News - Great Western Malting

Great Western Malting Sustainability Efforts Earn Clark County Public Utility Incentive

On October 1, 2019, Clark Public Utilities presented a check in the amount of $468,757 to Great Western Malting as incentive for energy savings. By installing more efficient kiln fans for the Vancouver, WA Compartment House in 2018, GWM was able to save almost 1.5...

Great Western Malting Incentive Check from Clark Public Utilities

Outdoor Idaho – local ingredients that support the local brewing industry

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in Idaho produced a series "Outdoor Idaho" and in this episode, "Hops & Barley" they feature Idaho maltsters, including the GWM Pocatello malting operations.

LIRC, Great Western Malting Co. to open Jeffersonville Rail/Truck Transload Facility

Distribution of malted grain for the distillery and brewing industries in the northern Kentucky region will expand dramatically with a new 33-railcar transload facility developed by Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) and Great Western Malting Co. (GWM). The...

Great Western Malting to Sample New Dark Munich malt at CBC

Great Western Malting had technical team members on site at CBC this year to share flavor notes, malt characteristics and offer a tasting sample of Dark Munich, the latest new product out of our Malt Innovation Center (MIC). We enjoyed seeing everyone at our booth....

Great Western Malting hosted the 3rd Collaboration International Brew Day

On March 8, 2019, International Women’s Day (IWD), we welcomed 9 local women celebrity guest brewers and about 20 coworkers in our Malt Innovation Center to brew our Pink Boots Society Collaboration Brew. The day started with doughnuts, fruit, coffee, tea and...

Great Western Malting launches new Organic Superior Pilsen Malt

In order to help brewers meet growing consumer demand for Organic craft beers, the new product development and grain team at Great Western Malting has sourced and malted organic barley to produce Organic Superior Pilsen Malt. The GWM Organic product offering...

Great Western Malting joins the Camp Fire Relief effort

GWM customer, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co asked us if we would participate in their fundraising efforts by donating malt to the breweries who brewed Resilience IPA and donated 100% of the sales to the Camp Fire Relief Fund. Great Western Malting along with its sister...

GWM featured in Port of Vancouver commercial “Let’s Have a Beer”

Since 1934, Great Western Malting has been a tenant of the Port of Vancouver (WA) and an important partner to the local craft brewers. The Port of Vancouver created both 30 second and a 60 second video, with on-site footage of the Great Western Malting Malt...

GWM wins the 2018 AWB award for Green Manufacturing

Great Western Malting Vancouver plant has been recognized by the Association of Washington Business (AWB) with the Green Manufacturing Award, which acknowledges leadership in areas including maximizing energy efficiency levels, minimizing material waste, reducing...