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Episode #42 | 22 US Malt Plants Down to 6: What Happened to American Beer? w/ Don Grambsch
Published 2 weeks ago
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The US once had 22 malt plants. Today it has about six.
Industry legend Don Grambsch joins Brent to explain how craft beer, GMO corn and soaring freight costs reshaped the malt supply chain—and why the biggest brewers missed the shift to premium.
As malt production moved west and consumers remained in the east, freight became the industry's deciding factor.
Plus: Napa left 400,000 tons of grapes unpicked last year. Is beer next?
Part 1 of 2. Barley is up next.