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The house lager, brewed since 1846 and the beer that carries the family name. It pours golden yellow with a fine, lasting white head. Italian barley malt gives a soft bready, lightly biscuity base with a touch of honey, while maize keeps the body lean and the finish clean. Low but present fruity and floral notes sit over a moderate, herbal-spicy hop bitterness, and sweetness and bitterness stay in balance through to a dry, crisp end.

ABV
4.7%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter18 IBU
Malt-forward bitterness
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
breadycleanherbal
bready
clean
herbal
spicy hop
honey
fruity
Aroma
The nose is dominated by soft bready and lightly biscuity malt character, with a subtle honey sweetness that adds complexity.
also:floral,malty
not found:hoppy,caramel,sour,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Peroni

◎ Appearance

Peroni presents a brilliant golden yellow color with excellent clarity and luminosity. A fine, dense white head forms upon pour and demonstrates impressive retention, indicating proper carbonation and head-forming proteins. The overall presentation is clean, bright, and visually appealing with a light straw hue characteristic of quality pale lagers.

golden yellowwhite headbrilliant clarityfine carbonation

◌ Aroma

The nose is dominated by soft bready and lightly biscuity malt character, with a subtle honey sweetness that adds complexity. Delicate fruity and floral notes emerge in the background, complemented by gentle herbal-spicy hop aromas that provide freshness without overwhelming the subtler malt-driven foundation.

breadyhoneyherbal-spicyfloral

◐ Taste

Entry is clean and crisp with pronounced bready and biscuity malt flavors balanced by moderate herbal-spicy hop bitterness. The mid-palate remains lean and refreshing thanks to the maize adjunct, which keeps sweetness in check while allowing subtle fruity notes to surface. Bitterness and sweetness remain well-proportioned throughout, creating an elegant equilibrium.

breadycrispbalancedclean finish

◑ Finish

The finish is characteristically dry and crisp, with lingering herbal-spicy hop bitterness that gradually fades. The aftertaste remains clean with no cloying sweetness, leaving a refreshingly bitter impression perfect for food pairing.

drycrispclean
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
80
Taste
82
Appearance
85
Finish
83
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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What is a Pale 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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