“Witbier is a rustic style of beer,” Schaffter said. Cinder Block will soon brew and release a 30-barrel batch of Weathered Wit using the Kansas wheat. After initial trials, the two companies struck a supply deal. Schaffter received samples and tested the grain for brewing. “I’m working on growing particular varieties of barley.” “I want to grow barley and wheat and malt it for breweries,”� Van Horn said. He pitched the idea of supplying grain to Cinder Block. Van Horn’s farm was already supplying Lifted Spirits Distillery with soft red winter wheat malt. In early June, Cinder Block expands distribution from Lawrence, Kansas, to Johnson County, Kansas.Ĭinder Block owner Bryce Schaffter first met Gary Van Horn, a fourth-generation farmer and co-owner of Great Plains Custom Grain, at a Kegs N Eggs beer festival. Then the beer will make its way back to Kansas, as well as Missouri in Cinder Block’s distribution territory. Malt from that Kansas-grown wheat will journey to North Kansas City, Missouri, for the brewing process. Starting the first week of June, Cinder Block Brewery’s Weathered Wit will contain wheat grown by Great Plains Custom Grain, based in Wellsville, Kansas.
