My next set of blogs will be a “beers of the world” series where I will try a different beer from every country I can find.  Today I travel to beautiful Italy to sample Birra Moretti.  Birra Moretti is brewed from Udine, Italy and is a Euro Pale Lager style.  The story about the cover art (a green suited man in a matching fedora about to quaff a tall, frothy mug of Birra Moretti) goes like this: in 1942 the brewers happened upon the gentleman at a local Trattoria (Italian eatery) and thought he captured the essence of the beer.  They immediately requested his image for the bottle and his only desire was another Birra Moretti.

 Appearance: I am serving this well chilled in my Samuel Smith tumbler.  It pours a bright straw yellow color with an eggshell white, two finger head.  The body remains lively with many tiny bubbles continuously rising to the top.

Smell: There are mild malty aromas and some graininess.

 Taste: It is light and creamy like a cream ale style with a cereal grain flavor and a honey after taste.  There is very little hoppiness with a hint of grassy and citrus notes.  This can be a decent session lager.

Look for Birra Moretti as well as Moretti La Rossa, a doppelbock rumored to be one of the best beers with pizza, at your local ABC store.

Adam Shugan

Beer blogger Adam Shugan is also the manager of our Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, store.