Malta (refresco)

A bottle of Malta next to a glass of ice.

La malta es un tipo de bebida gaseosa. Es una bebida de malta carbonatada, es decir, se prepara a partir de cebada, lúpulo y agua como la cerveza; también puede llevar maíz y color caramelo. Sin embargo, la malta no contiene alcohol y se consume d ela misma forma que la gaseosa o la cola en su forma original carbonatada, y hasta cierto punto, como té helado en forma no carbonatada.

En otras palabras, la malta es una cerveza que no ha sido fermentada. Es similar en color al stout (marrón oscuro) pero es muy dulce, generalmente se dice que sabe a melaza. A diferencia de la cerveza, a menudo se añade hielo a la malta cuando se consume. Los latinoamericanos a veces bebem la malta mezclándola con leche condensada o con leche evaporada.

Nowadays, most Malta is brewed in the Caribbean and can be purchased in areas with substantial Caribbean populations. Aside from the islands of the Caribbean, Malta is also popular in Caribbean coastal areas such as Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela and countries that share a Caribbean coast. Malta is brewed worldwide, and is popular in many parts of Africa like Nigeria, Chad, Ghana, Cameroon, and in the Indian Ocean. This beverage is also popular in several parts of Europe, especially Germany. Malta Guinness is brewed under license internationally.

Malta originated in Germany as Malzbier ("malt beer"), a malty dark beer whose fermentation was interrupted at approximately 2% ABV, leaving quite a lot of residual sugars in the finished beer. Up to the 1950s, Malzbier was considered a fortifying food for nursing mothers, recovering patients, the elderly etc.^{[cita requerida]} Malzbier in its native form was finally superseded during the 1960s by its modern form, formulated from water, glucose syrup, malt extract and hops extract, which had been on the market since the latter half of the 19th century, notably in Denmark. Such formulated drinks are to be called Malztrunk ("malt beverage") according to German law, since they aren't fermented. In colloquial use, Malzbier has nevertheless remained, along with other nicknames such as Kinderbier ("children's beer"). Some native Malzbiere can still be enjoyed in Germany, notably in Cologne, where the taps of breweries Malzmühle and Sion sell it alongside their traditional Kölsch. Many German breweries have a Malta in their range, sometimes produced under licence (for example Vitamalz).

Malta is also occasionally called "champagne cola" by some brands. However, there is a separate type of drink with this name, having a flavor and consistency more akin to cream soda. Despite this appellation, neither drink is a champagne or a cola.

Due to its distinctive color, Malta is sometimes known as black brewed beer.

Malta is high in B vitamins. Some breweries, like Albani Brewery of Denmark, fortify their non-alcoholic Malta beverages with Vitamin B complex. Albani Brewery claims on their website to have been the first brewery to create non-alcoholic malt beverages in 1859. [1]

La malta se encuentra fácilmente en América Latina. Es más difícil de conseguir en Estados Unidos y Canadá.

Marcas de malta

ActiMalta (Honduras)
Afrimalt
Banks Malta (Guyana)
D&G Malta (Jamaica)
Extracto de Malta
Giant Malt (San Kitts y Nevis)
Hummer Malt (Global)
Karamalz (Alemania)
King Malta (Suráfrica)
Kairi Malt (Commonwealth of Dominica)
La Alemana Extracto de Malta Morena (Puerto Rico)
Malta Iberia
Malt Star (Israel)
Malta Amstel
Malta Andina (Ecuador)
Malta Balashi (Aruba)
Malta Bohio (Cuba)
Malta Brasserie du Benin (Togo)
Malta Bucanero (Cuba)
Malta Caracas (Venezuela)
Maltina (Nigeria)
Malta Carib (Trinidad y Tobago)
Malta Con Leche (USA)
Malta (Malasia)
Malta Coloso
Malta Corona (Puerto Rico)
Malta Corsaire (Guadalupe)
Malta Créole (Canadá y EE.UU.)
Malta Econo
Malta El Sol (Puerto Rico)
Malta Fresh (India)
Malta El Miguelete (Valencia, España)
Malta Estrella
Malta Goya (Puerto Rico, US, Dominican Republic)
Malta Goya (Lion Brewery, Pennsylvania, US)
Malta Goya Light (Puerto Rico, US)
Malta Grande
Malta Guinness
Malta H (Haiti)
Malta Hatuey (Cuban American)
Malta Heineken
Malta India (Puerto Rico, República Dominicana)
Malta India Light (Puerto Rico, República Dominicana)
Malta Leona (Colombia, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Saint-Martin, Saint-Bathelemy, Guadeloupe and Martinique)
Malta LeonA Light (Colombia, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Saint-Martin y Saint-Bathelemy)
Malta Maltex (Dinamarca)
Malta Gallo (Guatemala)
Malta Mayabe (Cuba)
Malta Morena (República Dominicana)
Malta Morenita (Chile)
Maltín Polar (Venezuela)
Malta Princesa
Malta Regional (Venezuela)
Malta Siboney (Cubano-Americana)
Malta Sunchy (Cubano-Americana)
Malta Vigor (Panamá)
Super Malta (Panamá)
Malta del Barú (Panamá)
Maltin Power de Backus (Perú)
Malty (Israel)
Maxi Malta (Costa Rica)
Nasmalt(Nigeria)
Nesher Gold Malt(Israel)
Piton Malta - (Santa Lucía)
Pony Malta (Colombia)
Powermalt - Power Malt Extra Energy (Dinamarca)
Powermalt - Vanilla Power Malt (Dinamarca)
Malta Regal
Smalta (Trinidad y Tobago)
Smalta Light (Trinidad y Tobago, Guadalupe y Martinica)
Supermalt Original (Dinamarca)
Supermalt Plus con ginseng y aloe vera
Supermalt Tetra Pack (no carbonatada)
Tiger Malt (Barbados)
Ultimalt (Reino Unido)
Vicco Malt
Visamalt
Vitamalt Classic (Dinamarca)
Vitamalt Plus (Dinamarca)
Vitamalt Tetra Pack (no carbonatada)
Vitamalz (Alemania)
Vitarroz Malta (Lion Brewery, Pennsylvania, US)
Egils Maltextrakt (Islandia)
Víking Maltöl (Islandia)
Maltina (Nigeria)
Amstel Malta (Nigeria)
Malta Guinness (Nigeria)
Malt (Nigeria)
Malta Gold
Champ Malta
Malta Lorraine (Martinica)
Malta Pilsen (Uruguay)
Okocim Karmi (Polonia)
Malzbier (Brasil)
Triple B (Bahamas)
Malta - Jean Paul Farrugia

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Malta pictures