While 12 tasters (p<0.05) would have had to identify the unique sample in order to reach statistical significance, only 9 (p=0.29) made the accurate selection, indicating participants in this xBmt could not reliably distinguish a beer made with Simpsons Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise malt from one made with Muntons Pale Ale malt. Each participant was served 1 sample of the Golden Promise beer and 2 samples of the Pale Ale malt beer in different colored opaque cups then asked to identify the unique sample. Left: Golden Promise | Right: Pale Ale malt | RESULTS |Ī total of 22 people of varying levels of experience participated in this xBmt. In order to keep the variable front-and-center, I went with a single malt recipe loosely modeled after my Scottish Heavy for this xBmt. To evaluate the differences between beers made entirely with either Golden Promise malt or UK Pale Ale malt. Having relied on the latter for many a tasty beer, I put it to the test to see for myself! I’m aware of several excellent commercial Scottish beers that don’t use Golden Promise as their base malt, which left me curious just how different its character is from more standard Pale Ale malts. Seen as a Scottish counterpart to the English Maris Otter malt, Golden Promise is said to impart a sweet, nutty flavor and improve mouthfeel without having much of an impact on beer color.Īs one of my favorite style categories, making better Scottish ale is a constant pursuit of mine, though despite this love, I rarely have Golden Promise on hand. And many of the most favored base malts originated from specific regions where they’re known to be used in the production of common styles of beer.Īn example of one such malt is Golden Promise, a pale malt that’s viewed by many as necessary to the production of authentically flavored Scottish Ale. Even within certain categories of base malt, there exists different types whose flavor is said to be a function of barley species, malting approach, and kilning method, among other things.
Mosaic Of Change IPA by House Of Pendragonīrewers these days have a number of base malts to choose from, ranging from lightly kilned Pils malts to darker options like Munich II, all of which are believed to impart unique characteristics to beer.
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