BRASSERIE PIETRA

BRASSERIE PIETRA: PIONEER OF THE BEER REVIVAL IN FRANCE. One summer evening in 1992, Armelle and Dominique Sialelli, lovers of beer and of their island, were sitting on the terrace of a bar in Corte, regretting that they couldn't enjoy a Corsican beer. The idea was born, and the story of Brasserie Pietra, Corsica's first independent, family-run brewery, began that day. Armelle and Dominique wanted to create a beer with its origins in Corsica. So they developed a recipe that was unique in the world, a chestnut beer: the first Corsican beer was born. It's called Pietra, after the Sialelli family's small village of Pietraserena. Armelle and Dominique travelled the length and breadth of Corsica, passionately promoting their beer at the island's fairs and markets. Pietra is a beer with character and flavour, an amber-coloured beer with hints of chestnut and honey. Today, Pietra is as much a part of Corsica's gastronomic heritage as the local brocciu, wines and charcuterie. Since then, the recipe has remained unchanged, as has the production process. And the Pietra clan has grown. In 1998, Serena was launched, a light and refreshing pure malt blonde, closely followed by Colomba, a white beer with a nose and mouth reminiscent of the maquis, thanks to the infusion of a blend of aromatic plants in the hopping vat. Next came Pietra Bionda, a beautiful chestnut flour blond developed from the lighter, less bitter Pietra recipe. It continued to be a success, and one innovation followed another. Today, the Pietra clan also includes Pietra Rossa with cherry and morello cherry, Pietra IPA, a floral and intense IPA, Pietra Blanche, a complex and balanced white ale, and very recently Pietra Summer Session IPA, a lively and refreshing beer. Since it opened its doors, Brasserie Pietra has been attentive to the preservation of its territory and has accompanied its development with strong environmental initiatives. Becoming even more "eco-responsible" is the credo of Hugo Sialelli, Armelle and Dominique's son, who has now taken over the running of the brewery. Under his impetus: heat recovery, lightweight bottles, water recovery and treatment... not forgetting the CO? recovery unit, so many actions put in place to significantly reduce carbon footprint and water and energy consumption. Hugo doesn't want to stop there, with a number of projects under development to continue to consume less, including a line of returnable glasses. Brasserie Pietra: route de La Marana, 20600 FURIANI. 04-95-30-14-70. Guided tour only July-August (no appointment necessary): Mon-Fri, 9am-12pm and 2pm-5pm; The rest of the year, group visits for 10 people or more by appointment only (book by phone). Admission: free. Length of visit: 30 min. Shop: July-August: Mon-Fri, 9am-12pm and 2pm-5.30pm; Off-season: closed (except during group visits) or on site: https://boutique.brasseriepietra.com