Beer Comes From the Ground? Pilot Malt House educates on beer’s earthly origins

Where does beer come from?  Much to my surprise, as well as that of Erik May, President of Pilot Malt House, many consumers really have no clue.

“Through my traveling I realized more and more that people, generally, think it just appears.  Much like a car—they buy it from a dealership and don’t think much about how it got there, [it’s the] same with the beer world.”

The beer is in their glass, it tastes delicious and the rest is history.  That very “problem” is why May started his business.

“I have talked to a lot of brewers/owners or breweries and they only know where they buy their grain from, not necessarily where that grain actually came from,” said May.  “I want to change that!”

Pilot Malt House held an event on Saturday for people from the industry to come out and learn more about where ingredients in beer come from.  After the guests gathered, a bus escorted them from the malt house down the road to a farm growing some of Pilot Malt House’s grain.  The welcoming Chad Becker, Own

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