Malta

In my continuous desire to try new things when I go to new places, I found a soft drink that I had never heard of. It is called Pony Malta and was easily the worst drink I have ever bought. It had this sweet molasses taste and I couldn't quite put my finger on it. When I made a terrible face after my 3rd or 4th sip (I can't believe I made it that far), someone commented: "That's beer!". It sure didn't taste like beer. Upon further consideration, we realized that it was wort, the first step in making beer.

Now it made sense. I like to home-brew and usually taste the wort before I pitch the yeast and this was a similar taste (although I think mine is better). I can't believe they would make a drink like that! It must have been a mistake that someone decided to market.

After a little more research I found out that there are around 100 brands of Malta. I don't get it!

Anyways, enough on this subject...