International Beer Day [02.08.2024]
The first Friday in August is the International Beer Day. However, what does International Beer Day have to do with Malta? Depending on how someone looks at it. Anyone can celebrate it today. In Malta, with guaranteed sunshine and a sea view from the pub, it’s a particularly nice way to celebrate. We don’t just drink beer in Malta, we also brew beer. Malta is British in character. Here, in districts and towns such as Sliema, St. Julian and Portomaso, one pub follows the next. Beer is as much a part of Malta as the sea and the sun.
Thus, our guests have many opportunities to celebrate International Beer Day in Malta. Either with the local beers Cisk, Farsons or MonteKristo. Or visit the most beautiful pubs and restaurants with international beers. You will find many of them in Malta.
What’s International Beer Day?
International Beer Day (IDB) was proclaimed by Americans Jesse Avshalomov, Evan Hamilton, Aaron Araki, Richard Hernandez, Tyler Burton and Ryland Hale in 2007. It takes place every first Friday in August and was first celebrated in August 2008. According to the website, over 200 cities worldwide now celebrate International Beer Day.
How to celebrate the International Beer Day?
The basic ideas behind the beer of the day
- To gather friends every first Friday in August to enjoy a beer together.
- To raise a toast to our brewers and bartenders.
- To celebrate the beers of all nations and cultures, uniting the world.
- The IDB is therefore the World Beer Day.
What beer is brewed in Malta?
In addition to the cult brand Cisk, the largest brewery in Malta, Farsons, also brews various varieties under the Farsons label. These are Hopleaf, Blue Label, Double Red, Green Hop Ipa, Shandy and Lacto. Other types of beer are brewed by master brewers in pub breweries or breweries such as the Brewery Pub MonteKristo.
The Farsons brewery was formed by the merger of the Scicluna family brewery with Cisk (a.k.a. ic-Cisk), Simonds and Farrugias (Farsons). This resulted in Simonds Farsons Cisk Ltd. It has been listed on the Malta Stock Exchange under the symbol SFC since 20.12.1995.
The first beer was brewed in 1920/1921, so a few days ago, Farsons celebrated 90-year of brewing in Ħamrun.
Many international awards accompany Cisk
Farsons continues to brew beer “naturally aged” and without preservatives. So it’s no surprise that Cisk continues to win international awards for its brewing skills. In 1980, Cisk beer won a world championship title (Awarded International Championship Trophy). Cisk was the best beer lager.
In 1995 the Australian Beer Awards. Here, Cisk received the first prize in the category “best international lager”. A current title is the World Brand Design Society Awards in 2024. Countless other titles followed, which can be read about on Cisk’s site.
In 2019, Malta exported $2.39 million worth of beer. Malta is one of the 80 largest exporters of beer in the world. And for a country with a population of just around 500,000, that’s quite an achievement.
Is there alcohol-free beer in Malta?
Cisk’s Alcohol-Free Lager is an alcohol-free, internationally award-winning Maltese beer. In 2021, Cisk’s Alcohol-Free Lager received the gold medal at the International Brewing Awards 2021. Cisk’s achieved 1st place in all three classes of alcohol-free, low-alcohol and ultra-low alcohol content. The ingredients are water, barley, unmalted grain, hops, natural flavourings and yeast.
Which pups in Malta celebrate the International Day of Beer 2024?
This year, we only found one advertisement for the IBD in July.
The Cheers Beer Fest 2024 is in Marsalforn on the Qbajjar Promenade. Motto: Beer is the answer, but we can’t remember the questions
MAE Band🎤
Supersonic Queen🎸
DJ Ryan Spiteri🎧
Stroll from pub to pub in Malta and look out for live music on International Beer Day. August is a peak travel time to Malta. We’re sure all the pubs and restaurants will be open.
Don’t drink the beer at the IBD alone! These apps keep you social!
The Beer-with-me app lets you post the location where you are enjoying your beer. Via a chat function, you can be contacted by other beer friends in the area. Your friends can simply let you know about your “beer location” every 15 minutes. A counter of the beers drunk is included.
If you still want to evaluate the taste of the beers, untapped is an interesting alternative. You will find more information on the beer type alcohol content, fermentation type, bitterness level and manufacturer. Exchange with the beer community is available, as well as label recognition.
Just to test the app, and find new friends, you should not do without the IBD today. So we have shown you another idea to enjoy Malta in many facets. Enjoy the International Beer Day with sun, sea, and beach in Malta.
You can find more events to enjoy in Malta in the WoM Events Calendar with 101+.
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