My glasses instantly fogged up as soon as I walked out of the torrential rain into the bar. All I could hear was a familiar sounding accent coming from behind a row […]
67 Kapitali, Valetta
Limited Edition Lord Chambray
It’s been fourteen months or so since I last went over to Lord Chambray in Xewkija, Gozo and I was keen to find out how things were going. Valentina Rossetto, who looks […]
Gugar
I’m not posting about this little bar because of the beer. More because I just really like it. Situated at the Eastern end of Kingsway, sorry Republic Street, the narrow, less trendy […]
Stretta Craft Beer of Malta
I was watching out for a bloke with a dog. He’d texted me saying he was running late and asked if I was alright with him bringing the dog? Course I am […]
The Hole In The Wall, Sliema, Malta
I read, ‘the Hole In The Wall has Potential Top Bar of 2017 written all over it’. Okay, I know it’s 2018, but only just, but how right the Lovin Malta website were, […]
A Maltese overview
So what did I think of Malta overall, in terms of beery diversity? Not much change since the last time, if I’m honest. The giant that is Farson’s is still dominating and […]
A Maltese brewer
One of the highlights of the week was meeting John Pullicino, brewer at Farson’s Cisk, and a lovely man. As we walked out of the brew house our guide, Isabelle, pointed out […]
Lord Chambray
Lord Chambray definitely has to go down as the brewery with the nicest, most glamorous, friendliest tour guide ever! Valentina was an absolute star, she really made us feel at home. She’s […]
Farson’s Simonds Cisk, Brewers of Malta
One brewer has absolutely monopolised the islands of Malta; Farsons Simons Cisk, who are part of the larger Farsons group and the only commercial brewer on the island. I’ve got a bit […]
The Brew, The Strand, Sliema – Malta’s first Brewpub
I stumbled into The Brew by accident. Like, I’ve been disappointed before with pubs whose nomenclature purported them to be brew pubs. Besides, most of the premises on the swish Sliema strand […]
