Pietra

Infobox Brewery
name = Pietra Brewery


caption = Pietra Brewery logo
location = Route de La Marana
20600 FURIANI
France
opened = 1996
production = 25,000 hectolitrescite web
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title = Brasserie Pietra
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publisher = Beer Me!
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Pietra is a brand of beer from the Mediterranean island of Corsica.

History

The Pietra Brewery opened in 1996 with a desire to develop a modern and innovative project for the future of Corsica.Fact|date=March 2007 It is the only Corsican brewery.cite web
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title = Pietra Colomba
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Pietra beer is a 6% ABV amber beer, brewed from a mix of malt and chestnut flour. Chestnuts have always been used in Corisca as a cereal, but it was necessary to carry out studies for many years to validate the qualities of chestnut flour. The high fermentability of chestnuts helps to maintain the beer's head and gives Pietra beer its golden colour.

The annual production of Pietra beer is over 25,000 hectolitres.

Other beers brewed by Pietra

* Serena (5% ABV) has a very light head and is just slightly bitter.
* Colomba is an un-pasteurizedcite web
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publisher = World Class Beer Imports
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accessdate = 2007-01-26 ] white beer perfumed with herbes du maquis (strawberry tree, myrtle, cistus, and juniper).

Corsica Cola

Pietra brewery has also produced Corsica Cola, a non-alcoholic soft drink, since 2003.

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