SFBW2026: Farmer, Maltster, Brewer

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Farmer, Maltster, Brewer
📍 The Rake at Admiral Maltings
📅 Sunday, February 22nd
⏰ 1 PM – 5 PM

The journey of great beer starts long before it reaches your glass. Join us at The Rake at Admiral Maltings for an afternoon that brings together the key players behind your favorite brews—farmers, maltsters, and brewers.

We’re excited to welcome the Schaupp Family and Fritz Durst, our longtime barley and wheat farmers, alongside Pond Farm Brewing Co. and Discretion Brewing. Together, they’ll share insights into how premium grains, traditional floor malting, and innovative brewing techniques come together to create truly exceptional beer.

Expect:
🍺 Unique beers brewed with Admiral’s floor-malted barley
🌾 Conversations with the farmers growing the grain behind the glass
⚒️ Insights from our maltsters on how craft malting shapes flavor
🍻 A chance to meet the brewers bringing it all to life
🏭 Guided tours of our malt house to see the traditional floor malting process up close (limited spots available)

Come raise a glass with us, take a behind-the-scenes look at California’s first modern floor-malting facility, and experience the journey from farm to malt house to brewery to you.

Malthouse Tours
Tours will be held at 1:00pm, 2:15pm, and 3:30pm, with 20 spots available per tour.

General Admission tickets include:
– A tasting flight of 4 beers from our featured brewers
– One guided malthouse tour

No ticket? No problem.
The event is open to the public. Guests without a General Admission ticket are still welcome to join us, purchase a beer flight, and spend the afternoon meeting the farmers, maltsters, and brewers.

Malthouse tours are only available with a General Admission ticket.