Out for a blissful bite with my wife for life. I pondered what type of light lunch lager like libation would assuage the angst of the Department of Morality? Perhaps I’ll pick a Peroni patio pint of the zero persuasion, another entrant into our COMDB 0 percent experiment. Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0 tabled and poured.
DoM: What’s that?
Me: It’s an alcohol free Peroni.
DoM: Why would anyone in their right mind order an alcohol-free beer? Never mind, I think I just answered my own question.
The classic Italian lager, none other than Peroni. I can parlay a bit of French but when it comes to Italian “non capisco tot”. Nastro Azzurro sounded like something nasty, or nasty something, to me, a bit of a marketing faux pas of a name I would think. The COMDB translation department clarified the situation letting me know that “Nastro Azzurro” translates to “Blue Ribbon”. * I mentioned that I thought it was Pabst Blue Ribbon, not Peroni. Note to self, don’t question the COMDB translation department unless you want to get cussed out in three languages.
Our original Peroni review garnered a COMDB honourable mention. But in 2023 Peroni officially offered up their alcohol-free beer, the result of an innovative new dealcoholisation method. JT calls that dry February. They say this is the perfect beer for the socially responsible drinker. I wonder how it rates for a socially irresponsible drinker? Time to find out.
A light golden clear and present pour, 0% head. Very light malt aroma, almost zero. What was a pleasant surprise was the taste. Light for sure, but it had a nice flavour to it, a light malt pilsner body with a smooth finish. It had the beer flavour that some zeros just don’t have, and none of that chemical aftertaste. A nice light beer, an ideal accompaniment for a long drive or being somewhere (or with someone) that requires you to keep your wits about you.
SS Rex burning up the Atlantic.
*Editor’s Comment: Pabst started calling its mainstay lager Pabst Blue Ribbon in 1893 and tied a blue ribbon around the bottle neck to symbolize its championship status. In 1933 Peroni renamed their beer “Nastro Azzurro” to honour the SS Rex, the Italian ship that won the Blue Ribband competition for the fastest Atlantic crossing that year. The competition goes back to 1838. SS Rex won the title that year with an average speed of 56.63 km/hour. A typical crossing these days averages about 42 km/hour.
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