“You might say malt is having its moment,” Scott Garden tells me when I reach him by phone in Vancouver, Washington. “It used to be people asking about hops, hops, hops, but now we hear people saying, ‘Tell me a little more about the malt.’”
Malt Producers Evolve for a Changing Beer Industry
As small breweries proliferate, the largest malt producers—known for consistency, quality, and scale—aim to innovate and stay nimble to serve the changing market.
By Ben Keene
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