RahrBSG Blog

Mike Foniok of The Establishment Brewing Company on the Power of Doing (and Brewing) Your Own Thing From homebrewing with friends to becoming one of Canada’s most respected breweries, The Establishment Brewing Company has built its reputation on an obsessive focus on beer quality—and a willingness to question conventional brewing wisdom. Based in Calgary, Alberta, […]

Inside Rahr Malting Company’s Alix Malting Facility Cody Marshall on Alberta barley, malting at scale, and what happens before malt reaches the brewhouse For brewers, malt can sometimes seem like a finished ingredient: choose a variety, place an order, mill it, and put it into the mash tun. But long before that malt arrives at […]

The barley crop is large. The quality story is more complicated.  October 2026 For 180 years, Rahr has worked alongside the people who grow barley and the brewers who depend on it.    Over that time, we have learned that a crop is rarely defined by a single number.   Acres matter. Yield matters. Total production matters. […]

Starting in Fall 2026, many of RahrBSG’s unmalted grains will be listed under a new brand and in new packaging: former OiO products will be labelled Ceratex or Wintermar. Formerly: Moving To: OiO Flaked Corn Ceratex Flaked Corn OiO Flaked Barley Wintermar Flaked Barley OiO Rolled Oat Flakes Wintermar Rolled Oat Flakes OiO Flaked Wheat […]

This one time, at barley camp… At this moment barley growers and maltsters across North America are in the thick of it: harvesting thousands of acres of barley, hauling tons of grain to malting facilities, preparing more tons for short- and long-term storage, working with procurement teams to plan out strategies for the year ahead. […]

Elevate your brewing career with the RahrBSG Lead Brewer Course, developed by brewers, for brewers in partnership with the University of Nottingham. Registration is now open!  Designed to build operational excellence and practical brewing expertise, this university-backed program offers a rare opportunity to learn directly from some of the most respected names in the industry—including Charlie Bamforth, Tom Shellhammer, […]

We all know the scene. A group of four or five people come into your brewery or taproom and approach the bar. Some look up and almost immediately see a beer they want. But, chances are one of them will stare blankly at the menu for minute, then ask: “What’s the lightest thing you got?” […]

You’ve sourced and mashed the ideal malts and ushered the wort through a flawless fermentation. You’ve packaged an epic lager and have throngs of thirsty throats conditioned to expect Festbier this fall. Now what? The full experience of enjoying a beer also includes everything on the outside of the glass. How can you help bring […]

Love it or hate it, times change and tastes change, too. Khaki cargo shorts are cool once again, but what was once considered a true-to-style West Coast IPA no longer fits the bill. To better understand the best ingredients and techniques for brewing a Modern West Coast IPA, we’ve tapped RahrBSG Regional Sales Manager – […]

Pathfinder Ingredients (a Rahr-owned subsidary of Bevie Partners, Ltd) has introduced a refreshed brand identity, updated packaging and a new product structure designed to make its growing portfolio easier to understand and navigate. The update follows Pathfinder’s expansion beyond traditional fermentation ingredients into a new range of Functional Beverage Ingredients. These products are formulated to […]