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It’s a Me Mario!

Italian-Style Pilsner

Lager! We’ve long enjoyed making lagers at Breakside. These beers are universally loved by our brewers, and for good reason: they are refreshing, smooth, drinkable, clean, and complex. We’re excited to see that our customers are enjoying these styles more and more each year.
 

For the summer of 2026, we are thrilled to release It’s A Me Mario!, our gold-medal winning Italian-style Pilsner, in cans for the first time. Italian Pilsner is like German Pilsner on steroids, or at least German Pilsner with a more assertive hop aroma and punch that comes from a modest dry hop. Oftentimes, European hops are not terribly well-suited to dry hopping. Something about their oil profile pushes them towards a herbal and grassy expression when used post-fermentation, so we rely on HBC 1134, a wonderful North American-grown, higher alpha “Noble type” hop. This new varietal brings a lot of traditional European attributes to the table — think floral, spicy, and sweet herbal aromas — with a hint of American terroir, so you get some subtle notes of light citrus, melon, and berry as well. We combine 1134 with a small amount of German-grown Saphir in the whirlpool and dry hop to keep the beer firmly rooted in Continental flavors. We think this beer bridges European style and American brewing sensibilities beautifully. It’s a lovely summertime pint that is both hop-forward and incredibly light!

FLAVOR PROFILE

Alpine meadow, leaf hops, floral, snappy

  • Availability Seasonal
  • IBU 34
  • ABV 5.5
  • Hops HBC 1134, Sterling, Hersbrucker
  • MALT German Pilsner, Rahr To Thee! Pilsner
  • Packaging Kegs,16oz Can
  • UPC CODE 859604004521

It’s a Me Mario! AWARDS

2026

  • World Beer Cup Gold Medal Italian-Style Pilsner

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