This is an Italian Pilsner style lager, in a very fashionable receptacle. This beer looks ready to stroll down the catwalk in Milan, throwing down a Blue Steel or two. While it did look slightly on the fancy side, I wasn't expecting too much. This is usually the best setting, when expectations are low, and this would turn out to be none different. The NBC pours a cloudy golden colour with a frothy head, and does look fantastic for a lager. It definitely appears chunkier than what I expected for a Euro Pilsner.
This Pilsner is hugely refreshing, staying nimble without being watery. Grains, malts, and a bitter hopped finish. Very basic, but well produced. The Na Biretta Chiara has a lot of life to it, it's almost the Alfa Romeo of lagers. I say almost because it certainly isn't as daring as an Alfa, and the bottle didn't break on the way home from the bottle shop.
This is a killer summer beer though, very easy to drink, and more depth than a Peroni or something of the like. Great Italian beer, like most lagers it isn't going to knock up a huge score, but it's at the top of it's restricted class. Quite possibly the best Italian beer I have drunk. Haven't had any others in a while to accurately compare, but it's at the very least on par.
6.5/10
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