VIOLA Italian Premium Beer is synonymous with made in Italy excellence

This is thanks to the advice of internationally renowned master brewers, their talent and their sensitivity in measuring the best raw materials. Each ingredient is essential and is chosen with great care.

Attention to the quality of raw materials is taken care of at the highest levels. The brewery is located in a mountainous area in the heart of Italy, an area characterized by the presence of water sources with excellent characteristics.

Water is the fundamental element of all beers, making up approximately 90% of the beer itself. This is why we use pure spring water, which gives us great flexibility and excellence in the production of the different styles of beer we create.

Barley is the most important and most used cereal in the production of beer although other cereals, such as wheat, are used to create specific beers. To make VIOLA we choose different cereals and different types of malt. An innovative mill for grinding malt allows us to carry out an initial soft pressing of the already moistened grain, which is essential in order not to stress the husks too much, followed by the actual grinding. In this way we are able to extract all those precious elements (enzymes, tannins, proteins) that are needed to produce an excellent beer.

Hops or Humulus Lupulus is the plant that belongs to the cannabaceae family, originally from the British Isles and has always been used for its healing, flavoring and preservative properties, today it is widespread throughout Central Europe and has become a fundamental ingredient for beer. For our production we choose and use many different varieties, some 100% Italian and each of which has specific properties and aromas that contribute to “building” the unique personality of the beer.

There are different varieties of yeast but they are commonly divided into two main categories: Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces carlsbergensis. The former is involved in the production of top-fermented beers, such as ales and blanches, while the latter contributes to the creation of bottom-fermented beers, belonging to the vast lager family. The use of specific yeast strains varies based on the type of beer we are producing. It is crucial to note that yeast cultures are carefully monitored and managed by our biologists and our in-house laboratory quality manager.

Water, malt, hops and yeast are certainly the four most important ingredients for obtaining a good beer. Nonetheless, it is possible to add others, in order to make the beer being produced even more unique. Spices such as coriander and fruit such as orange peel are used, for example, to make our VIOLA Blanche, thus enhancing the pleasantness and freshness of this white beer with the unique VIOLA flavour.

Birra VIOLA’s creations are the result of a long process of experimentation with always surprising results.