This is an Italian Pilsner, the first of our kettle lager series. Vipera, a beautifully balanced Italian Pilsner that celebrates one of the most exciting modern lager styles in craft beer. Some beers roar. Some beers whisper. And some glide in smooth, elegant, and deadly refreshing. Crisp. Aromatic. Refined. This is lager with a little venom in its personality. The Italian Pilsner is a relatively young style in the long history of brewing. It was first crafted in 1996 by Agostino Arioli at Birrificio Italiano in the Lombardy region of northern Italy near Milan. Arioli took the classic German pilsner foundation and added something new: dry hopping with noble European hops. The result was a revelation. Italian Pilsners maintain the clean, crisp drinkability of a traditional pilsner, but introduce a more expressive hop aroma that delivers herbal, floral, and slightly spicy notes without crossing into IPA territory. The name Vipera comes from an ancient symbol rooted in Italian heraldry. The biscione, often referred to as the vipera, is a mythical serpent depicted with a child in its mouth. It appears in historical coats of arms throughout northern Italy and represents power, transformation, and legend. For our lager series, the name felt perfect. A beer that looks calm and golden in the glass…but delivers a surprising bite of hop aroma. Elegant. Mysterious. Memorable.

Just like the serpent itself.

Think of it as a pilsner wearing an Italian suit.
Tailored. Sophisticated. Effortlessly stylish.