Brasserie Pietra

PIETRA, the chestnut beer

Pietra, the founding creation of the brewery, is brewed with a blend of selected malts and Corsican chestnut flour. Finely hopped for a delicate bitterness, presenting a rich froth reminiscent of the chestnut flour, Pietra is a rounded, unctuous and harmonious beer, with a beautiful finish of chestnut notes mixed with honey.

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Type of beer : bottom-fermenting – lager

Distinguishing mark : Corsican chestnut flour

Colour : amber

Nose : cereals

Body : powerful

ABV : 6%

IBU : 26

PIETRA BIONDA, a premium craft blonde

Our brewers developed Pietra Bionda from our flagship Pietra beer recipe to create a Premium blonde with a 5.5% alcohol ABV. This robust blonde reveals a perfect balance between pale malts, chestnut flour and hops, a subtle intensity between malty flavour and slight bitterness, for great thirst-quenching qualities.

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Type of beer : bottom-fermenting – lager

Specific character : Corsican chestnut flour

Colour : golden blonde

Nose : cereals, fresh notes

Body : ample

ABV : 5.5%

IBU : 14

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SUMMER SESSION IPA – Summer in Pietra Session IPA

Summer Session IPA, a Session IPA that smells like summer. Brewed with barley malt and the superb Sabro hops, it reveals exotic fruit aromas and a coconut touch, enhanced by a touch of acidity at the end of the mouth. With its light body and low bitterness, the Pietra Summer Session IPA is a lively and refreshing beer.

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Type of beer : Top fermentation - ale

Specific character : Sabro hops, with exotic fruit notes and coconut spikes

Colour : Slightly veiled, golden blond color

Nose : Fresh, enhanced by the characteristic fruit notes of Sabro hops

Body : Light with a soft bitterness, raised by a fine acidity

ABV : 4,5%

IBU : 20

PIETRA ROSSA, a thirst-quenching foodie’s beer

Brasserie Pietra puts all its savoir-faire into play in the creation of this red beer: a combination of the established “Pietra” quality with the freshness of red berries. Finely flavoured with cherry and raspberry, PIETRA ROSSA is a festive beer with a 6.5% ABV, offering a subtle balance between sweet and bitter, nuanced by a touch of refreshing acidity.

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Type of beer: bottom-fermenting – lager

Distinguishing mark : cherry juice

Colour : deep red

Nose : cherry and raspberry

Body : powerful

ABV : 6.5%

IBU : 29

PIETRA IPA, the IPA made in Corsica

Corsican IPA is the India Pale Ale from Brasserie Pietra. Dry hopping with two hops, including the remarkable Citra, develops the complex aromatic profile of this IPA. Corsican IPA first reveals, with an intense floral aroma – passion fruit, mango – and then explodes in the mouth with its notes of tropical and citrus fruits: mango and lemon flavours, a frank and generous bitterness, and a nice balance between the roundness of the malt and the bitterness of the hops.

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Type of beer : top-fermenting – ale

Distinguishing characteristic : Citra and Elixir hops

Colour : orangey-blond – slightly cloudy

Nose : exotic fruits

Body : round

ABV : 6%

IBU : 40

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ORGANIC BLONDE BEER FROM PIETRA, Organic and gluten-free

Top-fermented, this beautiful blonde is brewed with organic malts from spring barley. It reveals notes of cereals and a fresh and pleasant bitterness introduced by the American Sterling hops, also organic. Chestnut flour, the Pietra signature, rounds out the assembly and its 5.5% ABV make it a real connoisseur’s beer with beautiful thirst-quenching qualities.

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Type of beer : top-fermented – ale

Distinguishing mark : organic and gluten free

Colour : golden blonde

Nose : cereals

Body : round

ABV : 5.5%

IBU : 27

ORGANIC WHITE BEER FROM PIETRA, Organic and gluten-free

This beautiful, top-fermented wheat beer is brewed in a traditional way with organic wheat and barley malts. Fresh on the nose and on the palate, it derives its special character from the infusion of Erba Barona and Nèpita—two aromatic Corsican plants. Its spicy notes flourish on the cereal aromas, producing a tasty and well-balanced beer. These characteristics give the beer body and balance.

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Type of beer : top-fermented – ale

Distinguishing mark : organic and gluten free

Colour : straw

Nose : herbaceous, fruity, spicy

Body : round

ABV : 5.5%

IBU : 24

PIETRA SESSION IPA BIO, an organic and gluten-free ale

Pietra Session IPA organic and gluten-free is a sparkling and light beer, with fresh notes of aromatic hops and an agreeable bitter taste. It brings out beautiful tropical fruit flavours on a pleasant malty base.

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Type of beer : High fermentation - ale

Distinguishing mark : organic and gluten free

Colour : An orange, slightly cloudy colour

Nose : A fruity bouquet, with strong hints of pineapple and exotic fruits

Body : Light and fresh

ABV : 4.5%

IBU : 35

COLOMBA, Corsican white beer

Colomba, Brasserie Pietra’s white beer, is brewed with a mixture of barley malt and wheat malt. Its unique scent comes from the infusion of a blend of herbs and spices in the hop tank. Unfiltered, the beer is naturally cloudy. Colomba has a beautiful fresh straw colour and a persistent blooming white foam.

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Type of beer : bottom-fermenting – lager

Distinguishing characteristic : infusion of herbs

Colour : fresh straw - because of the artisan production techniques, its colour can vary from one brew to another.

Nose : herbal, fresh notes of citrus

Body : supple, sparkling and balanced

ABV : 5%

IBU : 13

COLOMBA ROSÉE, surprisingly fresh and fruity

Like COLOMBA, COLOMBA ROSÉE is brewed from barley malt and wheat malt. Unfiltered, our COLOMBA ROSÉE is naturally cloudy. Orange and raspberry may be a surprising association of flavours but makes for a superb taste combination. Our COLOMBA ROSÉE has great thirst-quenching qualities, expressive aromas, a low alcohol content and an excellent balance between fruit and bitterness. COLOMBA ROSÉE is a tasty, thirst-quenching, fresh and light beer.

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Type of beer : bottom-fermenting – lager

Distinguishing mark : raspberry / orange flavouring

Colour : rosé

Nose : grapefruit

Body : light and fresh

ABV : 4.5%

IBU : 10

SERENA, 100% pure malt

Light with its 5% ABV, SERENA presents a beautiful limpid golden blond colour under a foamy forth. Bottom-fermented, SERENA is a craft beer with a great refreshing power. SERENA is a 100% pure malt blonde easy on the palate, supported by a supple, generous bitterness and a lightly alcoholic sensation.

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Type of beer : bottom-fermenting – lager

Distinguishing mark : 100% pure malt

Colour : golden blonde

Nose : malt, fresh cereals

Body : refreshing

ABV : 5%

IBU : 24

In 2021, Hugo, the son of Armelle and Dominique Sialelli, took over the reins of Brasserie Pietra.
It was under his impetus that the project to develop barrel-aged beers at Brasserie Pietra was launched.
Aging in oak barrels gives the beer new aromas, and enhances its body thanks to the transfer of the alcohol contained in the barrel and the essence of the wood.
From this approach, expressing all of Brasserie Pietra's know-how, three fine beers were born: Pietra Sour Pale Ale, Pietra Double Blend Ale and Pietra Smoked Ale.

The Barrel Aged range from Brasserie Pietra needs time to appreciate, without haste, so we can let ourselves be carried away by their surprising flavours.

DOUBLE BLEND ALE

This fine beer is the fruit of a high fermentation brew that has benefited from a generous amount of barley malt and wheat malt, to create a dense and alcoholic beer.
Its aging for 6 months in barrels that have contained Niellucciu red wine for some and Vermentinu white wine for others, will allow the woody flavours to emerge by blending.

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Nose : Fresh, notes of tart apple, wood

Palate : Pleasant acidity, Granny Smith apple / honey, Vermentinu finish

Alc.% vol. : 8%

IBU : 14

A tasting beer with decidedly refreshing qualities.

Limited edition of 2,800 bottles

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SOUR PALE ALE

Looking to develop a Sour pale ale, the brewers selected barrels that were used to mature P&M Red Oak whisky, for their promise of developing clear acidity and fruity aromas, and Pietra IPA, for its body and aromatic qualities.
The result is a fine, balanced Sour pale ale, intricate to the nose and mouth.

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Nose : Pleasant, notes of exotic fruits, wood, hint of cider

Palate : Clear acidity, touch of apple, crumble, candied fruits, pleasant sensation of alcohol

Alc.% vol. : 10%

IBU : 18

The first sip of Sour pale ale can be confusing, but is followed by a real tasting pleasure.

Limited edition of 1,200 bottles

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SMOKED ALE

Directly inspired by the Pietra recipe, this high fermentation beer combines barley malts and Corsican chestnut flour in a substantial quantity for an impressive rise in alcohol and aroma.
Its aging for 6 months in barrels where P&M Tourbé whisky has previously matured, transfers the smoky flavour characteristic of this type of whisky.

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Nose : Intense smoke, fresh herbs, liquorice, peaty whisky

Palate : Powerful smoke, peaty, alcohol

Alc.% vol. : 10%

IBU : 21

Pietra Smoked Ale offers a moment of tasting similar to that of a spirit.

Limited edition of 900 bottles

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LIMONCELLA, a Milky Lemon Ale

Nostra Biera Limoncella has delicate pastry notes originating from barley and wheat malts, combined with the subtle flavour of Babbone Rossu's Limonell, a non-alcoholic drink made from Corsican lemons picked from the gardens that stretch from Cap Corse to Solenzara. Limoncella is a light and gourmet white beer, leaving a flavour of lemon meringue pie in the mouth, with undeniable thirst-quenching qualities.

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Type of beer : High fermentation - ale

Specific character : Lemon

Colour : Lemon straw yellow with a slight cloudiness

Nose : Cereals and intense lime notes

Body : Light and fresh

ABV : 5%

IBU : 10

AMANDULA, an Almond Lager

Corsican Almond in the spotlight in Nostra Biera Amandula: the delicate flavour of roasted almond from Oletta almond trees in the Nebbio region, enhanced by an authentic 100% natural high quality artisanal Amaretto. A touch of apricot completes the balance of this recipe by adding a tangy touch that balances the roundness and sweetness of the almonds. All this gives this low fermentation beer a delicacy in the spirit of an apricot almond pie, a freshness and a perfect balance.

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Type of beer : Low fermentation - Lager

Specific character : Almond

Colour : Gold Blonde

Nose : The delicacy of almond and fruity notes

Body : Fresh, balanced and greedy

ABV : 5,7%

IBU : 15

PIETRA CICCULATA, a Milky Chocolate Ale

Nostra Biera Cicculata, a milky chocolate ale, is a generous chocolate-alcohol pairing, a pale malt and chocolate malt brew with a full roundness in the mouth, a cold infusion of roasted cocoa beans softened by a touch of vanilla, for a totally gourmet taste.

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Type of beer : High fermentation - ale

Specific character : Chocolate

Colour : Copper with amber reflections

Nose : Gourmet chocolate with vanilla notes

Body : Roundness and balance

ABV : 5,5%

IBU : 15

NUCELLA, blonde lager with Cervione hazelnut

The combination of three malts and Cervione's PGI hazelnut flour, accentuated with a hint of natural vanilla aroma, gives body to a light and well-balanced blonde beer. Hazelnut notes are subtly expressed on the nose and mouth, mingling with malty notes. Pietra Nucella offers a gourmet and thirst-quenching blend, to be enjoyed well chilled.

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Type of beer : Low fermentation - Lager

Specific character : Hazelnut

Colour : Slightly cloudy blonde colour

Nose : A gourmet nose that is built around hazelnuts and cereals

Body : Gourmet and refreshing

ABV : 5,5%

IBU : 18

History

On a summer evening, in 1992, Armelle and Dominique, both beer lovers, were sitting at the terrace of a bar in Corte, regretting one fact: they couldn’t enjoy a Corsican beer.

Thus, they decided to create one. With this spark of an idea begins the story of Brasserie Pietra, the first brewery in the history of Corsica.

The women and men of the brewery

Armelle and Dominique sought to surround themselves with the best skills. They convinced Guy and Eric, both master brewers, to join them on the adventure. Muriel, a young Biology graduate from the University of Corte, joined the team to create the quality department. Laurent, a 17-year-old trainee at the time, discovered the brewing industry.

Savoir-Faire

A team ensures the guarantee of Brasserie Pietra’s know-how and quality.

The recipes for Pietra’s beers are developed at the heart of the brewery.

The Pietra team works on selecting the finest raw ingredients (malts, chestnut flour, hops, spices...) as well as watching over the breeding and propagation of its own yeasts. It monitors and safeguards the artisan manufacturing process and respect for the original recipes. Thus, the recipe for Pietra, the brewery’s flagship beer, has remained the same since its creation.

A good environmental citizen

Since opening in 1996, Brasserie Pietra has always shown concern for the preservation of the environment. Its development has gone hand in hand with ecological initiatives. Water management, CO₂ recovery, energy savings and waste treatment are among the actions implemented.

Brasserie Pietra is also involved with numerous cultural, sports and charity associations whose actions are testimony to Corsican solidarity.