Southeast Italy Beer Help!

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  1. joeyknuckles

    joeyknuckles Zealot (529) Apr 27, 2014 Illinois
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    we are flying into brindisi and staying in Nardo (west side of heel of boot) 9/10-9/17. Does anyone have any suggestions on places to go, beers to drink, even noteworthy wine and food. Any help is appreciated. We will have a car and don’t mind driving a little
     
  2. DJ-Hophead

    DJ-Hophead Initiate (0) May 28, 2015 England

    Notes on a recent trip to Bologna. All the beers were top notch. Croce di Malto, Extraomnes, CRAK, Brewfist, Lariano, Baladin, Birrifico Italiano, Lambrate, Hammer, Retorto are probably the breweries you are most likely to find down south. Very strong beer scene.

    Just back from a short trip to Bologna and like most of my trips all locals :

    Croce di Malto Hauria
    Mister B Bomba, Bamba
    Hilltop Gallagher Stout
    7 Volte Forte Gose
    Crak Guerilla 2018, NE IPA
    Zapap Cha'apa
    Brewfist Spaceman, Burocracy
    Lariano La Grigna, Black Sherry
    L'Ortica and Rurale Mascarella 28
    Menaresta Pan Negar
    Extraomnes Speciaal, Saison
    Baladin Xyayu 2014
    Birrifico Italiano Asteroid
    Birrone Ex1
    Lambrate Imperial Ghisa
    Ca'del Brado Invernomuto, U Baccarosa
    Retorto Daughter of Autumn
    Hammer Killer Queen

    Lovely city with a good beer scene, even in the quiet time of roasting August holidays. Not cheap, city regarded the Sweden of Italy, nothing really under 5 euros a 330 ml bottle in bars and bottle shops, local sours 9 euros small bottle, but very high standard of bars and beers. Standouts Ca'del Brado, local brewery doing some very funky sours in wine barrels, CRAK, can brewery doing some good IPA's, Mister B, one year old brewery, Bamba a great NE IPA which ticked all the boxes for me. Speaking to the very knowledgeable bar persons had wine scene to break. No real tax on wine, harking back to the Fascist times making it hard to low price micro brews. Interesting conversations about cans over bottles. All the bar persons happy with cans, all customers prefer bottles, poor beer in cans and wine influence probably.
     
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  3. joeyknuckles

    joeyknuckles Zealot (529) Apr 27, 2014 Illinois
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    Wow, thanks for all this info. Much appreciated!
     
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