No Life 'Til Lager Episode 25 - Agostino Arioli x Birrificio Italiano

So before we talk about you, before we talk about the brewery, before we talk about Italian craft beer and culture, can you tell me a little bit about the beers in our hand? I am drinking your collaboration with...

Moonlight Brewing.

They are friends as well as No Life Till Lager alums located in Santa Rosa.

This is Sola Luna, a Czech-inspired amber lager.

I believe it's clocking in at 4.3% alcohol, which I truly appreciate.

Small beer with big character.

Tell me a little bit about the beer in my hand, and then let's talk about what you're drinking, please.

Okay, honestly, Adam, I'm not that much prepared because we brewed that beer the first time three years ago, even more, maybe four years ago.

So I'm not sure about the recipe, honestly.

But it's our goal.

We aim to brew a lager, but slightly dark, or let's better say amber.

Hoppy at the same time, so very drinkable, low alcohol, different from what we know.

It's probably not at all perfectly in style, but this is something that you can tell us better than me because I haven't been drinking it since a long time.

I don't think it's a special style of beer.

We can...

Maybe push it into one, but it's not a typical one.

It's probably looking to the Czech Republic culture, beer culture.

But with something new, something from California and something from Italy, put it together.

I think it's very good.

Last time it was amazing.

Yeah, I think I've had this beer multiple times.

I think it has slightly changed recipes and iterations over the years.

It was darker.

Yes.

I see Italian-grown Araclea Pilsner malt, so an heirloom variety of Pilsner malt, Idaho-grown Saaz hops, and what's described as dreamy fresh green Pilsner.