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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.

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After the considerations upon the unexpected Croce di Malto brewery outcome at the Mondial de la Bière in Strasbourg, where their Triplexxx has been awarded as the best beer of the competition, some remarks must be done on results in general. We must proudly point out the golden medal won by Baladin brewery with its Noel. At the Mondial in Strasbourg, as in the Canadian one, juries award the 10 best beers with a golden medal and the beer that outclassed any other with a platinum one.

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Great result for Italy at Mondial de la Bière in Strasbourg. The Croce di Malto brewery in fact was awarded with the platinum medal for his Triplexxx, which was judged the absolute best among the beers. This is an impressive achievement, if we consider the large number of beers in the competition – from around the world – and the fact that the brewery was opened just ten months ago.

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