Admiral Maltings

Admiral Maltings We partner w/ California farmers to source quality, local grain that we floor malt to produce excepti
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Admiral Maltings partners with California farmers to source quality, local grain that we floor malt to produce exceptional, hand-crafted malt. Through our unique mix of modern technology and traditional practices, we aim to both unlock and capture California's terroir in our malt, offering a truly exceptional ingredient and experience. Admiral Maltings was founded by two long-time San Francisco br

ewing industry veterans, Ron Silberstein of ThirstyBear Brewing Company and Dave McLean of Magnolia Brewing Company, along with Curtis Davenport, who has an extensive background in organic farming and small batch malting. Together, we partner with California farmers to source quality grain and produce exceptional, hand-crafted malt. Our malt not only helps brewers make great beer, but it also enables them to operate more sustainably and to deepen their connection with local agriculture. Our malthouse is located in Alameda, California, and we're happy to call the Bay Area our home! Our 20,000 square-foot building was originally a World War II-era naval dry goods facility, but is now the site of the first floor malting facility in California since pre-Prohibition and California's only CCOF certified malting operation. Check out our website at www.admiralmaltings.com for more information, and make sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter at too!

Congratulations to Evolve Distilling of Claremont, California on earning a Gold Medal at the 2026 International Spirits ...
06/03/2026

Congratulations to Evolve Distilling of Claremont, California on earning a Gold Medal at the 2026 International Spirits Challenge for their Cali-Baja American Single Malt Whiskey!

A bold expression of creativity and craftsmanship, Cali-Baja is bottled at 110 proof (55% ABV), distilled with Admiral Maltings Midway Munich-style malt, and matured for one year in ex-Añejo tequila barrels. The result is a distinctive American Single Malt that bridges California brewing tradition with the vibrant character of tequila barrel aging.

Evolve Distilling has built a reputation for producing small-batch spirits with imaginative flavor profiles and a fearless approach to whiskey making. We're honored to see our floor-malted California grain helping bring award-winning spirits like Cali-Baja to life.

Congratulations to the entire Evolve team on this well-deserved international recognition. Cheers to pushing boundaries, celebrating flavor, and proving once again that great spirits begin with great ingredients.



Have you tried the full lineup? From Admiral Pils and Feldblume for your lagers, Gallagher's Best and Maiden Voyage for ...
05/27/2026

Have you tried the full lineup? From Admiral Pils and Feldblume for your lagers, Gallagher's Best and Maiden Voyage for your ales, or specialty malts like Kilnsmith and Admiral's Hearth for delicious flavor and beautiful color... we've got you covered! Visit https://admiralmaltings.com/malt/ for all the details!

📣 CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS 📣⁠⁠Want to help make this year’s Rock & Roll Beer Stroll and Art & Wine Faire fun and engaging for...
05/27/2026

📣 CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS 📣⁠
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Want to help make this year’s Rock & Roll Beer Stroll and Art & Wine Faire fun and engaging for our community!?⁠
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Rock & Roll Beer Stroll (Saturday 6/13) - are specifically looking for help pouring beer at the host locations. Volunteers (21+) will receive a commemorative glass and wristband to be able to enjoy the festivities a bit.⁠
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Art & Wine Faire (Saturday 7/25 and Sunday 726) - shifts are 3 hours and volunteers (21+) will receive a 39th Anniversary event t-shirt, a commemorative glass of their choice (wine or beer), and a beverage ticket.⁠
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➡️ Are you able to help out? Head to downtownalameda.com to sign up! ⁠
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The organic bump is real! We are incredibly proud to see our co-founder, Ron Silberstein, and the Admiral team featured ...
05/21/2026

The organic bump is real!

We are incredibly proud to see our co-founder, Ron Silberstein, and the Admiral team featured in ’s latest piece for , exploring the powerful revival of organic beer.

In the early days of brewing, choosing organic often meant working with a limited flavor palette. But today? The landscape has completely shifted. Here at Admiral, our California-grown organic wheat and barley are fueling a brand-new generation of world-class, environmentally conscious brewing... powering incredible folks like and .

In fact, organic malt made up a massive 33% of our total sales in 2025!

A huge thank you to Joshua M. Bernstein for highlighting this vital movement, and to all the brewers and beer lovers pushing for a more sustainable future.

Click below to read the full article! 🍻

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63b36eb528ebc02df202f9ab/t/6a04cb513af16732a714bc6e/1778699090723/Imbibe+May-June+2026+Digital+Issue-67-71.pdf

recently joined us for a tour of the malt house, representing our friends at as part of regular "Meet The Brewer" even...
05/20/2026

recently joined us for a tour of the malt house, representing our friends at as part of regular "Meet The Brewer" events.

Many thanks to all of our brewers and distiller customers who feature our California floor malt in their delicious creations. It's an honor!

Collaborations like this are why we love what we do!Our friends over at just dropped Waning Light, a 100% California-gr...
05/19/2026

Collaborations like this are why we love what we do!

Our friends over at just dropped Waning Light, a 100% California-grown Helles Lager, and we are incredibly proud to have our floor malted Butta 12 barley serving as the backbone for this Munich classic.

Butta 12 was developed right down the road at UC Davis, grown in the fertile Sacramento Valley, and floor-malted with love right here by our team in Alameda.

Calicraft took that clean, bready foundation and paired it with California-grown Comet and Cashmere hops from third-generation family farmers , finishing it off with Andechs yeast from .

The result? A true California crusher. It’s clean, golden, and packed with soft bready malt notes, a touch of honey, and a perfectly bright, crisp finish.

Grab a 4-pack or find it on draft at all Calicraft locations now! 🍻

Buy some merch over at and let your favorite brewery or taproom know you support ! Shout out to our friends at for a...
05/14/2026

Buy some merch over at and let your favorite brewery or taproom know you support ! Shout out to our friends at for always showing us love and utilizing our California grown floor malt in their award winning beers,

Join us for a warm day and a cold beer in our beer garden and bring your pup! We've got beer and whiskey made with Calif...
05/13/2026

Join us for a warm day and a cold beer in our beer garden and bring your pup! We've got beer and whiskey made with California grown floor malt and a great food menu for you and your friends... furry or otherwise.

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Need some malt? Hit us up and we will get your loaded up! Thank you to Moirae Brewing for featuring our California craft...
05/09/2026

Need some malt? Hit us up and we will get your loaded up! Thank you to Moirae Brewing for featuring our California craft malt in their tasty beers...⁠
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"The Moirae Mobile is packed and ready for brew day tomorrow! All of our American beers are made with American malt from Admiral Maltings in Alameda. Their small batch floor malted barley is some of the freshest and most aromatic we’ve come across. No Malt No Beer. "⁠
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Congratulation to our friend at Dunloe Brewing in Davis! Many thanks to their team for including us in their award winni...
05/07/2026

Congratulation to our friend at Dunloe Brewing in Davis! Many thanks to their team for including us in their award winning beers.

"We won four medals at the last week. As you may know, we are a bit awkward. So here’s Arrow wearing them so we don’t have to.

Bronze for Dunnies Light in American Light Lager
Bronze for Rocket Surgery in Helles/Exports
Gold for Two Birds Stoned in Other Yeast Beers
Gold for Middle of Somewhere in Wood and Barrel Aged Sour Beer.

Both sours were made with fruit from the wonderful people out at and everything but the Rocket Surgery was made with California grown grain malted down in Alameda by Well Dunnies is half Admiral, but that’s still pretty cool"

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Alameda, CA
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