Brescia capital of beer with the “Guide to the beers of Italy”

Brescia capital of beer? It could be a new objective, with positive repercussions on tourism and on the many arrivals who make the malt drink their core business. Every two years Slow Food Editore publishes the Guide to Italian beers, the most authoritative collection at national level, and the ninth edition will be presented right in the city.

With the strong push of the Municipality and in partnership with MO.CA, Slow Food Editore and the Slow Food Terreacque Bresciane Convivium have organized two days of initiatives that revolve around the world of craft beer and which will see protagonists, alongside the authors of the guide, the best Italian producers with their most iconic and representative labels.

We will start on Friday 24 May at 11am at the San Barnaba Auditorium with the actual presentation of the book: the editors of the guide, Luca Giaccone and Eugenio Signoroni, will talk about the new edition of the publication and will present the awards to the breweries indicated with the Chiocciola and to those awarded with Excellence, to the best cider producers and to the establishments that stand out for the high quality of the beer offering (entry by invitation).

The program will continue on Friday afternoon at 4pm at MO.CA with a technical workshop dedicated to producers and focused on the topic of fermentation (the process underlying the production of beer).

Also at MO.CA, at 7pm, the Beer Tourism meeting will be held. A new perspective for the future of the sector. A dialogue with Gabriele Navoni, Alberto Calderoni and Luca Grandi, authors of Turismo Birrario: guide for travelers in turmoil (LSWR Editions) and Luca Giaccone and Eugenio Signoroni, authors of Il Piacere della Birra and I Paese della Birra – Belgium (Slow Food Editore ).

On Saturday 25th the program will be enriched with two other appointments: at 11am and 4pm at MO.CA an informative meeting dedicated to beginners and the curious, during which Eugenio Signoroni, editor of the guide of Brescia origin, will tell the history of beer and explain how it is produced and what its peculiarities are, for an unmissable opportunity to learn about this very ancient and still very modern drink (free entry with accreditation); at 3pm and 5pm, in the Birralab, La Pulce, Spine and Taverna di Paola venues, four Taste Workshops will take place which will give the opportunity to taste some of the best beers and ciders in Italy paired with products from the Earth Market of Padernello (admission fee upon reservation).

On both Friday 24th and Saturday 25th there will also be the opportunity for everyone to taste the beers from the award-winning breweries. The Birralab, La Pulce, Spine and Taverna di Paola venues will in fact offer an exceptional tour of Italy of craft beer: throughout the opening hours the four venues will host the most representative beers of the breweries awarded by the guide and whoever visits these venues will have therefore the unique opportunity to taste products with different styles, production areas and characteristics.

For the detailed program and to register for appointments by reservation: blog.slowfoodeditore.it.