Dr. Gregory L. Ellison graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1979. He works in Tempe, AZ and specializes in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine.
Malt, grain product that is used in beverages and foods as a basis for fermentation and to add flavour and nutrients. Malt is prepared from cereal grain by allowing partial germination to modify the grainâs natural food substances.
Well, my lad. A malt beverage is a beverage made from malt. Malt beverage, as a term, is meant to enclose all beer, ale, and porter (and everything in between), without having to distinguish between them. It's easier to tax beer and ale as one product than having two different sets of standards. That's my theory, at least.