One of the higher-end base malts often used in British/Scottish style beers (and Scotch Whisky), Golden Promise, was bred in this way: http://en.wikipedia.org/w

One of the higher-end base malts often used in British/Scottish style beers (and Scotch Whisky), Golden Promise, was bred in this way: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutation_breeding http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutation_breeding