After the great success of Grado Plato’s Chocarrubica at the recent Mondial de la Bière, another international competition prized Italian brewing scenario. Italy cornered medals at the European Beer Star, one of the most important craft beer competitions in the world. A total of seven placings for Italian beers: two gold medals, three silver and two bronze, for a loot unimaginable until a few years ago. The first success was in fact only one in 2008, with the gold of the Birrificio del Ducato of Verdi Imperial Stout , which was followed by three medals in 2009. Although last year Italy did not get a gold, I interpreted the increase in total placing as a sign of growth of the Italian movement, growth that is strongly supported by the results of the 2010 edition of this competition.
Nov
15
'10Italy among the stars of the EBS 2010
Jul
27
'10Five Italian beers for a barbecue
Here we are in high summer. Probably many of you have passed one of the last few days organizing or participating in the inevitable summer BBQ, where a considerable problem is finding the right beer to match pork chops, sausages and vegetables. Fortunately, a few weeks ago appeared an interesting post on the site Beeriety, from which I drew inspiration for today’s article: they talk about 5 BBQ suitable beer styles, today I want to introduce 5 Italian beers suited for a BBQ with friends .
Apr
30
'10Pils passion: Pils Pride is back
As every year in May one of the most original beer event in Italy is back: the Pils Pride. A event hosted by Birrificio Italiano of Lurago Marinone (Co), focused on a single beer style. The aim is to discover, trough the thirteen beers available on tap, the real nature of a beer style which over time has been altered and diluted by industrial brews. So, if you are a Pils lover or if you just want to experience all the different expressions of the style, Saturday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9 Birrificio Italiano is the place to be.
Apr
13
'10The Birrificio Italiano won a gold medal at the World Beer Cup 2010 with its VùDù
The results of the World Beer Cup, one of the major beer competitions in the world, were released in the weekend. The 2010 edition saw the participation of no less than 3,330 beers brewed in 44 different countries, divided into categories following the guidelines of the Brewers Association which organizes the event. Well, Italy has achieved a great result with the Birrificio Italiano Vùdù, first in the German-Style Dark Wheat Ale category, better known as Dunkel Weizen, German typical dark wheat beer.
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
21
'09Some brand new Italian Christmas beers (but not only)
After a few days we’re back on new Italian beers that are popping up like mushrooms in the last period, especially with Christmas just around the corner. However, we will not only deal with seasonal specialties, since some should already begin to be saturated with Christmas beer. However, we can’t but begin from these productions…
Let’s start then with the 2009 version of the Birra di Natale (literally “Christmas Beer”) of Maltus Faber. Introduced in early November, is a Belgian Amber Ale, 8% ABV, available in 75cl and in Magnum 150cl bottles.
Nov
19
'09A leading role for Italy @ European Beer Stars
The awarding ceremony of the 2009 edition of European Beer Star took place yesterday in Germany, one of the most important contests in the world for craft beer. As in other contests of this kind, all the participants beers – 836 this year, coming from 30 different countries – are divided in categories. For each of them the three most deserving productions are awarded a prize. The contest shows a growing tendency: this year were present 78 judges to vote 41 different typologies of beer. The beers have been 30% more in comparison with 2008, with a very varied provenance: from Australia to Panama, from Russia to Thailand, from Brazil to USA.
Oct
15
'09New beers from Birrificio Italiano, Birrificio Torino and Birranova brewery
After the interesting debut of Musa Estate (litterally “Muse of summer”) from Birrificio Italiano, of which I wrote about at the end of August, the brewer Agostino Arioli has created a new beer of this special line. As I explained at that time, in fact, every season has its specific Musa and now, after the summer version, it’s time for Musa Autunno. These productions are very special, because they are produced by the filtrate of a previous mash without subsequent boiling, to which are added special ingredients. If Muse Estate was produced with lemons of the Amalfi Coast, for the autumn edition Nebbiolo grapes are used.
Aug
27
'09The Muse from Birrificio Italiano and Alma from Gilac
In today’s post we’re going to discover two new Italian beers, which are very special: Musa Estate (litterally Muse of Summer) from Birrificio Italiano and Alma form Gilac brewery. Referring to the first, in recent days the brewer Agostino Arioli has posted on his blog a very interesting post explaining the genesis and the production process that is behind this new creation. First of all, it is not a single new beer, but a completely new line, produced with a very peculiar method, called “second runnings”.
