CRAFT MALT FOR PEOPLE & PLANET

We’re on a mission to build innovative malt supply chains in support of family farms, rural communities, and landscape-scale conservation. We start with water and strive for comprehensive sustainability. Radical supply chain transparency invites you to travel upstream from your favorite craft beer & spirits.

 
 

Support PNW family farms and landscapes. Trace the products you love back to their unique places of origin.

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Hi all! Kether here, sharing a picture that brings together a whole lot of different aspects of my work in malt.⁠ ⁠ In April I took an opportunity to visit Westward Whiskey and invited a few folks to join me there. Here in this photo is so much more
Friends! We're super duper pleased to announce a most spirited launch back into the planning of our very own malting facility.⁠ ⁠ Earlier this year, Mainstem pitched an idea to the Port of Columbia in sunny Dayton, WA and it took hold. The idea is to
This weekend, we got to volunteer with the Blue Mountain Land Trust for the second year in a row, removing non-native vegetation and restoring views of the rivers, plateaus, and mountains at Sacajawea Park.⁠ ⁠ The park sits on a point at the confluen
Do you enjoy malt, hops, long walks on the beach, and supporting conservation work on family farms by drinking beer?? Join us for the 2nd annual Salmon-Safe IPA Fest on Earth Day (4/22), at the one and only Hopworks Brewery!⁠ ⁠ *Link-in-bio for event
Big ups to @newbelgium for sending in this 📸of Kelly McKnight (Lead R&D Brewer, @focobrewer), milling in some Mainstem at her innovations brewery in Fort Collins, CO.⁠ ⁠ The beer is a 100% Salmon-Safe IPA that will make its way to @hopworksbeer
The 2023 Craft Malt Conference is in the books! And what a beautiful way to celebrate the Craft Maltsters Guild's 10 year anniversary. ⁠ ⁠ 2020 pushed the conference to a virtual format, which has been absolutely fantastic for accessibility and inter
A friendly heads up to our Rocky Mountain and Southeast fans! Look for the #madewithmainstem logo on the back of these cans 🥳⁠ ⁠ This project started way back in late 2021 and Roadhouse has since done lots of heavy lifting to build it into something
Who's headed to Portland, Maine next week for Craft Malt Con 2023?? Don't forget you can also beam in from anywhere in the world with a virtual conference registration. In any case, get registered asap and we hope to see ya there!⁠ ⁠ (LINK-IN-BIO for
It's that special time of year again in the Pacific Northwest. Winter in the mountains, spring in the valleys, and our minds caught somewhere in between.⁠ ⁠ 📸: The confluence of the North Fork and South Fork of the Walla Walla River outside Milton-F
Back in 2016, Mainstem co-founder Phil/@tributary_to bought a big ol' "Mainstem Malt" stencil and would ink each bag of malt by hand. ⁠ ⁠ The malt was being produced in 4 ton batches in collaboration with @lincmalt, using @salmonsafe barley
Super pleased to be part of this gorgeous pale ale, crafted by the one and only Toby Schock at The Wheel. A big shout out to Milton-Freewater, OR-based @htreafarms, who grew the 2022 crop Genie barley that made the malt that helped make this beer pos
Holy smokes, Joe! Such a stunning salmonid and a really great reminder of why we do the work we do. These rivers tie it all together.⁠ ⁠ 📸: Fisheries biologist Joe Lemanski, bonding with winter steelhead on the Wallowa River in Northeast Oregon.⁠ ⁠
The heart of winter. We hope you take some time to head outside and look up into the night sky. It's a whole lot of things, but to us right now, it's a warm reminder that the brightest lights come shining through the darkness.⁠ ⁠ #nightsky #starlight
Hey all, Craft Malt Con 2023 is coming in hot! March 16-18. Check out the celebratory session spotlight below and head to the link in our bio for conference info/registration. We welcome you to join us virtually or in-person in Portland, ME.⁠ ⁠ Repos
The sun sets on a sea of freezing fog in the Mid-Columbia Basin, with waves lapping against the Blue Mountain foothills, flowing in and out like the tides.⁠ ⁠ #pacificnorthwest #inlandnorthwest #columbiabasin #columbiariver #wallawalladistrict #famil
Our great friend Kevin Scribner is pretty much the Alaskan fisherman conservationist version of Santa. So this weekend we ask you to think of this guy flying around on a golden skiff pulled by fat bears, dropping bags of salmon jerky down stovepipes,
Wishing all of our Northern Hemisphere compatriots a very happy Winter Solstice. We hope you find warm ways to celebrate the longest night of the year and 364 longer days to come.⁠ ⁠ 📸: Headwaters of the Umatilla River, tributary to the Columbia Riv