Tag: Crisp Malt

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 […]

When most brewers and beer lovers think “English beer,” the first thing that comes to mind likely isn’t “lager.” But there’s a beer on tap here at RahrBSG that may change your thinking. The brewers at Rahr Eagle Brewery at Rahr Technical Center have developed an English Lager recipe for a crisp, clean, easy-drinking beer […]

Greetings, Grain Brains. It’s our big RahrBSG pleasure to welcome Nick Gislason to the blog. Gislason is Head Brewer and Owner of Hanabi Lager Co., a brewery he manages with his wife Jennifer Angelosante out in Napa, California. Together they’re laser-focused on producing “grain-forward lager” – clean, crisp, and flavorful beers that showcase the subtle […]

Crisp Malt’s roots reach back all the way to 1850, when brothers Fred and George Smith bought a farm and got to work milling flour in Norfolk, England. The arrival of the railway in 1870 motivated the brothers to establish the Great Ryburgh Maltings, which in time became the largest floor maltings in the world. […]

Since we first wrote about Cold IPAs a year ago they’ve become much more common on taplists, retail shelves, and in the beer blogosphere. This summer we’re coming in hot to revisit Cold IPA: what it is, what it isn’t, and what makes it go. What it is Cold IPA fuses classic West Coast IPA […]

Magic flows through Bottle Logic Brewery’s ‘Arcane Rituals’ barleywine, channeled by the deep, rich sweetness of Chevallier Heritage malt: “The crackling magic of Chevallier courses through this English-style barleywine,” described Lindsay Langton, Lord Commander at Bottle Logic Brewing. “A combination of bourbon, brandy, and VSOP cognac barrels cast a spirited spell over the brew and […]

There’s something special to be said for a malt that’s considered the workhorse of many a brewery, and useable in a respectable amount of beer styles. Crisp Scottish Pale Ale Malt is, as its name alludes, 100% Scottish, with a rich color and balanced sweet, malt flavor which is ideally suited to ale brewing. But, you don’t have to take our word for it- just ask Steve Finnie of Little Thistle Brewing Co., and Luc “Bim” Lafontaine of Godspeed Brewery.

In crafting the perfect Scotch Whiskey, the malt that goes into the recipe must be plain, peated, or highly diastatic. Between the two malting operations of Crisp in the traditional brewing town of Alloa and in the heart of Speyside, Crisp meets these requirements by creating the finest in distilling malts for Scotch Whiskey. Their lineup of distilling malts includes Crisp Scottish Distillers (High Diastatic Power) Malt, Crisp Scottish Premium Pot Still Malt, and Crisp Scottish Heavy 50 Peated Pot Still Malt.
 

Meet Steve LePoidevin, Sales Director for Crisp. His passion for malting was brought to light as RahrBSG got the chance to chat with him about his role at Crisp, upcoming malts to the Crisp profile, industry trends and some of his takes on craftbrewing.  
 

lot of award-winning brewers made Crisp malt part of their path to victory at this year’s Great British Beer Festival and Society of Independent Brewers National Independent Beer Awards.

Craft beer drinkers throughout the U.S. could soon be seeing the results of innovation in malt.  “Clear Choice Malt” produced by Crisp Maltings reduces haze in cask and bottled beer. It is aimed at craft brewers who are looking to perfect their quality at the same time as lowering energy costs – and increasing brewing capacity!
 

RahrBSG Distilling is excited to return as a sponsor of the 2018 American Craft Spirit Association’s Distillers Convention, “the largest gathering of licensed craft spirits producers in the US.”