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Pale blond beer with a full pale head in an unmarked glass.

Menabrea

Menabrea Bionda is the Biella brewery’s pale premium lager; this guide focuses on its 4.8% version.

Reference beer
Bionda Premium Lager
Alcohol
4.8% vol
Serve at
6–8°C
Character
Balanced malt and hops

Bionda’s ingredients

Bionda is bottom-fermented, made with malt, brewer’s maize, hops and water. Its specification does not describe every beer in the Menabrea range.

Piedmont

Beer in the centre of Biella

Founded in 1846, Menabrea keeps its brewery in Biella’s historic centre, at the foot of the Alps.

Piedmont

At the table

Menabrea suggests Bionda with pizza, shellfish and vegetables. Serve at the producer’s 6–8°C.

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