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Sown.
Grown.
Malted.

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Root Shoot Malting's Todd Olander walks through a field at Olander Farms
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Who We Are

Root Shoot Malting is a 5th-generation family farm and estate malthouse dedicated to supplying barley, wheat, rye, oats, and non-GMO corn to craft brewers and distillers.

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WHat we do

We grow grain with intention, focused on flavor and quality, and malt it on the same land it’s raised on. From soil to steeping, germinating, and kilning, we handle every step in-house to deliver fresh, consistent, Colorado-grown malt.

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Olander Farms field with a watering system rolling along
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Why we do it

From the grains we sow to the fields we grow, our work is built on a single goal: to regenerate the soil, conserve our resources, and ensure this land can keep giving for generations to come.

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Our Products

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Unmalted Grain

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"As a craft distillery with a focus on experimentation, we are always excited to work with craft maltsters who share our passion for quality and innovation. We've featured Root Shoot Malting grains in two whiskey projects so far. We used the Buck Naked malt as the base for one of our malt whiskeys; the huskless barley was unique and easy to work with - a nice fit in one of our ever-evolving experimental recipes. The Oland Heritage and Munich wheats were great in a riff on our wheated bourbon. Off the still, the aromas were robust and rich, and we are excited to taste the final aged products. Overall, we've had a great experience working with the Root Shoot Team."
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Allie Wright

Chattanooga Whiskey

"We love Root Shoot as the base malt in almost all our beers. In addition to making a fantastic award winning product, they help keep our carbon footprint low by growing and malting right up the highway from us. We also love supporting our Colorado economy. These folks are committed to quality and their craft partners from bottom to top."
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Brian Milhaupt

Green Mountain Beer

"Root Shoot is all about quality and consistency. Their team is incredibly responsive, knowledgeable, and truly committed to supporting our success. It’s a company culture felt by everyone we interact with, as they care about solutions just as much as the exceptional quality malt they produce. Root Shoot has elevated our efficiency, and most importantly, the quality of our beer. They are a critical and trusted partner for LUKI!"
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Jeff Smith

LUKI Brewing

"Switching to Root Shoot Malt—and continuing to use it—has been the easiest decision we’ve made at Los Dos Potrillos Cervecería. We were initially drawn to the idea of brewing with locally grown malt, but after our first trial batch, we were blown away by the differences. We immediately converted both Breweries. Not only has Root Shoot Malt elevated the quality of our finished beer, but it has also steadily improved our brewhouse efficiency. We’re thrilled with their partnership. We can’t recommend Root Shoot highly enough."
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Chris Gilmore

Los Dos Potrillos Cervecería

"Root Shoot has been a great partner for our little brewhouse. Not only are they great people, but we are able to make better beer using their high quality craft malts at a reasonable price. The Genie Pale Malt is my favorite 2 Row on the market and it's hard to go wrong with any of their grains. With a 3 BBL Brewhouse we were worried that we would be paying a premium for high quality malt that we wouldn't be able to sustain, but we've picked up efficiency and quality of our beers that has given us great return on our investment."
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Sam Nicholson

Old 121

"Root Shoot is world class malt. We brew with everything from their cara ruby to their winter barley pilsner varieties. Across all styles of malt they have incredible flavor and performance in our brewhouse. The whole Root Shoot team is incredible to work with as well."
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Jan Chodkowski

Our Mutual Friend Brewing

"We genuinely appreciate not only the high caliber product we get from Root Shoot, but also the feeling that our partnership goes well beyond the grain. We get consistent and high efficiency results in the brewhouse with their grain and we believe that both our staff and our guests can taste the quality in the glass. Unless there is a specialty grain that Root Shoot doesn't malt, we aim to feature 100% of their malt in all of our beers. But beyond the grain, Root Shoot's farmers and their entire staff is what frankly sets them head and shoulders above all our other suppliers from raw materials to everything else. They constantly take time to make sure we get the best and most appropriate flavors from their grain, and if for some reason we aren't, they're always around to troubleshoot. In an era where everything always feels so transactional, our relationship with Root Shoot simply is one of friendship, camaraderie and supportiveness."
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Cody Higginbottom

Public Offering Brewing

"I use Root Shoot malting because they’re local but most importantly, they put out a superior product! They are competitively priced and their customer service is unmatched!"
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Nate McAlpine

Reverence Brewing Company

"The grain farmed by the Olander family and malted by Mike is some of the best we've used. Consistent extract yield and color from year to year with superior aroma and flavor profiles. The support staff, as well, is knowledgeable, responsive, and courteous. Thank you Root Shoot Malting!"
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Scott Ficarra

Salt Road Brewing

"The quality of Root Shoot malt is outstanding. Not only are we seeing impressive yields, but the flavor profile is absolutely delicious. And the fact that they’re right in our backyard? That’s just the foam on top."
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Kirk Lombardi

Zwei Brewing Company

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