{"product_id":"simpsons-golden-promise","title":"Simpsons Golden Promise","description":"\u003cp\u003eShow some respect already! It's called Simpsons \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFinest\u003c\/span\u003e Pale Ale Golden Promise. You can't find a finer pale ale malt anywhere else. Everyone knows it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGolden Promise is a Scottish heritage variety and floor-malted by Simpsons. It’s known for a sweet, clean, robust malt character that gives excellent body and mouthfeel even in lower-gravity beers. Many brewers treat it as the Scottish counterpart and frequent alternative to Maris Otter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy we love it:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Aye, Golden Promise is kilned tae keep that sweet honeyed malt character right oot front instead o’ strippin’ it doon tae nothin’ like a plain Pilsner.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaple of Scottish styles\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBase that delivers more flavor than typical base or pilsen malts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlavor \u0026amp; Aroma\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet, clean malt with honeyed and light biscuity notes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeer Interplay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilds a solid, flavorful base that supports hop character\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdds noticeable body and residual sweetness that helps session beers and hop-forward styles feel complete\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerforms cleanly in the mash with good extract and enzyme activity for a full base-malt role up to 100%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCompared to Maris Otter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBoth are premium UK heritage pale ale malts and are highly interchangeable in most recipes. Maris Otter leans more classic English — biscuity, nutty, and slightly richer in traditional ale character. Golden Promise is often described as sweeter, cleaner, and a bit more honeyed, with excellent hop projection and body. Preference is mostly personal and style-dependent; a lot of modern pale ale and IPA brewers prefer Golden Promise for the way it lets hops pop while still delivering solid malt depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCompared to Pilsner malt \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eNot really interchangeable if you’re aiming for a traditional, clean, crisp Pilsner or lager. Pilsner malt is much more neutral and delicate. Golden Promise brings sweeter, honeyed, and biscuity character that will push the beer in a more malt-forward, ale-like direction. You \u003cem\u003ecan\u003c\/em\u003e use it in lighter styles for extra body and complexity, but expect a noticeably different beer than one built on a true Pilsner base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIt’s a premium base malt that earns its keep when you want the foundation of the beer to actually taste like something and still play nicely with hops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMalt details:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simpsonsmalt.co.uk\/our-malts\/base-malts\/finest-pale-ale-maris-otter\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFinest Pale Ale Maris Otter specs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimpsons is total barmy about barley! The majority of grains are sourced from Scotland and northern England. The primary malthouse in Berwick-upon-Tweed, which in old Anglo-Saxon means Barley Town, mostly supplies Scottish whiskey distilleries. Brewing malts are focused at the Tivetshall malthouse in Norfolk county, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/doubledank.beer\/products\/simpsons-golden-promise-55-lb-sack\"\u003eBest bulk value - get it in a:  \u003cimg height=\"54\" width=\"245\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/0089\/1733\/files\/rollback_sack.png?v=1779238061\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/doubledank.beer\/products\/simpsons-maris-otter-50-lb-sack?variant=42531315482709\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simpsons Malt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42802162040917,"sku":null,"price":2.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/0089\/1733\/files\/simpsons-golden-promise-grain.jpg?v=1785349535","url":"https:\/\/doubledank.beer\/products\/simpsons-golden-promise","provider":"Double Dank Brewing Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}