An old saying born around the 20s goes: “whoever drinks beer lives for a hundred years” said then later taken up by advertising campaigns in the 50s to relaunch the beer market which was recovering in Italy after the exploits of the beginning of the century with the various Dreher, Wührer, Paskowski, Metzger, Caratch, Von Wünster, above all with the affirmation of two Italian companies, the “Fabbrica di Birra e Ghiaccio Moretti” of Udine (1859), and the Peroni, founded in Vigevano in 1845 by Francesco Peroni, but transplanted, three decades after the capture of Porta Pia, in the most dynamic market of Rome, where within a few years the brewery first concluded a partnership agreement with the Roman Society for the Manufacture of ice and artificial snow, then a real fusion that gives life, in 1905, to the "Peroni Ice and Beer Company".
The saying, in truth, was not entirely unfounded because in reality the beer could boast healthy features although certainly the 100 years boasted were only an effective merchandising gimmick. The fact is that among the basic ingredients of beer, in addition to malt and yeast, there is hops rich in a very important flavonoid, xanthumol, a substance which, according to what was published in a 2008 research in Food and Chemical Toxology, appears to be able to make the blood less thick by counteracting the abnormal development of blood vessels. Furthermore, the presence of hops in its composition would help reduce the risk of the formation of kidney stones and further reduce the risk of diabetes, ultimately also having positive effects on brain health. And we can close with the beliefs that have spread its use considering that beer is also nutritious. The monks had already discovered that in 1500 they used to replace the meal with a mug of beer.
Beerbone: beer resulting from research by the San Quirico craft brewery and SienabioACTIVE
Coming to the present, it must be said that if it cannot guarantee the famous 100 years, certainly the latest beers in Italy, being inaugurated these days, guarantee surprising results, it is a silicon "Super-beer", a beer based on organic cereals and special malts, scientifically studied, the result of scientific research onOsteoporosis andosteoarthritis, optimized for its charitable activity and which can aspire to be internationally certified as a functional food and marketed in the healthy food channels (pharmacy, parapharmacy, health food shops).
All of this was born in Val d'Orcia, where he saw the light "Beerbone” born from a collaboration of San Quirico Brewery (www.birrificiosanquirico.it) with SienabioACTIVE, innovative spin off of the University of Siena (www.sienabioactive.it), born in 2020 to develop products and services aimed at improving the sustainability and quality of life of users.
Beerbone is the final product derived from the homonymous scientific research project conducted at the University of Siena as part of the Nutraceutical Program, promoted by the Tuscany Region to promote people's well-being and prevent diseases, presented at Expo 2015. The research project has made it possible to demonstrate the beneficial bioactivity of the silicon contained in the craft beer of the San Quirico Brewery on human osteoarticular cells, allowing for the creation of a controlled supply chain from the sowing of cereals to the production of a food with scientifically proven functional properties .
Studied for its beneficial activity on human osteoarticular cells, it can aspire to be internationally certified
SienabioACTIVE is an innovative start-up with female leadership born thanks to the results of scientific research obtained at the Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy of the University of Siena which is already producing and marketing sustainable bio-certified products starting from the chestnut urchin: Biocastanea, a dedicated line of biocosmetics and organic soaps with antimicrobial activity, as well as paper prototypes and new materials. A research and development benefit company, strongly rooted in the territory, which pursues the objectives of sustainable development and which aims to transform waste and biological waste into resources (www.biocastanea.com). In the heart of the Val d'Orcia, the San Quirico Brewery produces excellent craft beers using carefully selected local raw materials.
The labels of the San Quirico Brewery are produced in limited quantities, without the use of preservatives, aromas and chemical additives, and embody the values that this area has always embodied: history, nature, culture and a unique suggestion in the world. Sustainability is the concept on which the San Quirico Breweryfrom both an environmental and a socio-cultural point of view. Development policies have always been implemented that take these aspects into consideration, starting with the use of raw materials from the Val d'Orcia, a place that has always been considered important for the production of cereals and therefore for the production of beer. Beerbone, which belongs to the family of Season, has a light and opalescent color and a white and intense foam, while the nose is dominated by aromas of orange, coriander and with an aftertaste of ginger. Perfect for different consumption occasions, it finds its ideal combination with pizza, fish, white meats or drunk alone as an aperitif, fresh and thirst-quenching.
