CNC Malting Company turns locally grown Pennsylvania grain into custom and craft malt for brewers and distillers, using traditional floor-malting methods in a former Clearfield Township elementary school. Founded in Butler County in 2015 by Penn State chemical engineer Brendan Carroll, the company links farmers with the craft beverage makers who use their grain. Its 30,000-square-foot malthouse handles small, flexible batches and contract work, with grains sourced from as close as three miles away.
New York Craft MaltA sixth-generation western New York farm became the home of New York Craft Malt when fourth-generation farmer Ted Hawley founded the malthouse in 2012. Hawley built his own pneumatic malting system to bring a more controlled approach to making malt from regional grain, and the farm now supplies craft brewers and distillers while taking on specially specified work.BATAVIA, NY
Dad's Hat RyeFounded in Bristol in 2010 by Herman Mihalich and John Cooper, Dad’s Hat Rye distills and bottles small-batch Pennsylvania rye whiskey. The company brought rye production back to Pennsylvania after a long absence, drawing on Mihalich’s family tavern heritage and more than 200 years of regional distilling tradition. Its farm-to-bottle process uses locally sourced grain, recycles spent mash for livestock feed, and combines a traditional pot still with careful barrel aging.BRISTOL, PA
Thomas Fawcett & Sons LtdFounded in 1809, Castleford’s Thomas Fawcett & Sons is an eighth-generation family maltster making brewing, distilling and food malts on its original site. The company deliberately takes longer over malting and combines one of only two working floor maltings in the UK with modern equipment, while continuing to champion heritage barleys such as Maris Otter and Golden Promise. Its small-batch, made-to-order approach has helped it supply malt for 17 of the last 26 Champion Beers of Britain.WESTERVILLE, OH
Hewn Spirits LLCHewn Spirits is a Bucks County craft distillery making small-batch spirits from locally grown grains, with a tasting room in Peddler’s Village in New Hope. Founded by Sean Tracy after decades restoring historic wooden barns and an Alaskan fishing boat, the distillery brings that fascination with old wood to its aging work, including Reclamation American Single Malt finished with reclaimed timbers up to 300 years old. Its grains come from within 10 miles of the distillery, and spent grain is donated to nearby farms.PIPERSVILLE, PA