RahrBSG Blog

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not Christmas. The Craft Brewers Conference! Every year brewers and industry friends gather for an epic celebration of craft, camaraderie, and of course, great beer. This year we will gather in Philadelphia, and we’ll be pouring a lot of that wonderful beer at the RahrBSG Village […]

Rahr The Brewer’s Standard™ Pale Ale Features Heavily in Town Hall Beers. We sat down with Head Brewer Derek Brown for the low-down.

Two of the most trusted brands in brewing raw materials have officially teamed up to best serve brewers and growers: RahrBSG and Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) are joining forces to bring even greater value to their customers in 2026 and beyond, while remaining proudly independent, family-owned and separately operated businesses.

  New for 2026, Rahr Malting Co. is introducing a new low color pilsner malt, developed in collaboration with our friends at pFriem Family Brewers.

Yes, there’s something about Dry Stout – something tall, dark, and wholesome. 

Greetings Brewers,  It is our great honor to introduce to you an all-new base malt from Rahr Malting Company — Rahr To Thee! Pils™.   Born from a close collaboration with some of the brightest minds in brewing, Rahr To Thee is produced in Alix, Alberta, using Canadian grown barley. It is malted to a Kolbach […]

The Malt Mashed Around the World! In a world full of brewing malts, there are few varieties with the longevity, name recognition, and brewers’ adoration of Simpsons Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise™. We all know that storytelling is a key part to brewing (or at least selling) beer, and boy does Golden Promise – or […]

With this year’s harvest in bins or en route to malthouses, the agronomists and barley sourcing team at RahrBSG are here to share what they’ve seen this season and tell you what you need to know for brewhouse operations in the coming months. To cut right to the chase: the 2025 North American barley crop […]

Producing non-alcoholic beer (NAB) has become a winning strategy for craft breweries of all sizes. But’s the best way to go about it? In this article, we provide resources and take a deeper dive into the method of using the maltose-negative yeast strain Fermentis SafBrew™ LA-01 to produce NAB, complete with experience-based advice from the […]

When life gives you a hot, sunny beer fest – brew summer crushers using Rahr North Star Pils™! The Rahr Eagle Brewery, our pilot facility in the Rahr Technical Center (RTC), recently had a unique opportunity to brew and serve our beer at the All Pints North beer festival in Duluth, Minnesota, on scenic Lake […]