Birra Ichnusa

39.2143138°N 8.9862801°E / 39.2143138; 8.9862801

Birra Ichnusa

Location	Assemini, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia
Opened	1912, Cagliari
Owned by	Heineken International
Active beers
Name Type Ichnusa Lager

Birra Ichnusa, or simply Ichnusa, is a brand of Sardinian-made beer, which is brewed in Assemini, a town near the Sardinian capital Cagliari.

History

It is named after the Latinized ancient name taken from Ancient Greek Ikhnoûssa (Ἰχνοῦσσα).^[1]

Birra Ichnusa is a lager (4.7% ABV) with a hoppy taste.^[2]

Founded in 1912, Birra Ichnusa Special is a lager with 5.6% and Ichnusa Cruda a non pasteurized lager with 4.9% alc. Serving temperatures for all of them is 3 °C. A Zwickel-style, unfiltered, 'Ichnusa Non Filtrata' (5.0% ABV) is also available.^[2]

Birra Ichnusa was founded in Cagliari in 1912. In 1967 the brewery was finally moved to Assemini. In 1981 more than 400,000 hl beer was brewed.^[3] Since 1986 Birra Ichnusa is owned by Heineken.^[4]

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  Birra Ichnusa
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  Ichnusa Cruda
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  Birra Ichnusa