Birra Ichnusa

Birra Ichnusa, or simply Ichnusa, is the name of a popular Sardinian-made beer, which is brewed in Assemini, a town near the Sardinian capital Cagliari. It is named after the Latinized ancient name for Sardinia, Hyknusa.

Birra Ichnusa
Location Sardinia, Assemini
Opened1912, Cagliari
Owned byHeineken International
Active beers
Name Type
Ichnusa Lager

Birra Ichnusa is a lager (5.0% ABV) with a hoppy taste.

Founded in 1912, Birra Ichnusa is now owned by Heineken International. Birra Ichnusa Special is a lager with 5.6% and Ichnusa Cruda a non pasteurized lager with 4.9% alc. Serving temperatures for all of them is 3 °C. A Zwickel-style, unfiltered, 'Ichnusa Non Filtrata' (5.0% ABV) is also available.[1]

Birra Ichnusa was founded in Cagliari in 1912. In 1967 the brewery was finally moved to Assemini. In 1981 more than 400,000 hl beer was brewed.[2] In 1986 the brewery was taken over by Heineken

  • Birra Ichnusa
  • Ichnusa Speciale
  • Ichnusa Cruda

References
  1. "RateBeer". www.ratebeer.com. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "Home - Birra Ichnusa" (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-02-08.
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