With the rise in local craft beers and double IPAs, there's plenty of talk about hops, but discussion of malted barley is often secondary (if it's had at all). Both hops and barley have a notable ...

A drop in the sale of beer and too much barley in bins has resulted in uncertainty for some of the farmers who contract the crop with malting and brewing companies. The amount of barley that maltsters ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Don Tse is a beverage alcohol writer covering business and innovation. In Alberta, Canada, where some of the world’s best malting ...

Barley markets have had a difficult few years, with supply greatly outpacing demand, which has continued to shrink. But an expert says the market appears to be getting right-sized as 2026 approaches.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Since 2016, Root Shoot Malting has supplied grains to breweries and distilleries that turn its locally-grown and malted barley into craft beers and spirits.

Don Nygaard, a third-generation farmer in a remote corner of North Dakota, used to grow malt barley for Rahr Malting Corporation to make into lagers, pale ales and IPAs. But this year, he received no ...

Amelia Schwartz is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor who has been covering food, beverage, and culture for over seven years. She is currently an editor at Food & Wine magazine, focusing on trends and ...