When we started malting in 2010, there were 4 other malthouses that we knew of: Rebel Malting, Colorado Malting, Michigan Malt and Malterie Frontenac. Knowing that these businesses existed made our dream to start a malthouse in New England seem possible.

For anyone who has seen our website or asked us why we started a malthouse in Hadley, MA you know our story. We liked to homebrew and support local agriculture so we started a malthouse. That is the story, but is it the whole story?

Edgar is an enthusiastic young Orchardist whose chickens eat our leftover malt culm...

Last week Christian and I were both at the malthouse doing our morning chores...

Around this time of year Oktoberfest beers are everywhere...

It's time for a late summer/ early fall kind of beer and with Valley Malt's Rye on the way...

I recently picked up my bag of Valley Malt 2-row and decided a nice SMASH (Single Malt and Single Hop) Pale Ale was just the thing to lead off with and to really get a feel for the malt and the wort it will produce...