PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fermented malt beverage having a low utilization ratio of malt to fermentation raw materials, and a strong body taste and an elegant fragrance regardless of low malt off-flavor.SOLUTION: The fermented malt beverage: has less than 25 mass% ratio of malt to fermentation raw materials, 40-65 mg/L amino acid content and 4-8 ppb linalool content as an embodiment； has 40-60 mg/L amino acid content as another embodiment； has 6-8 ppb linalool content as a different embodiment； is obtained by using hop as a raw material as a separate embodiment； and contains amino acid, protein or linalool as a raw material thereof as a discrete embodiment.
