Craft Breweries in Italy

I am not an expert but You should add the following :
- Birra Toccalmatto (http://www.birratoccalmatto.it/Web/Content.aspx?XRI=26&Lang=ENG). The zona cesarini is a great IPA
- Brewfist (http://www.brewfist.com)

 

www.microbirrifici.org has a good list of Italian breweries.
You probably weren't missing much 10 years ago, most breweries are younger than that.
Good breweries in and around Bologna are StataleNove(they're keller pils is real nice, as is their bock,) Birrificio Emiliano(more hop forward and american style beers,) and the brewpub in the center, Birra Cerqua, isn't bad either.
The former brewer from Panil has his own production now called Black Barrels. If you find any of it, grab it. Really nice sours.

 

x2 for Birrificio Indipendente

Their beers did quite well in the Mondial de la bière fest last Sept in France. I was there and I can vouch for em.

They took Gold with their:
Punks Do it Bitter
Grunge IPA

 

You might want to add to the list of good breweries that can be found in many different parts of the country
Birrificio del Ducato
http://www.birrificiodelducato.net/

 

When in Venice you should try Birra Venezia. Just because you're there, it's like a tourist go-to beer, and it's rather decent. Also you can stop at small pubs, don't know exactly how they're called, in Spain they're "cervecerias" (with ham and cheese all over the place, you know what i mean), and they usually have their own fresh craft(s), stuff like http://www.birramorgana.com/en/come-mai-about-morgana/.
These guys are also easy to find, and they have some nice niche stuff, like chestnut and saffron beers. Personally their Contessa remains one of my favourite beers ever: http://www.birra-amiata.it/index.php/Birre
+1 for Panil
Still, italians have a long way to go, so don't expect too much. Have fun!

 

I have recently been to Italia Beer fest, where a huge amount of microbrweries were presenting their products. I have to admit that at the moment, you can find in northern Italy a lot of them, and the general quality, though not yet a European level excellence, is undoubtedly increasing. What I appreciated the more is the fact that those breweries are now focusing on different styles of beer than the usual "weiss - lager - strong lager" that were very popular until like 5/6 years ago in Italy.

My 2 cents, 7 breweries I would suggest you to try:
1) Toccalmatto http://www.birratoccalmatto.it/
2) Retorto http://www.retorto.it/
3) Birrone http://www.birrone.it/
4) MC77 http://www.mc-77.com/
5) Hibu http://www.birrificiohibu.it/
6) Buttiga http://www.labuttiga.it/
7) Bi-Du http://www.bi-du.it/

please, consider that my list is biased by my preference for breweries with a vary and vaste selection!

 

All of those Baladin beers are available at Eataly in Bologna, as are most of the Birra del Borgo beers
http://www.eataly.it/blog/negozi-italia-bologna
Those BeerBera beers, TipoPils and Birrificio del Ducato beers are usually available at Astral Beers, as are the Black Barrels sours(former brewer from Panil)
http://www.astralbeers.it/
and Green River pub and La Tana del Luppolo in the center have some of these as well as other Italian beers on tap from time to time.
https://it-it.facebook.com/GreenRiverPub
http://www.birrotecalatanadelluppolo.it/

 

The Drunken Duck is a cool beer bar with some nice lambic offerings, near Vicenza