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Ichnusa

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🌍 Italy · Lager · One of 133 Lagers in hopIQ

The beer of Sardinia — Ichnusa is a clean, crisp and refreshing pale lager brewed in Cagliari since 1912. Light golden with a gentle grain sweetness and minimal bitterness: designed for Sardinian heat and Mediterranean drinking occasions. Ichnusa is fundamentally a regional identity beer: drunk on beaches, at Cagliari football matches and in village bars across the island. The brand's Sardinian pride makes it one of Italy's most emotionally connected beer labels.

ABV
4.7%
IBU
12
SRM
golden6
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Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 48 flavour tags

clean
100%
crisp
100%
refreshing
60%
light
60%
malty
60%
mineral
30%
sweet
30%
dry
30%
honey
30%
bready
30%
smooth
30%
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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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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Ichnusa

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

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

Stein
Recommended for this style

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.

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Ichnusa

Appearance

Ichnusa presents a brilliant light golden hue with excellent clarity and brightness. The beer displays a fine, delicate white head that dissipates moderately, revealing pristine carbonation throughout. The pale, translucent appearance is quintessentially inviting and perfectly characteristic of the Euro Pale Lager style.

light goldencrystal clearfine white headwell-carbonated

Aroma

The nose is delicately balanced with soft grain and cereal notes, complemented by subtle malty sweetness. Minimal hop character presents as gentle and understated, allowing the clean, crisp malted barley to take center stage. A whisper of mineral minerality adds freshness without overwhelming the subtle aromatic profile.

soft grainclean maltsubtle sweetnessmineral freshness

Taste

The palate opens with a light, smooth entry featuring gentle grain sweetness and a malty foundation. Mid-palate remains crisp and refreshing with excellent drinkability, while hop bitterness stays minimal and restrained at just 12 IBU. The beer maintains impeccable balance throughout, never veering toward heaviness or astringency.

light-bodiedgrainy sweetnesssmooth palatecrisp refreshment

Finish

The finish is clean and dry with admirable brevity, allowing for easy quaffing and quick refreshment. No lingering bitterness or cloying sweetness remains—just a pleasant, mineral-tinged dryness.

dry finishclean aftertastequick and crisp
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
75
Taste
78
Appearance
80
Finish
78
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