Beer Area

Welcome to La Fonte!

In the Val d’Orcia lies Brasseria della Fonte, Samuele Cesaroni’s farm brewery — a brewery with a strong local identity that is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year

“Beer is More”

Julia Leferman, Secretary General of The Brewers of Europe, discusses the challenges and opportunities facing a sector undergoing constant change, with a particular focus on Italy’s role

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Women and beer: the results of the first national survey

Women who are well-educated, highly qualified and occupy key roles throughout the supply chain, yet who are still, in many cases, forced to contend with stereotypes, difficulties in having their professional expertise recognised, and sexist behaviour. This is the picture that emerges from the first national survey dedicated to women working in the Italian beer…

Craftsmanship for old hands

The business story of a now-historic Milanese brewery is intertwined in various ways with the evolution of independent brewing and with changing customer tastes and consumption habits. What remains constant is the focus on quality — an approach that, at the pub, extends from the pints to the food

New music in a can

The world of music plays a prominent role in the revamped offering of a historic producer from Bergamo: it stands out in the names of the various product lines and in the listening experience provided by its digitized, multimedia labels

Ca’ del Brado: the “Brewery”

Just outside Bologna lies a brewery that looks to the world of wine for inspiration, featuring extended wood aging and mixed fermentations. Co-founder and head brewer Luca Sartorelli traces its evolution—from the installation of the brewhouse to the mapping of indigenous microbial flora

Magna Graecia: Calabrian soulful

The Cirò Marina microbrewery was born from a childhood friendship and a shared vision: to create craft beers that celebrate the local area. Set against the backdrop of the Ionian Sea, production is supported by technology from Toscana Inox systems

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