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Where is Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri brewed?

By Mark Porter Last checked 9 September 2026 How we check

Genuine import Partly verified Last checked 9 September 2026

Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri is genuinely imported from Italy, at the same strength as at home.

4.2%
UK
2.4 units a pint
4.2%
Italy
2.4 units a pint
The UK version matches the strength sold in Italy.

Every beer on the shelf by strength · How the units are worked out

Brewed for the UK in
Imported from Italy
Imported
Sold as a beer from
Italy
Named after the island of Capri, Italian lemon reference, Peroni Italian branding
Brewed in (country)
Italy
Brand owner
Asahi Group Holdings
HQ: Japan
UK strength
4.2%
2.4 units a pint
Strength at home (Italy)
4.2%
2.4 units a pint. Birra Peroni's own Italian product page gives 4,2% vol, the same as the UK listing. No strength difference between the two markets.
What the UK label says
Not established
More about the brand: rights, style, when it was created, where it is brewed at home
UK rights held by
Asahi UK Ltd (owned)
Style
Lager (lemon-accented)
Brand created
2023, Italy
Brewed at home in
Italy (Birra Peroni; specific plant not confirmed)

Partly verified

At least one of those three claims rests on a secondary source or an inference, a disagreement between sources is still open, or a split supply has a format that has not been read.

ABV and launch date verified from trade press. Brewing site inferred from Birra Peroni ownership of the Peroni brand family; no UK retailer country of origin field fetched for this variant.

Not listed at Asda, Ocado or Waitrose in searches on 2026-09-06 (Nastro Azzurro only); Tesco could not be read.

No-listing check 2026-09-09 (second sweep, after 2026-09-06): not found at Morrisons, Asda, Ocado, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Bestway or Trolley. Candidate for retirement from the supermarket scope. The Morrisons product page now returns 404, and The Grocer reports Asahi UK phased the product out of the UK during 2025.

The small print on the base of a current can or bottle, giving the producer name and address, would settle this.

In short

Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri is imported. The UK product is brewed in Italy. It is also the same strength as at home, 4.2%. The brand belongs to Asahi Group Holdings, which also owns Asahi Super Dry and Fuller's in the UK.

This page is about the packs sold in supermarkets. Draught in pubs can come from a different brewery, and this page does not cover it unless a format table says so.

Who has brewed it here

YearsBrewerSiteSource
2023 to nowBirra Peroni (import)Italymorningadvertiser.co.uk

What changed

Questions people ask

Where is Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri brewed?

The UK product is imported from Italy.

Is Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri brewed in the UK?

No. The UK product is brewed in Italy.

Is Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri really Italian?

Yes, on origin: the UK product is brewed in Italy.

Who owns Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri?

Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri is owned by Asahi Group Holdings, headquartered in Japan. In the UK the brand is handled by Asahi UK Ltd.

What strength is Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri in the UK?

Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri is 4.2% ABV in the UK. In Italy it is 4.2%. A UK pint is 2.4 units.

Is Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri weaker in the UK than in Italy?

No. It is 4.2% in both the UK and Italy.

See also

Birra Ichnusa
Imported from Italy · 4.7% · sold as Italian
Genuine import Partly verified
Birra Mapelli Italia Premium Lager
Origin not established · sold as Italian
Unverified
Birra Menabrea Bionda
Glasgow · 4.8% · sold as Italian
Brewed here Partly verified
Birra Messina Cristalli di Sale
Origin not established · sold as Italian
Unverified
Birra Moretti L'Autentica
Manchester · 4.6% · sold as Italian
Brewed here Verified
Birra Moretti Sale di Mare
Manchester · 4.8% · sold as Italian
Brewed here Verified

Every beer sold as Italy · Every brand owned by Asahi Group Holdings

Sources

  1. The Morning Advertiser (morningadvertiser.co.uk), 13 March 2023: 4.2% ABV, UK launch end of March 2023, formats and wholesalers
  2. Asahi Group Holdings (asahigroup-holdings.com), 7 April 2023: Asahi introduced Stile Capri as a new Peroni Nastro Azzurro variant
  3. Birra Peroni (birraperoni.it), 5 September 2026: Italian home-market strength of 4.2% vol for Stile Capri Read in a parallel verification pass; the retailer pages could not be fetched from this machine.
  4. The Grocer (thegrocer.co.uk), 2025: Asahi UK phased Peroni Nastro Azzurro Stile Capri out of the UK; last seen at Morrisons in October per Assosia.

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