Stone Path Malt

Name

Stone Path Malt

Legal name

Stone Path Malt, LLC

Website

https://stonepathmalt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Malt Production

NAICS

Malt Manufacturing (311213)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Craft malt production
• Specialty malts
• Custom malting services
• Brewing ingredients
• Barley malting

Headquarters

HQ city

Wareham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Malt Product Sales: Sale of locally crafted premium malt products to craft brewers including Nor'East Malts, Franconian Malts (SPM series), and German Specialty Malts (IREKS products). Sold primarily in 55 lb bags with pricing per pound ranging from $0.78-$1.07 depending on product type.
2. Taproom and Hospitality: On-premise taproom serving 8 taps of local craft beer brewed with Stone Path Malt, along with food service from Minkle Boys Catering, wine selection, and non-alcoholic beverages. Also offers outdoor beer garden.
3. Golf Simulator Rentals: Trackman Golf Simulator rentals at $60 per hour with $20 rental clubs available. Additional revenue from league sign-ups including SPM Holiday Brewer's League ($400 per team) and SPM Winter League 2027 ($1,000 per team).
4. Custom Malting Services: Custom malting services for breweries wanting to malt locally grown grain or special varieties. Services include cleaning, storing, bagging, and shipping malt. System capacity of 10 tonnes can malt up to 22,000 pounds per batch.
5. Event Space Rental: Private event hosting for corporate events, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, and other gatherings in the taproom and event space.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stone Path Malt crafts and supplies premium craft malt products to craft brewers using a SCHULZ Craft Malting System from German manufacturer Kaspar Schulz—one of fewer than ten installed globally. The company offers locally crafted Nor'East Malts, SPM Franconian Malts, and distributes IREKS German specialty malts, along with custom malting services for growers and breweries, while also operating an on-premise taproom and Trackman golf simulator bays.

Product overview

Stone Path Malt is a North American craft malt company operating in New England, USA that crafts and supplies premium malt products for craft brewers. The product portfolio consists of three malt product lines: Nor'East Malts (locally crafted malts including Nor'East Gold 2-Row, Nor'East Vienna, and Nor'East Kara 10L), SPM/Franconian Malts (German-style malts including SPM Pilsner, SPM Munich Dark, and SPM Wheat Malt Light sourced through their partnership with IREKS), and IREKS German Specialty Malts (including Crystal Birch, Crystal Teak, Crystal Mahogany, Crystal Oak, Crystal Rosewood, Crystal Ebony, Mela Red Alder, Mela Beech, Aroma Malt, Rye Malt, Wheat Malt Dark, Wheat Malt Black, Sour Malt, Smoked Malt, Chocolate Malt, and Black Malt). The company also offers Custom Malting Services for growers who want to bring their own grain for processing, operates an on-premise taproom featuring local craft beer brewed with their malt, provides Trackman Golf Simulators entertainment, and offers event space rental.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nor'East Malts: Locally crafted malts using regional New England and international grains, including Nor'East Gold 2-Row, Nor'East Pilsner, Nor'East Pale, Nor'East Vienna, Nor'East Munich, and Nor'East Kara 10L.
• SPM (Stone Path Malt) Franconian Malts

Products and services

• Nor'East Gold 2-Row Flagship 2-row Pilsner style base malt that brews to a light golden color and smooth grain flavor, designed for craft brewers producing lagers, ales, and year-round styles.
• Nor'East Vienna European-style base malt with full and rich flavor characteristics reminiscent of freshly baked bread, for craft brewers seeking depth in their beer.
• Nor'East Kara 10L New England's first locally crafted drum-kilned caramel malt, kilned for 10L color and sweetness, for craft brewers wanting authentic regional character.
• SPM Pilsner Base malt for all beer styles, modified and kilned for light color with high enzyme content and extract yield, available exclusively through Stone Path Malt via IREKS partnership.
• SPM Munich Dark Ancient-style malt serving as a base for dark beers or specialty malt for color, flavor, and aroma.
• SPM Wheat Malt Light Distinct malt with high extract content and little color, formulated for NEIPAs, Weiss, and Kolsch beers.
• IREKS Chocolate Malt Drum-roasted malt providing dark color with flavors of dark chocolate and low-acidity coffee notes, for craft brewers producing dark beer styles.
• IREKS Crystal Birch Drum-roasted, lightly caramelized malt used for minor color, full-bodied taste, and foam stability.
• IREKS Crystal Teak Dark beer essential for varying color along with foam stability and full-bodied flavor.
• IREKS Aroma Malt IREKS specialty malt designed to enhance aromatic qualities in craft beer.
• IREKS Rye Malt IREKS rye malt for spicy, distinctive flavor characteristics in beer.
• IREKS Sour Malt IREKS sour malt for acidic characteristics in sour beer styles.
• IREKS Smoked Malt IREKS smoked malt for wood-smoked flavor in smoked beer styles.
• Custom Malting Services Custom malting service allowing breweries and growers to bring their own grain for processing using the 10-tonne SCHULZ system, with up to 22,000 pounds per batch and full cleaning, storing, bagging, and shipping services.
• Malt House Taproom On-premise taproom at 11 Kendrick Rd, Wareham MA featuring 8 taps of local craft beer brewed with Stone Path Malt, food service from Minkle Boys Catering, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages, open Wed-Sat.
• Trackman Golf Simulator Rentals Two Trackman golf simulator bays offering tour-level accuracy with instant shot data, realistic ball flight, and immersive virtual courses, available for hourly rental and league play.
• Event Space Rental Event hosting for corporate events, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, and other gatherings at the malt house taproom and event space.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fresh malt delivered in under two weeks from ordering
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kaspar SchulzcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2015Partnership with Kaspar Schulz, the world's oldest brewery manufacturer (since 1677, 10th generation family-owned) located in Bamberg, Germany. Stone Path Malt installed the SCHULZ Craft Malting System, one of fewer than ten installed globally. This system provides their core malting capability combining innovation with traditional German brewing methods.
• IREKScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership with IREKS, a leading malt company headquartered in Kulmbach, Germany (Upper Franconia region), crafting barley into malt since 1856. IREKS is a world-renowned producer of Bavarian base and specialty malts serving notable breweries including Augustiner and Kulmbacher. Stone Path Malt distributes IREKS products in the US and gains malting expertise through the partnership. They jointly support the Malting Barley Association and Berlin Program for barley variety research.
• 5th Generation Franconian MaltsterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMet during initial visit to Germany in 2015 with a 5th generation craft maltster operating a malthouse in the Franconian region. This partnership established the foundational vision for Stone Path Malt's local craft malting approach.
• Braugersten-Gemeinschaft e.V. (Malting Barley Association)minorOthersNon-profit consortium supporting malting barley research for over 60 years in collaboration with VLB University. Focuses on examining newly approved malting varieties and their processing suitability in the 'Berlin Program' to accelerate acceptance of new barley varieties for the malting and brewing value chain.
• VLB UniversityminorOthersBrewing institute partner along with Weihenstephan University that tests and evaluates different barley varieties and their crop year growth characteristics as related to malting and brewing processes. Results are shared with the participating malting and brewing community.
• Regional New England Barley GrowersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStone Path Malt is working with regional barley growers in New England to trial and develop varieties of malting barley suited to local soil types and climate. Testing involves growers, maltster, regional test lab, and IREKS in Germany.
• Minkle Boys CateringminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood service provider for the Stone Path Malt taproom, offering food menu alongside the craft beer selection. Outside food is not permitted in the taproom.
• Porter FarmsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCustom malting customer providing locally grown grain for Stone Path Malt to process. Located in Mapleton, Maine, representing the farm-to-malt-to-brew value chain that Stone Path Malt enables.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Country Malt Group: Country Malt Group is a craft-focused malt and brewing ingredient distributor serving craft brewers across North America. It supplies many of the same craft brewer customers as Stone Path but through distribution of other producers' malts rather than in-house manufacturing, making it a competitor for the brewer relationship and shelf space.
• Briess Malt & Ingredients: Briess is a long-established US malt producer headquartered in Wisconsin with a broad craft-friendly product portfolio and national distribution. It competes with Stone Path for the same craft brewer customers but at much greater scale, broader SKU coverage, and with deeper relationships among larger regional craft brewers.
• Great Western Malting: Great Western Malting is one of the largest North American malt producers, offering a broad base and specialty malt portfolio with nationwide distribution. It competes with Stone Path in the broader craft malt supply market but at industrial scale that Stone Path cannot match.
• Cargill: Cargill operates one of the world's largest malt businesses, supplying base and specialty malts to brewers globally with industrial scale and extensive distribution. It competes broadly in the same malt supply market as Stone Path and represents the upper bound of scale and pricing pressure that any craft maltster faces from incumbents.

Direct peers

• Riverbend Malt House: Riverbend Malt House is a craft maltster in Asheville, North Carolina, producing small-batch, locally sourced malt for craft brewers in the Southeast. It mirrors Stone Path's small-batch, farm-to-brew business model and competes for the same craft brewer customer segment, though in a different geography.
• Blue Ox Malthouse: Blue Ox Malthouse is a craft maltster in Lisbon Falls, Maine, producing locally grown and malted grains for New England craft brewers. It directly competes with Stone Path Malt in the same regional craft malt segment, sharing the farm-to-brew sourcing narrative and similar small-batch equipment.
• Pilot Malt House: Pilot Malt House is a craft maltster in Grand Forks, North Dakota, producing locally malted grains for craft brewers. It shares Stone Path's small-batch, regional sourcing model and serves a comparable craft brewer customer base, making it a direct operational peer despite the different geography.
• Maltwerks: Maltwerks is a craft maltster producing small-batch, locally sourced malts for craft brewers. It shares Stone Path's small-scale, craft-focused production model and serves a similar premium craft brewer customer segment, positioning it as a direct peer in the US craft malt category.
• Valley Malt: Valley Malt is a craft maltster based in Hadley, Massachusetts, producing small-batch malts from locally grown grains for craft brewers. It is a direct geographic and product peer to Stone Path Malt, competing for the same New England craft brewer customers with a similar locally-sourced, premium positioning.
• Grouse Malt House: Grouse Malt House is a craft maltster based in Wellington, Colorado, producing premium malts from regionally grown grains for craft brewers. It operates with a similar small-batch, locally focused model to Stone Path and competes for craft brewer mindshare and shelf space in the broader US craft malt segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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Funding overview

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