I'm new to this forum even though I already replied to a post before introducing myself my name is John Nolan Irish but have been living in rome italy for the last ten years or so.
I am the owner of Johnny's Off license's we have two in Rome one in the san giovanni area and the other near the vatican. we are the biggest beerstore in italy with more that 1500 labels in rotation 6 own brand beers brewed by the best breweries in italy, we are huge promoters of the italian microbrew boom stocking over 25 microbreweries. we add roughly a hundred or so new beers to our store every couple of months. for more information you can visit our site <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="
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www.offlicense.it although its in itaian you can get a good idea of what we're about and my contact details are there.
if any of you are visiting rome or italy in general i could be a useful beer tour guide for regions whether you are looking for seriuos pubs or want to visit breweries in the region just drop me a line.
I look forward to participating in this community.
My community name is the name of one of my favorite golden ales from the inveraldmond brewery, scotland 'Ossian'
take care
john