Skagit Valley Malting

06/15/2023

Barley is coming along in the valley! Our Maritime Climate helps it grow slower and plumper, which adds to an increased yield for our growers and customers. We're excited to see where it's at in a month during the Barley Bonanza.

06/14/2023

Our annual Barley Bonanza is 1 month away! Hear from about new barley and wheat research while touring their test plots, enjoy food and beer, and hear what's new at the malthouse. It's a great day to enjoy your grain community and build relationships.

RSVP to your area sales manager to join us!

06/08/2023

We wanted to wish Bob Rock a happy retirement! Today was Bob’s last class at . Bob was instrumental in getting our facility set up and dialing in our malting process. As part of the teaching staff at Cardinal Brewing School next door, he also helped educate a lot of current brewers in the region.

This image is from a presentation from Bob and our Founder Wayne Carpenter at an early Cascadia Grains Conference, where they talked about the process from Barley Breeding through Beer Brewing, with Bob talking about our pilot brew system and creating recipes that highlight barley varietal differences. He certainly loved brewing with our malts!

06/06/2023

Made from our own local peat, our NW Peated Malt gives a true taste of the Pacific Northwest.

06/05/2023

Our team has been hard at work cleaning up the area behind our granary. What could they be prepping for?

05/25/2023

In order to make beer and spirits, you need grain. Skagit Valley Malting based in Burlington, WA, produces malted grain used by brewers, distillers and bakers across the region. Learn the basics of malting and all about what makes Skagit Valley Malting an industry leader in the full story at the link below!

https://sipmagazine.com/skagit-valley/

05/25/2023

Thanks to Sip Magazine for the great Q&A!

A large part of what makes Pacific Northwest beer and spirits so distinctive is the grain that forms the base of these products.

05/16/2023

Are you looking for a more complex version of Pale Chocolate Malt? Give our Molasses Malt a try! Sold in 25lb bags, this malt offers flavors of deep caramel, molasses, and chocolate.

05/02/2023

Washington Wild is on a mission to protect wild places in the state of Washington by bringing together communities around conservation. This mission is something agricultural processors, like us, care deeply about. One of the ways they do this is through the Brewshed Alliance - a group of over 90 brewers, processors, and other industry partners who gather together to help protect the biggest ingredient in beer, water. Read more:

Washington Wild is on a mission to protect wild places in the state of Washington by bringing together communities around conservation. This mission is something agricultural processors, like us, care deeply about. One of the ways they do this is through the Brewshed Alliance - a group of over 90 br

04/28/2023

Looking for a great team building activity or want to learn more about where your ingredients come from? Schedule a tour! Open to all industry and industry related folks. Reach out to us today.

04/20/2023

Happy Customer Appreciation Thursday! Here's what we're stoked on today -

Five Roads Brewing Co. - Bear Hug West Coast IPA featuring Talisman TBA

Steamworks Beer - Czech Dark Lager, made with Francin

Deschutes Brewery - “Salmon is my Safe Word” - Salmon Safe IPA with Organic Pilsner and Francin Bohemian

Flying Lion Brewing - Rye Stout with Opera Pale

Bellewood Farms & Distillery - Bourbon Whiskey with Flaked Corn, Maple Smoked Pilot Pale, Maple Smoked Rye, and Maple Smoked Triticale (release party for this one tomorrow!!!)

04/14/2023