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New Changes at the Rahr Technical Center
With the new year came new changes to the Rahr Technical Center (RTC). As the first of the equipment arrived to start the RTC tank expansion, so did Kain Escobar, the Rahr Technical Center’s new Manager of Brewing Research and Operations. Before Rahr, Escobar...
read moreRecap: A Look into Sensory Analysis at Craft on Ice
Glassware lined the tables of a presentation room at the 2019 ACSA Craft on Ice Distillers’ Convention and Trade Show. Audience members filled the room, and turned their attention to the front as Dr. Patricia Aron of the Rahr Technical Center, Ilya Soroka of BSG, and...
read moreKoda Energy Celebrates 6th Annual Bioenergy Day
Koda Energy celebrated the 6thAnnual Bioenergy Day this Wednesday at their facilities on the Rahr Malting campus in Shakopee, Minnesota. Fellow renewable and bioenergy businesses attended to present their contribution to the environment. Doors opened at 9am and the...
read moreAlix Malthouse Celebrates 25th Anniversary
On September 14ththe Rahr Malting Canada Alix Malthouse celebrated its 25thanniversary of production. Getting its start in 1993 in Alberta’s prime barely growing region, the Alix Malthouse has since made its mark in the malting world. Production began before the craft...
read moreFirst Annual ASBC Malt Flavor & Aroma Symposium
Rahr Malting Co. is proud to be a sponsor the for American Society of Brewing Chemists’ first annual Malt Flavor and Aroma Symposium. The symposium was held June 10-13, 2018 in the Twin Cites, and Willie Rahr (pictured below) delivered the opening speech. We were also...
read moreBeer is Flowing at Rahr Technical Center Brewery
SHAKOPEE, MN – The Rahr Technical Center Brewery at Rahr Malting Co.’s Shakopee campus is now up and running. The brewery will produce beer for R&D, conducting product evaluations, and host demonstrations for visiting brewery customers who purchase ingredients...
read moreKoda Energy: The Power Behind Rahr Malt
Every bag of Rahr malt produced at the Shakopee, MN maltings is printed with a distinctive icon: a dinosaur inside a circle and bar. For the thousands of breweries who use Rahr malts, that icon – indicating “Fossil-Free Malting” – might be the only indication that...
read moreRahr Corporation Celebrates Completion of World’s Largest Single-Site Malting Facility
Shakopee, Minn. – Rahr Corporation debuted its malt house and other new spaces to 650 neighbors and the local brewing community on Saturday, September 24. Rahr began the $68 million expansion project in April 2015 and completed it six months ahead of schedule. “This...
read moreRahr Malting Co. Collaborates on Benefit for Mississippi River
Rahr Malting Co. is proud to be a part of 72 Stretch, a collaboration brew between Rahr, Fulton Beer, Friends of the Mississippi River, and Bob Mitchell’s Fly Shop. A portion of the proceeds from every pint of this limited-edition Gose beer brewed with Rahr malts will...
read moreBSG Opens New Distribution Center in Shakopee, Minn.
Shakopee, MN – Rahr Corporation and Brewers Supply Group opened a new 80,000 square-foot distribution center in Summer 2016. The new facility will replace the former warehouse in Kasota, MN, and will serve BSG’s brewery customers across the United States. The new...
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