Peroni Nastro Azzurro

Birra Peroni

Peroni Nastro Azzurro

Rating: C-

So this is basically Italy's big great premium big brand lager. Sort of their Budweiser or Miller. Peroni is actually owned by SAB Miller which is the main conglomerate of Miller and all the other brands SAB Miller has. Miller has recently merged with Coors btw for a random bit of info. Apparently SAB Miller has really been pushing this beer in Europe and has gone on about how it's been refined. Well.....they need to do more refining.

Now I know many think that Bud and Miller and other beers like this are what lagers all are. For starters lagers encompass a lot more styles then just this. Your Bud and Miller and Peroni beers are pilsners mostly which are a style of lagers. Just so we clear that up. And if you want GOOD examples of pilsners I suggest you go to Bavaria, Munich, or maybe the Czech republic for good examples of pilsners. This one...not so much.

It pours to a very pale yellow color akin to a Budweiser or Coors etc. It's got a decent head when poured and you get mild aromas of peppery and lemony citrus hops, and faint graininess. Not much real aroma, it's all very subdued. The beer does have decent carbonation and a nice crisp taste. You get mostly a dry grainy flavor with some slight spicy floral hope flavor. Just enough to remind you it has some but not enough to give it any REAL flavor. More of the dry hop and grain flavors on the aftertaste.

This one really is not BAD but it's far from GREAT as well. The one thing going for it though is that it is crisp and refreshing. Good to wash down some fish and chips perhaps. It's a decent beer but there are many much better pilsner style lagers out there.