer! For those of us in Minnesota (home base to […]

Queen and Bowie. Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks. Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. You know the songs, and they all belong on any ‘80s hits mixtape worth its salt. What’s more, these rippin’ tunes also speak to the power of collaboration. Whether you want to kickstart new ideas, reach new audiences, or have some fun while building […]

“Blessed is the mother who gives birth to a brewer.” – Czech Proverb The late journalist and beer writer Michael Jackson once said, “Extra trouble and extra time are the hallmarks of Czech brewing.”   In his 1989 Discovery Channel television special “The Bohemian Connection,” Jackson travels across parts of Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic, and […]

There has been a recurring annual prediction for the past 10 years or so that “this is the year of lager!” In a world of endless IPA, this is finally the time that lagers would somehow magically find a place in drinkers’ hearts and mugs.   We understand the sentiment, but as a counterpoint: has it […]

Hello, Brewers! Las Vegas was a wonderful host for this year’s CBC, and we had a blast with everyone who visited the RahrBSG Booth for conversation, education, and all things fermentation. In addition to judging IPAs and Hazies in the World Beer Cup, RahrBSG Product Portfolio Manager Matt Johnson spent time pouring samples for brewers […]