In summer, you know, beer consumption is growing dramatically: combat the heat with a glass of our favorite drink is one of the most enjoyable practice we can allow ourselves. Unfortunately we have learned that with the summer sick deliberations of the various Italian towns came along, which in the name of a blind Neo-Prohibitionism make increasingly difficult to enjoy a beer outdoors. Apart from the excesses of the “takeaway in all its forms” ban, the situation is mostly bad for glass, banned as summer came in.
Jul
16
'10Beer, summer, plastic and glass
Jul
14
'10News from the industry
Troubles ahead for Heineken because of Birra Messina
Yes I know, speaking of multinationals is not the reason this site was born and in general is not a very exciting activity. But is the same economic sector nevertheless, and often these updates allow us to understand how the whole industry is evolving, which also includes craft brews. And I would say that in this case there are many clues, so that my four short news reports today are particularly interesting.
Jul
12
'10That’s why the U.S. is a great (beer) nation
Because can happen things like this. Almost a month ago Beernews issued a press release from the Goose Island brewery, with which the company announced the voluntary withdrawal of some bottles of their Matilda, a 7% ABV Belgian Ale. The curious about that is that the decision, unusual for our habits, was not taken for reasons of utmost gravity – such as health risk to consumers – but only for a quality standard matter. In practice, some lots are resulted less than optimal, hence the decision to withdraw the bottles.
May
21
'10More or less curious news from abroad
Like other fields, even the beer scenario often offers strange or involuntarily out of mind news. Today we look at the most interesting news, but do not expect to find particularly serious matters. Just five fast reports, which despite their levity, could be exciting topics of discussion. We start then from the United States…
Mar
24
'10A quick roundup of brewing news
Sometimes I read interesting news but on which it’s difficult to create an entire article. Other times the news are so much that it’s difficult even to keep up with them. In both cases the solution would be to write a nice post summarizing quickly the latest interesting events, and that is what I’m going to do today! So let’s go straight to illustrate the latest news of the Italian and international brewing world…
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Mar
23
'10The United Kingdom is preparing for the pub revolution
The new minister John Healey on the right (photo: Morning Advertiser)
The news is that the British government has decided to create a new ministry, the Ministry for Pubs. No joke. Parliamentarian John Healey was appointed as first representative of this office, which, of course, seeks to preserve and support traditional Anglo-Saxons breweries. This may sound crazy to Italians, but in English society, so historically linked to public houses, is perfectly understandable. Needless to say, such an innovation opens up unimaginable prospects for the pubs and the craft beer.
Feb
18
'10The penguins, Otto Von Bismarck and the regressive beer
The BBC web-site has published the news that the Scottish brewer Brewdog has brewed the most alcoholic beer in the world.”What’s new?!” you would think, since the Tactical Nuclear Penguin project become public several weeks ago. Right? Wrong, because the beer we’re talking about is not the penguin’s, but a new production, brewed to allow Brewdog to reclaim the title of most alcoholic brewery in the universe. What has happened? Let’s try to sum up this depressing story…
Feb
3
'10Troubles for Heineken in Italy and Switzerland
Have you ever heard about Birra Messina? It’s one of the many historical Italian local beers that over the years have gained a reputation throughout the country. Birra Messina was founded in 1923 as an independent brewery (originally called “Birra Trinacria”), but in 1988 it was bought by Heineken, which continued to brew and sell it with its name. Over the years the production was moved from the Sicilian town to the plants of the Dutch corporation which are scattered throughout the Italian peninsula (Massafra, Aosta, Bergamo, Cagliari). At this point you’d be asking yourself: what Birra Messina has to do with a product that is brewed somewhere else?
Jan
28
'10“Ma che siete” best beer bar according to Ratebeer
Today Beernews reported that Ratebeer, the leading European website on beer ratings, has published its rankings of 2010. Among the many charts, we can be happy for a wonderful result obtained by the Italian pub Ma che siete venuti a fà, elected best beer bar of the world! If you want to know all the rankings, you should visit the related page of Ratebeer, because in this post I’m going just to leave some comments on the most important rankings.
Nov
14
'09Brand new labels for Birra Amiata
Birra Amiata is a Tuscan brewer that is slowly beginning to be known on the whole national territory. The next April 2010 will celebrate the first 4 years of activity: a relatively brief period, during which the production has settled in around 700 hl per year, boasting a numerous and varied range of beers. The objective of the Tuscan brewery is to invest on the quality for its fourth anniversary: among the news a new 10 hl plant from next February and the increase of the analyses and of the quality controls. A series of interventions, less tied up to the production in narrow sense, is scheduled: a new automatic labeler and a renewed packaging of the bottles above all.
