My local supplier substituted GW NW Pale Ale for the Premium 2-Row that I wanted. What would be the difference as far as recipe building? I see that the Pale Ale is a bit darker…anything else?
Depending on how darkly kilned the pale malt is, you may not notice any difference. If it’s particularly dark (>3 SRM) you may notice a slightly sweeter or maltier character. If the recipe has a lot of character grains, that difference probably wouldn’t even be perceptible.
The GW PA is getting into the ballpark of MO flavor wise. Like Sean said, just a tad maltier and sweeter, but not a huge difference. It’s a pretty nice malt, IMO.