malty

adjectiveC2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechToo rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

Malty means tasting of the sweet roasted grain used in brewing. A malty beer, malty and rich.

Malt is barley that has been sprouted and dried, and how far it is roasted decides the colour of the beer. A malty flavour is the opposite pole to a hoppy one in describing beer.

Definitions of malty

1adjectivemaltyTasting of the sweet roasted grain used in brewing.C2
“The bitter was malty enough to taste almost of biscuit.”

malty is a flavour.

Where it comes from

From malt + -y.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Smell & Taste

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malty in the wild

The term is commonly applied to dark, malty beers in England, generally above 5% ABV, and also to dark ales of any strength in Australia.
Old ale
Many dunkels have a distinctive malty flavor that comes from a special brewing technique called decoction mashing.
Dunkel
Assam tea is now mostly grown at or near sea level and is known for its body, briskness, malty flavour, and strong, bright colour.
Assam tea
Mashing allows the enzymes in the malt to break down the starch in the grain into sugars, typically maltose to create a malty liquid called wort.
Mashing
Two brands are manufactured: Upper Canada Lager, a German-style lager and Upper Canada Dark Ale, "with a robust malty character and a rich chestnut colour".
Upper Canada Brewing Company

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