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Lacto Traditional Stout Beer
Simonds Farsons Cisk Plc.

Lacto Traditional Stout BeerLacto Traditional Stout Beer
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From:
Simonds Farsons Cisk Plc.
 
Malta
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
3.8%
Score:
67
Avg:
2.8 | pDev: 23.57%
Reviews:
96
Ratings:
130
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 07, 2017
Added:
Apr 19, 2003
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by Nickls:
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Reviewed by Nickls from District of Columbia

2.83/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Oddly, the bottle sample that I tried was actually different in labeling that the example pictured here. It coincides with other pictures I have seen, however. Best before date of October 2008.

A- Almost completely black, with a thin dark tan head that dissipated rather quickly.

S- Malty, medicinal aroma (spices to me)

T- Bitter (not hop bitter), with some sweetness. Minimal traditional stout flavors, with an unexpected lack of lactose taste given the style.

M- Thin and not as viscous as others I've had in the style. Next to none in the carbonation department.

D - Fairly easy to sip on, but it's not overly appetizing to my palate. Not entirely what I would expect from the style.

Overall, glad that I was able to try this beer as it was brought back to me as a gift from my girlfriend who had recently travelled to Malta. Nice novelty, but nothing more really.
Aug 28, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3 by Fettpopps from Massachusetts

Dec 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3 by iftcoach from Germany

Jun 24, 2017
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Rated by Beginner2 from Illinois

2.6/5  rDev -7.1%
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
 
Rated: 2.56 by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

Sep 25, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev +25%
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 ā€“ 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, 2015
 
Rated: 2.91 by connecticutpoet from Connecticut

May 14, 2015
 
Rated: 2.67 by DaveMiller from Minnesota

Mar 30, 2015
 
Rated: 2.63 by Oidmoe from Austria

Feb 15, 2015
 
Rated: 2.25 by BogAl from Indiana

Nov 16, 2014
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Reviewed by Redrover from Wisconsin

2.4/5  rDev -14.3%
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 Iā€™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, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Duesler from Connecticut

Oct 05, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by KAF from Iowa

Jul 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by wrightst from Maryland

Jul 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Latarnik from New Jersey

May 25, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by liamt07 from Canada (ON)

Mar 05, 2014
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Reviewed by soju6 from Missouri

2.82/5  rDev +0.7%
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
 
Rated: 3.5 by BillRoth from Maryland

Dec 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Bandi from New York

Nov 25, 2013
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Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina

2.61/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
A: Pours a clear but opaque very dark brown (almost black) with minimal amounts of gentle visible carbonation along the surface of the beer and cola brown highlights. The beer has almost no head when poured, just a very thin light tan film that quickly reduces to a very thin partial ring at the edges of the glass. Minimal amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light to moderate aromas of dark roasted malts and soy sauce.

T: Upfront there is a light to moderate amount of roasted dark malts with a bit of bitterness to them and it is followed by notes of soy sauce. There is a light to moderate metallic flavor, similar to copper (like when you get a cut inside your mouth).

M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly thin/watery.

O: I was really disappointed in the smell of this beer, I have an expectation of that sweetness in a milk stout and this beer completely lacks it. The beer lacks the sweetness that I have come to expect for a milk stout and a thin watery mouthfeel. Overall, this is not a very enjoyable brew and I would suggest avoiding it.
Oct 19, 2013
Lacto Traditional Stout Beer from Simonds Farsons Cisk Plc.
Beer rating: 67 out of 100 with 130 ratings