Double Eagle Malt

What Double Eagle Malt does

Double Eagle Malt is a craft malthouse founded in 2014 by Alan Gladish and headquartered in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. The company procures grain, including barley, wheat, rye, oats, corn, and spelt, from a contracted network of approximately four core Pennsylvania family farmers, supplemented by spot growers, with sourcing counties spanning Lancaster, Dauphin, Montgomery, and Monroe. It applies traditional germination, kilning, and curing techniques to produce single-origin malt made exclusively from Pennsylvania-grown grains, marketed to craft breweries and craft distilleries seeking provenance differentiation and farm-to-glass storytelling.

The product portfolio spans more than 20 SKUs organized into five categories: signature base malts (Pennypack Pils, Rustic Ale), alternate grain malts (Legacy Wheat, Heritage Rye, Pale Oat, Heirloom Corn, Pale Spelt), kilned malts (Vienna, Symphony, Munich, Aromunich, Dextrin), caramel malts (Caramel 7/25/90), and roasted malts (Lt-Med Toast series, Cocoa, Cocoa Dark, Black Magic, Roast Barley). Distribution is direct-to-customer via 50-pound bags or 1-ton supersacks, with delivery by company vehicle or customer pickup at the Huntingdon Valley facility. Technical positioning rests on a 10-year collaboration with Virginia Tech's Small Grains Breeding Program that produced the Avalon 2-row winter barley cultivar, first harvested in 2024, and is supported by agronomic field trials with Penn State Cooperative Extension.

Revenue is generated through two streams: per-transaction malt product sales and multi-year contract malting services for farm breweries and distilleries, including malting of non-traditional grains. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Marketing is conducted through the company's blog, the Craft Maltsters Guild network, the PA Grain initiative, and a co-branding toolkit (Made With PA Grain) that supplies brewery customers with QR-coded farmer profiles, logos, and point-of-sale collateral. The company employs 2-5 people and is privately held with no disclosed external investors.

Name

Double Eagle Malt

Legal name

Double Eagle Malt, LLC

Website

https://doubleeaglemalt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Double Eagle Malt is a craft malthouse in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, producing single-origin malt exclusively from Pennsylvania-grown grains for craft breweries and craft distilleries across the Mid-Atlantic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Malt Production

NAICS

Malt Manufacturing (311213)

SIC

Grain Mill Products (2040)

akta.pro primary industry

Malting Barley Production (Brewing/Distilling Supply) (AFAGAAAJ)

Keywords

• Craft malt production
• Specialty brewing malts
• Single-origin malt
• Contract malting services
• Farm-to-glass malts

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntingdon Valley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Malt Product Sales: Direct sales of craft malt to breweries and distilleries in 50-lb bags or 1-ton supersacks. Revenue generated through per-transaction product sales with no recurring subscription component.
2. Contract Malting Services: Custom malting services for farm breweries and distilleries seeking unique grain-to-glass products, including malting non-traditional grains.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Double Eagle Malt is a craft malthouse that produces single-origin malt made exclusively from Pennsylvania-grown grains, including barley, wheat, rye, oats, corn, and spelt, for sale to craft breweries and distilleries. The company offers a portfolio of over 20 malt products across base, alternate grain, kilned, caramel, and roasted categories, available in 50-lb bags or 1-ton supersacks. It also provides custom contract malting services for farm breweries and distilleries seeking grain-to-glass production.

Product overview

Double Eagle Malt is a craft malthouse producing single-origin malts made exclusively with Pennsylvania-grown grain for craft breweries and distilleries. The company offers a portfolio of over 20 distinct malt products organized into five categories: Signature Base Malts (Pennypack Pils, Rustic Ale), Alternate Grain Malts (Legacy Wheat, Heritage Rye, Pale Oat, Heirloom Corn, Pale Spelt), Kilned Malts (Vienna, Symphony, Munich, Aromunich, Dextrin), Caramel Malts (Caramel 7, Caramel 25, Caramel 90), and Roasted Malts (Lt-Med Toast, Cocoa, Cocoa Dark, Black Magic, Roast Barley). Products are available in 50-lb bags or 1-ton supersacks. The company also provides contract malting services for farm breweries and distilleries. The company partners with local Pennsylvania family farmers to source grain, operating since 2014, and offers educational content including brewing guides, farm profiles, and industry articles through its website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pennypack Pils

Quantifiable outcome

• 85%+ mash efficiency achieved by brewery customers using Double Eagle malt
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• Craft Maltsters GuildcoreOthers · 13 May 2025Industry association membership providing Craft Malt Certified program, networking opportunities, and industry advocacy. Double Eagle featured in member highlight for Made With PA Grain initiative.
• Pennsylvania GraincoreOthersState-level agricultural marketing initiative promoting Pennsylvania-grown grain. Double Eagle uses PA Grain logo and marketing materials.
• Master Brewers Association of America (MBAA)minorOthersIndustry association membership for craft maltsters and brewers.
• Virginia Tech Small Grains Breeding ProgramflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped Avalon 2-row winter barley variety specifically for Mid-Atlantic growing climate. 10-year collaboration resulting in first harvest in 2024.
• Penn State Cooperative ExtensioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural extension partnership for farmer outreach, variety testing, and developing malting barley production strategies in Pennsylvania.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sugar Creek Malt Co. Indiana craft malthouse producing malt from locally-grown grains for regional craft brewers and distilleries. Closely comparable business model, customer base, and supply-chain philosophy (contracted family-farm grain sourcing).
• Vermont Malt House: Vermont craft malthouse supplying regional breweries and distilleries with farm-sourced, single-origin malt. Comparable in scale, Northeast US geography, and farm-to-glass positioning.
• Riverbend Malt House: Asheville, NC-based craft malthouse producing single-origin, regionally-sourced malt for craft breweries and distilleries. Direct competitor in the farm-to-glass craft malting category, with similar product portfolio (base, caramel, roasted malts) and comparable scale.
• Blue Ox Malthouse: Maine craft malthouse producing regionally-sourced malt for New England craft brewers and distillers. Closely comparable in customer base, scale, and farm-to-glass positioning.
• Grouse Malt House: Colorado craft malthouse producing single-origin, Colorado-grown malts for craft breweries. Comparable business model with regional grain sourcing and direct-to-brewery distribution.
• Admiral Maltings: California craft malthouse producing floor-malted, single-origin specialty malts for the West Coast craft brewing and distilling market. Directly comparable in scale, product philosophy, and downstream customer focus.
• Mecca Grade Estate Malt: Oregon-based estate maltster growing and malting its own grain on a single farm. Comparable craft-scale malting operation with strong farm-to-glass provenance, although vertically integrated into farming.

Broad incumbents

• Rahr Malting: Large-scale industrial maltster with national distribution. Represents the commodity-scale competitor whose imported or warehoused product Double Eagle differentiates against via freshness and local sourcing.
• Briess Malt & Ingredients: Large, established North American maltster with broad product portfolio across base and specialty malts. Represents the dominant incumbent that craft maltsters like Double Eagle compete against on quality and provenance, not on volume.

Others

• Craft Maltsters Guild: Industry association that Double Eagle belongs to; provides Craft Malt Certified certification, advocacy, and networking. Relevant as an ecosystem enabler and competitive context for U.S. craft malthouses.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/doubleeaglemalt
• Facebookfacebook.com/doubleeaglemalt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/double-eagle-malt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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