Root Shoot Malting

06/02/2026

Hey, we know that malt truck! 😉🌾🚛
Hurry, go snag a bottle of our Root Shoot Spirits whiskey while it lasts!
👉https://buy.rootshootspirits.com/

🚨Big news!🚨

🎉Our Root Shoot 'Whisky of the Year' is back in stock and now available nationwide and online at our bottle shop! 👇
https://buy.rootshootspirits.com/

🏔Colorado folks, look for shelves to be restocked next week and find our whiskey map at www.rootshootspirits.com 🍾

👀Read more at our latest newsletter - http://eepurl.com/_3zi3YZU8_

Cheers, friends! --The Olanders

06/01/2026

🎉Happy Monday! Our malthouse has been humming along lately and there's no shortage of action around here.

🌽 It's back. Our latest batch of Malted Corn is ready for your next (Mexican!) Lager, bringing all the flavor, character, and Root Shoot farm-grown goodness you've come to expect.

👉Need some for an upcoming brew or spirit? Let's talk. The corn cometh. 🍻🥃💪

05/29/2026

🚛🎸 A little shout-out to Christian... Root Shoot’s malt delivery legend, barley-hauling road warrior, and full-time guitar-playing, singing machine.

Most days he’s delivering Root Shoot malt across Colorado. Other days? He’s casually shredding guitar like he’s headlining at Red Rocks.

👀 And while we’re at it… the secret’s out: .music is officially playing at Field Day this year (with Angie and MacKenzie, too!) 🎶🌾

🍻🥃Brewers and Distillers, our Field Day sign up e-blasted this week, so consider this your sign to stop procrastinating and get registered. This year’s party is shaping up to be a good one! Don't miss it!

05/26/2026

Happy Tuesday! It’s Thompson’s Turn today! 🐾🐕
And honestly, Thompson has only cared about one thing this farm season: water 💦

After a dry start to the year, our irrigation ponds finally have enough water in them again for swimming. Not exactly “full” according to Farmer Todd … but definitely full enough for a coonhound to launch himself in for a swim. 😎

Meanwhile, Farmer Todd’s been doing everything he can to stretch the water we do have, keep the alfalfa and barley alive, and manage through another tough, dry season. He also made the difficult decision to completely scrap our winter barley crop this year and plant sorghum into it instead for forage. 👎

🚜That’s farming. Some years are tougher than others. It’s a good reminder that every bag of malt and every bottle of whiskey starts long before the brewhouse or still, and that farming is always the first step in the process.

But... there’s still snow in the mountains, a little water in the ponds, fields starting to green up, and one muddy coonhound reminding us to celebrate the small wins whenever we can. 🐾💪🌾🍻🥃

05/22/2026

Hey, that's us! Thanks for hosting our malthouse crew, FOX31 KDVR.com! 🎉🚜

05/19/2026

Wowza, what a night! 🌾🎉
Last week we spent a rare evening away from the farm celebrating conservation, farmers, landowners, and everyone who supports Colorado agriculture and open space.

🙏Huge thanks to our friends for honoring the Olander family and for recognizing our recent London Competitions 'Whisky of the Year' award for ! 🥃

🚜Best of all, more than $430,000 was raised to help protect farmland, wildlife, and open spaces across Colorado. Grateful to be part of a community (our Root Shoot brewers and distillers included!) that believes in caring for the land for generations to come.

🤓Did you know...
In December 2022, Olander Farms permanently conserved our 112 acres of agricultural land?
Be sure to check out our 100 Year Lease short film ( https://youtu.be/RO-bSftOnog?si=JDpFqSFra_FOI1xO ) to learn more about the challenges today’s farmers face, and why protecting farmland matters. 🌾💚🌾💚

05/11/2026

Alllllllllllllll aboard the Root Shoot Express! 🚃💨

🚐✨ Our Root Shoot Express hit the road again, picking up the crews from and hauling them up to the farm for the full Root Shoot experience.

was behind the wheel, naturally. 🛞 Account manager by trade. Shuttle captain by destiny. 💪

The day included:
🌾 Field stops
🏭 Malthouse tour
🥪 Lunch
🤝 General shenanigans

Somewhere between Denver and the barley fields, the bus filled up with beer talk, bad jokes, farm views, and the kind of conversations that only happen when you get brewery folks out of the city and into the barley fields. 🌾🍻

Big thanks to the OMF and Zuni crews for making the trip with us. Good people, good questions, and elite bus energy all around.

Want to bring your team out next? The Root Shoot Express is rolling. Seats are free. Let’s ride. 🌾🍻

05/05/2026

Happy Tuesday from the “we’ll take what we can get” season...And we'll take SNOW TODAY! ❄️🎉

Will we have a winter barley crop?
…questionable. 🤷‍♀️

Are we planting corn?
Hard no. ☹️

Do we have water this year?
Let’s just say “conservative optimism” feels generous.💦

But the ditches still need pulling. The ground still needs tending. And Todd? He’s playing in the water like it’s the best job in the world. 🏊‍♂️

Some years you farm the crop…
and some years you just farm the chance to try again.
Either way, Farmer Todd shows up. 🌱💪

Hang in there farmers!

05/04/2026

Happy Monday! 🌾
Have you tried our our newest LOW COLOR PILSNER malt?

We made a malt… that lets the hops be the star. We know. We’re confused too. 😉🤷‍♀️

We’re typically over here talking about flavor, character, depth… you know, malt doing malt things. This Low Color Pils has a neutral and clean flavor, with an SRM of 1.3-1.8.

Low Color Pils.
Still Root Shoot grown.
Still Root Shoot malted.
Just… slightly more humble than usual. 🌾🍻
(And yes, the hops are very excited about it.)

📧Reach our team at sales(at)rootshootmalting.com to order and find all our malts at the 🔗 in bio.

05/01/2026

🎉Happy Friday, Root Shooters!

After a pretty big week on the Root Shoot Spirits whiskey front, we’re not here to top it. Honestly… we’re a little worn out (in the best possible way!). 🙏🫶🥰

So today’s report is simple: Find a patio (preferably with craft beer made with Root Shoot malts!), order something cold, sit in the sun a little longer than you probably should. 🍻😎

We’ll be doing the same, letting things settle before we get back at it next week, maybe catch a brew day, and sip on some whiskey. 😉

Sometimes the best follow-up to big news is a quiet Friday. 🥃 Cheers ya'll!

📸: Cerebral Brewing / Hogshead Brewery brewday.
English Summer Ale brewed with Root Shoot! 🌾💪