In the twenties of the last century Farrrugia L. & Sons Ltd. was established in Hamrun as the first brewery in the small Mediterranean island. Thus in 1928 Malta's first local beer was brewed, the Farsons 'Pale Ale' lager.

In 1929, merged Simonds with Farsons, the largest importer of beer. 1948 came it to successful merger discussions with the Malta Export Brewery, a competing company, and thus became the Simonds Farsons Cisk Limited. In 1950 a new brewery was built in Mriehel and continuously upgraded. Today, the production area is over 24,000 square meters. A long time Farsons were only a classical brewery, but in 1952 the company developed its first soft drink 'Kinnie ', witch now is the national drink of Malta. Later, table water and under license manufactured juices were added. Today Farsons products are sold not only in Malta but also in countries like Italy, Greece or Egypt. 1995 Simonds Farsons Cisk set another milestone when it was the first located entirely privately owned company that was listed on the Malta Stock Exchange. The brewery is constantly brought up to date and the holding is now extending over an area of 24000m ².

Cisk Lager 
Cisk Lager is a gold-colored, bottom-fermented lager with a very specific, well-balanced character. Its rich hop-aroma and a pleasant bitter taste makes it a great thirst quencher. Its alcohol content is 4.2%. 

Cisk Lager won many internationally recognized prizes: a second place in the prestigious 'International Lager Competition', a first place at the 'The Brewing Industry International Awards' 2005, which are known as the Oscars of the brewing industry, a high distinction in the 'International Lager Category' at the 'Australian Beer Awards' 1995, the 'Pfizer Food Science Trophy'. 1980 Cisk Lager won a similar double-award at the 'Brewex Competition' in England, where it won both gold medals as the best lager beer, as well as the overall winner.

Cisk EXTRA STRONG PREMIUM LAGER BEER
The Cisk Brewery Farsons has brewed with the Premium Lager XS a new, extra strong beer. With 9% alcohol content, it is the strongest beer on Malta. Its bitter taste and fresh hop-aroma makes this beer a perfect addition to savoury meals. Until now the Cisk XS was only brewed for the export. But it is also available on the local market. It is only served in the XS glass and only available in chosen bars and restaurant.