Cisk Strong has just been awarded a Gold medal in theGerman-style Heller Doppelbock category in this year’s edition of the Women’sInternational Trophy held in Mainz, Germany.
This is a unique top-level competition in which theinternational jury is made up entirely of women. All the tasters, sommeliers,oenologists, etc. are experts in the field.
The competition is recognised by the Rhineland-PalatinateMinistry of Agriculture and is certified in accordance with the ISO 9001standard. Thanks to this certification, producers are assured of the higheststandards of quality and perfectly organised tastings.
With nearly one thousand samples tasted in the 2024edition, the popularity of this competition is clear. Wines, beers and spiritsare awarded medals only after a rigorous selection process with highadded-value. Each sample is blind-tasted by an international jury composed onlyof women, all experts, and marked on the basis of sensorial analysis criteria.To guarantee a selection of only the best products, the competition awardsmedals to no more than a third of the samples presented.
“We are extremely proud of this recent award for CiskStrong. Owing to its high alcohol content, Cisk Strong is not a mainstreambeer, however it is brewed to very high standards and is of a very highquality, testament to the care that we put into brewing it, as stated by thecompetition jury. Being recognised as one of the best in its category for anyof our beers is an honour that is always appreciated,” commented Mr EugenioCaruana, Chief Operations Officer at Simonds Farsons Cisk plc.
Cisk Strong is an outstanding premium lager brewed frombarley malt, with a full-bodied flavour and a distinct sweet taste. With analcohol content of 9% ABV it is not for the faint-hearted.
Mr Michael Farrugia, Deputy Chief Executive (BeverageBusiness), said that “Cisk Strong is a key player in our international strategyand these achievements help to boost significantly our efforts in thisdirection.”
Cisk Strong is part of the Cisk portfolio, all brewed,distributed and marketed by Simonds Farsons Cisk plc, and is a recipient ofother international awards.
