Please forgive my ignorance - I don't drink beer at home and never had any reason to check out the beer in Italy. A member of our traveling party does not drink wine and I know you can get Italian beer in Italy, but can you get any brands you would find in the US? Or German beer? How does the price of beer compare to a house wine?

Thanks.

Beer is about the same price as a house wine. I don't recall ever seeing American brands in Italy, but then, I wouldn't have been looking for them, as I vastly prefer Perroni and Moretti to American beers. I think a number of other European brands are generally available, and I'm fairly sure I saw Corona in a few places.

Italian beer is quite good; you will notice that the majority of Italians prefer beer with pizza, at night. Try Moretti, Moretti La Rossa, and Peroni. These are the more common "National Beers" Suprisingly, Budweiser is the fastest growing beer, powered its popularity among the younger drinkers.

Hi T,

>can you get any brands you would find in the US? <

Not necessarily "any" brand, but certainly some good beer.

If your TC insists on nothing but Coors Light, that could be a problem.

I often get a Birra Picolla (small beer) at cafes and sandwich shops. There is an Italian word for 'draught', possibly spinate.
Peroni and Moretti are the brands usually avialble. We found excellent german beer at a supermarket in Italy.

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-Motorino.

My family beer-drinkers were satisfied with Peroni during our trip. Peroni has maybe 3 'types' (sorry, I'm not a beer drinker!)...

I'm not a big fan of the Italian beers, but Peroni is probably the best of the bunch. Perhaps he/she can be persuaded to try some wine though...

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Italian beers are generally excellent, and many of the bars and restaurants serve good German beers as well. There are many German tourists.

GWT

If he is some sort of psycho, "Bud" is available throughout most of Europe. Of course it is made in Europe also, which would be a good reason to buy a local Italian beer instead. "Bud" cannot use the full "Budweiser" name on the continent because that name is owned by the original Czech beer.

Last year when we were in Switzerland, my husband's stepfather kept teasing my husband that he wouldn't be able to find any good wheat beer in Italy - our next destination. My husband is German and his favorite brands are Franziskaner and Maissels Weisse. Much to my husband's delight, our first day in Italy we went into a small market and what was on the shelf? Franziskaner. Of course he had to inform his stepfather of his discovery! So it is available there - but I don't remember the price. We were in Florence by the way.