Peroni

I have been a bit slack in posting over the last week or so as I have been abroad in Italy taking a well needed holiday. I was optimistic about discovering a whole new breed of Italian beers however I was slightly disappointed as on a whole Italian beer is slightly boring. The first beer I encountered was in Positano on the Amalfi coast just south of Naples. Peroni (4.7% abv) is an Italian lager that is pretty well the standard beer you will find in Italy. Its basically everywhere and there is no avoiding it. When you go to a restaurant you are faced with two alcoholic beverage choices, drinking Peroni or 'putting up with' wine. The beer is of the general generic pilsner style and is neither offensive or overtly bitter, but in saying this I believe that the beer is still leagues ahead of generic UK lagers such as Carling. Overall its a beer worth checking out if you are in Italy! Website:http://www.peroni.it/