# Simonds Farsons Cisk — Il-Ħamrun

> Simonds Farsons Cisk in Il-Ħamrun, Malta scores 2.29 out of 5 — Limited, #8 in Malta. 20 beers tracked, mostly Pale Lager.

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Simonds Farsons Cisk is a brewery in Il-Ħamrun, Malta. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.29 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #8 in Malta. Of the 20 beers we track, 58% are Pale Lager and 14% Shandy / Radler.

## Rating

- Score: 2.29 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #8 in Malta · #30,105 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 20

## About

"The Malta Export Brewery" was created when the first privately owned Maltese bank, established in 1840 by Giuseppe Scicluna, took over one of their client's operations in 1928. They were granted a temporary exclusive licence to manufacture lagers and from this take-over were born Malta's first Bavarian inspired beers, the 'Cisk Pilsner' and the 'Cisk Munchener'.

The Malta Export Brewery eventually merged with Simonds Farsons Limited in 1948. This company had itself been formed in 1929 by the merger of the local brewing firm, L. Farrugia & Sons (alias 'Farsons') and the Maltese branch of the Simonds' Brewery based in Reading, Berkshire in the United Kingdom. The new company became Simonds Farsons Cisk Limited.

Source: Wikipedia

## What they brew

- Pale Lager — 58% of the beers we track
- Shandy / Radler — 14% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- IPA — 6% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 3% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Farsons, Il-Ħamrun, Malta
- Coordinates: 35.8863068, 14.4829745
- Website: https://www.farsons.com/

## Same owner

- [Red Mill Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/red-mill-brewing-35149.md) — Birkirkara, Malta

## Breweries nearby

- [The Other Brewery Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-other-brewery-co-35461.md) — 2.85, Limited — Marsa — 0.7 mi away
- [Red Mill Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/red-mill-brewing-35149.md) — 2.70, Limited — Birkirkara — 1.2 mi away
- [Stretta](https://finding.beer/brewery/stretta-12839.md) — 2.80, Limited — San Ġwann — 1.5 mi away
- [Anthony Cassar and Sons](https://finding.beer/brewery/anthony-cassar-and-sons-34667.md) — 2.24, Limited — Paola — 1.7 mi away
- [The Brew (Malta)](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-brew-malta-26644.md) — 2.94, Limited — Tas-Sliema — 1.9 mi away
- [The Huskie Craft Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-huskie-craft-beer-company-13191.md) — 3.09, Limited — Qrendi — 3.5 mi away
- [5 Rocks](https://finding.beer/brewery/5-rocks-28924.md) — 2.94, Poor — 7 mi away
- [Lord Chambray](https://finding.beer/brewery/lord-chambray-5800.md) — 3.03, Limited — Ix-Xewkija — 16 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Valletta, Malta](https://finding.beer/breweries/malta/valletta.md)
- [Best breweries in Malta](https://finding.beer/breweries/malta.md)

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