Tastings - To-beer-or-not-to-beer - P18

To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 03/11/17

Pienza, a place of Porter and mystery

Robust Porter from Brasseria della Fonte is a satisfying and accessible drop with a pleasing toasted appeal and...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 20/10/17

Yakima Valley, an autumn beer

Yakima Valley from the Arbor Ales craft brewery in Bristol is an America Pale Ale with an appetizing, complex and...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 06/10/17

Oktoberfest 2017

The 2017 edition of Munich’s Oktoberfest (Wies’n in Bavarian) closed on October 3. For better or worse...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 22/09/17

Enkir, the world’s most “ancient” beer

Enkir from the Birra del Borgo brewery is particular in that 55% of the grains used in brewing is “small...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 08/09/17

The road of trees and Antrim beer

The brewery Glens of Antrim Craft Ale and Beers, in County Antrim, in Northern Ireland, specializes in basic and...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 25/08/17

Climate and beer. Try a Sunnyside

Contrary to what many believe, people drink more water than beer when it gets too hot. But should you prefer a...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 28/07/17

Tolfa Jazz: a beer with a Jazz flare

This Belgian Ale from the ECB (Eternal City Brewery) brewery has personality and freshness to burn and is...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 14/07/17

Hempathy, the cannabis aromatized beer

Geo Hempathy is an Italian Hemp Ale that is the result of a collaborative effort between the hemp producers...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 30/06/17

The fragrant Su ‘na Rota from Contromano

Contromano is a micro-brewery on the outskirts of Rome that was set up by four young men: Michele, Matteo, Luca...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 09/06/17

Lisa, a new Golden Ale from Birra del Borgo

Birra del Borgo brewery and its last creation: the Lisa Golden Ale...in can, tasted at Birra del Borgo Day...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 26/05/17

The perfect balance of Reset from Birrificio Rurale

The American Amber Ale Reset from Birrificio Rurale in Desio, in the Brianza area in northwest Italy, is...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 12/05/17

Leaves of Grass in a glass

The Friuli brewery Foglie d’Erba (Leaves of Grass) produces 12 beers with a common denominator of all having an...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 28/04/17

Piazza delle Erbe, Ofelia’s aromatic beer

In December 2012, Lisa Freschi and Andea Signorini started their Ofelia brewery, a deserving and positive...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 14/04/17

A “Ciuski” of happiness from Extraomnes

Luigi “Schigi” D’Amelio’s brewery Birrificio Extraomnes produces precise, pleasing and complex beers like...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 17/03/17

The sound of irreverence

Fads, multinationals and cool restaurants are seeking to distort the spirit of Italia craft beer, in the name of...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 03/03/17

Masterfully scampish

A “birbante” is a scamp, a rogue, but the word is also used in an affectionate sense to describe someone who...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 17/02/17

Alta Quota, a social beer

Beer makes news when it is top quality, innovative, trendy or brings people together but it also is newsworthy...
To Beer or not To Beer

by Alessandro Brizi 03/02/17

Starting anew by threes

After leaving a career with a multinational pharmaceutical company, Paola Sorrentino, a Neapolitan native who has...