GWM Featured in Distiller
Scott Garden, our Director of Research and Technical Services, was recently interviewed by freelance spirits and lifestyle writer Anna Archibald. The article "Malted Grain: A Single Malt Whiskey Essential" was featured on December 11, 2019 in the Distiller blog....
Team Members Raise Money for Santa’s Posse
Our Vancouver, Washington-based Great Western Malting, GrainCorp Malt, and Country Malt Group team members participated in a holiday fund raising campaign to raise money for Santa's Posse, a nonprofit organization and partnership between the community and the Clark...
Great Western Malting Sustainability Efforts Featured in AWB Article
The Association of Washington Business recently published an article in their Fall 2019 "Washington Business" publication that features the four-year journey Great Western Malting has taken in improving the way we produce malt. The article highlights our business...
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...
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...
