Italy today, according to Assobirra statistics, is the fourth country in Europe in terms of number of breweries. Beer has an ancient history and, contrary to what is usually thought, it has always been in the peninsula in the boot, in fact it was already present in Sicily in the seventh century. B.C. with the Phoenicians who traded and consumed it.

In the north west of Italy, in Pombia, in Piedmont, however, a mug containing hopped beer was found, dating back to 560 BC, following archaeological excavations that unearthed a Proto-Celtic cremation necropolis, belonging to the Golasecca culture.