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Soltoro

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Soltoro is a 4% ABV quality lager from Farsons in Malta, with a bright golden colour. It offers mild bitterness balanced by a pleasant, sweet aroma for an easy, refreshing finish. It is listed with the Cisk lagers, next to Cisk Lager, Excel, Session, 0.0, Pilsner, Premium and Strong on the Farsons site.

ABV
4%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
SRM
pale gold4
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
clean
clean
Aroma
The nose offers a pleasant sweetness balanced by restrained noble hop aromatics that remain understated and elegant.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Soltoro

◎ Appearance

Soltoro presents a bright, crystalline golden hue with excellent clarity and fine carbonation visible throughout the glass. The head forms quickly with modest retention and delicate lacing along the sides, characteristic of a well-crafted pale lager.

brilliant goldenfine carbonationclean head

◌ Aroma

The nose offers a pleasant sweetness balanced by restrained noble hop aromatics that remain understated and elegant. Soft grainy malts provide a light backdrop without asserting themselves, creating an inviting and approachable profile.

sweet maltsubtle noble hopsclean grain

◐ Taste

Entry is smooth and lightly sweet, with the palate receiving gentle malt character and a measured bitterness of 22 IBUs that never overwhelms. The mid-palate remains crisp and refreshing, allowing both sweetness and subtle hop bitterness to coexist without tension.

balanced malt sweetnessrestrained bitternesscrisp palate

◑ Finish

The finish is clean and comparatively dry, fading with grace into a lingering refreshment. The aftertaste leaves no harshness, making this an easy and repeatable drinking experience.

dry finishrefreshing fade
75
hopIQ score
Aroma
74
Taste
76
Appearance
78
Finish
72
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.

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About Lager

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What is a Lager?

Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

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