malta

Definitions of malta
  1. noun
    a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
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    type of:
    cereal
    foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
  2. noun
    a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer
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    type of:
    cerveza rubia
    a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September
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