A new post dedicated – as increasingly happens – to the latest news from the Italian breweries. We start with Bad Attitude, a new brand that has linked its image to canned beer. Since the first rumors on the project, many comments focused on one question: how much will this innovative canned craft beer cost? The last week Lorenzo Bottoni replied on the Bad Attitude Blog…
May
4
'10News from Bad Attitude, Opperbacco, Bi-DU and other
Mar
8
'10Birra del Borgo moves and expands
The new brew-plant, formerly Baladin
Birra del Borgo is an Italian renowned beer brand, both for the quality of its beers and for the ubiquity with which it is present in Italy (and beyond). After Baladin can rightly be considered the most important national microbrewery, thanks to the skills and successful intuitions of its creator and head-brewer, Leonardo Di Vincenzo. Today Birra del Borgo is a reliable firm, known abroad and involved in a series of parallel projects. Has experienced an impressive ascent, considering that it all started only five years ago.
Feb
4
'10New Italian beers at the turn of 2010
From time to time I love to publish a post about new Italian beers! Let’s start with something completely new, coming from Birra Amiata. It’s called Gincana, a name which is the union of the two special ingredients with which is brewed: ginepro (juniper) and canapa (hemp). The recipe provides the use of malted barley, wheat and hops, as well as hemp leaves (no THC of course) and Maremma juniper berries.
Dec
18
'09Christmas beers meet Arcangelo Dandini
The beers tasted, with the exception of San Nicolò from Cittavecchia
I have had the pleasure to attend an evening organized by the association Athenaeum and hosted at the marvelous Convoglia, a fascinating restaurant placed inside the Stazione Termini in Rome. An evening theme: pairings between Christmas beers and “haute cuisine”. As mentioned, the event have been based on 5 Italian “kerstbier”, paired with dishes prepared on purpose by a myth among roman restaurateurs: Arcangelo Dandini, chef of the restaurant “L’ Arcangelo”. Host of the event was Enrico Pozza, assisted by Arcangelo himself and by the representatives of the breweries involved.
Nov
11
'09A challenge between Belgium and Italy @ Open Baladin Rome
Palli, Schigi, Gregory and Leonardo
Last Friday I attended, along with fifty other passionates, a fantastic “tasting-contest” at Open Baladin in Rome. A match between Belgium and Italy with Gregory Verhelst from Rulles brewery, defending an old and renowned brewing tradition, and Alessio Selvaggio, from Croce di Malto brewery, Riccardo Franzosi from Montegioco and Paolo Fontana of Baladin for Italy. The rules were simple: three beers per side paired with specially designed finger food by Gabriele Bonci. An exceptional referee: Luigi d’Amelio, aka Schigi.
