Component for brewing supplied by a country (5)

I believe the answer is:
malta
'country' is the definition.
(Malta is an example)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for malta that I've seen before include "Mediterranean island awarded the George Cross" , "Mediterranean country" , "Island to the south of Sicily" , "A Med. island" , "Island member of the European Union" .)
