A pale Maltese lager drunk cold at kiosks, bars and village feasts. It has been brewed at Simonds Farsons Cisk since 1928 and is named after the banker Giuseppe Scicluna, nicknamed Cisc.
It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into it
- malted barley
- hops
- lager yeast
- water
How it is made
Malt is mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned for weeks before filtering and packaging.
How long it takes: three to four weeks from mash to can
How it is eaten
Very cold from the can at a village festa, with pastizzi.
History
Brewed at Simonds Farsons Cisk since 1928, named after banker Giuseppe Scicluna, nicknamed Cisc.
Frequently asked questions
What is Cisk?
Cisk is a wine & spirit from Malta: pale Maltese lager drunk cold at kiosks, bars and village feasts. Brewed at Simonds Farsons Cisk since 1928, named after banker Giuseppe Scicluna, nicknamed Cisc.
How is Cisk made?
Malt is mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned for weeks before filtering and packaging. It takes three to four weeks from mash to can.
Can I make Cisk at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into Cisk?
Malted barley, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is Cisk eaten?
Very cold from the can at a village festa, with pastizzi.
