Lacto Traditional Stout Beer
Simonds Farsons Cisk Plc.
- From:
- Simonds Farsons Cisk Plc.
- Malta
- Style:
- Sweet / Milk Stout
Ranked #632 - ABV:
- 3.8%
- Score:
- 67
Ranked #39,545 - Avg:
- 2.81 | pDev: 23.49%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 98
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 11, 2026
- Added:
- Apr 19, 2003
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
67
Poor
67
Poor
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
3/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
330ml bottle from Welbee's, Sliema, Malta (€1.05):
Black with a quarter cm, foamy head that's tan brown & holds well. Subdued nose, some creamy malts then some lactose that both carry to the taste with some roasted flavours & a faint sweetness. The body is smooth, bordering on creamy but balanced.
Feb 26, 2026Black with a quarter cm, foamy head that's tan brown & holds well. Subdued nose, some creamy malts then some lactose that both carry to the taste with some roasted flavours & a faint sweetness. The body is smooth, bordering on creamy but balanced.
Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
2.65/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.65/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Black color. Thin and weak, beige head. Aroma of roasted caramel and lactose. Very sweet taste with notes of roasted caramel and some coffee. Too sweet.
Jun 14, 2025
Rated by Beginner2 from Illinois
2.6/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.6/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
On the "1001" list and the sole beer representing Malta.
Jul 26, 2016
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
3.5/5 rDev +24.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +24.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L: Pours dark brown without much of a head.
S: the nose is not big – it offers up some molasses and dark fruit.
T: It has a big fruity, moderately palate with prune, plum, and faint dark malts. No harsh roast flavors, chocolate and coffee character is muted.
F: medium to a little above on the body, low to medium low carbonation.
O: A small beer that is easy to drink. Nott great but better than I expected.
Jun 03, 2015S: the nose is not big – it offers up some molasses and dark fruit.
T: It has a big fruity, moderately palate with prune, plum, and faint dark malts. No harsh roast flavors, chocolate and coffee character is muted.
F: medium to a little above on the body, low to medium low carbonation.
O: A small beer that is easy to drink. Nott great but better than I expected.
Reviewed by Redrover from Illinois
2.4/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25
2.4/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25
I only saw this beer at the stores in Malta. Poured from the freshness dated bottle into a Cisk glass, the beer is dark brown with a quickly collapsing tan head.
It has an aroma of toasted malts and something like cooked green beans.
The taste leads with overly sweet roasted malts but that vegetal taste hovers in the background throughout the beer and really distracts from it. It was well within the date code, so I’m not sure what is going on.
If I ever return to Malta, I would try it on tap just to see if that would improve the beer.
Oct 06, 2014It has an aroma of toasted malts and something like cooked green beans.
The taste leads with overly sweet roasted malts but that vegetal taste hovers in the background throughout the beer and really distracts from it. It was well within the date code, so I’m not sure what is going on.
If I ever return to Malta, I would try it on tap just to see if that would improve the beer.
Reviewed by soju6 from Missouri
2.82/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
2.82/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
Pours a black color with no head to speak of. Aroma of malt, dark fruit, and a bit of caramel sweetness. Taste of malt, some dark fruit, bit of caramel with a hint of chocolate. Very light bitterness and a pretty dry finish. Light body, smooth, but short on character. Decent beer but not what I look for in a Stout.
Dec 15, 2013
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