The people of Bari, and the people of Puglia more generally, have always had a culture of industrial beer. Bari with Peroni and Taranto with Raffo. But over the years something has changed. The Bari Brewery built piece by piece by Paola Sorrentino and Mimmo Loiacono has given its contribution in this sense. Making the name of Bari known beyond local borders, winning national awards. One of the products, San Nicola beer, brings with it a sacred figure throughout the world, that of the Patron Saint of Bari. From 2015 to today, the brewery has become a point of reference for all economic operators in the city. The goal of the two entrepreneurs is to be able to convey the application of brewing technology in such a way as to make new, fresh and passionate tastes appreciated. A slow process that slowly begins to bear fruit. “Craft beer is a phenomenon that has been consolidating in recent years. People have now learned to experiment – underlined Loiacono – and are ready to open up to new tastes and knowledge”.
A bit of history – The craft beer revolution is one of the most important cultural phenomena of the last forty years. Its international diffusion has allowed some nations not traditionally linked to this drink to gain the attention of the market. So today, alongside historic brewing superpowers such as Germany, the United Kingdom and Belgium, some very interesting realities are flourishing, capable of establishing themselves in the environment in a relatively short time. In this sense, Italy is rightly considered one of the most important emerging nations of all: in just a few years it has managed to gain the favor of many foreign observers thanks to a very lively beer scene which is often capable of being unmatched in terms of quality. . In the environment it is now customary to consider 1996 the year of birth of Italian craft beer. It is a symbolic date, since some microbreweries had already opened their doors a few months earlier.
Italian breweries are considered among the most creative in the world. This aspect has allowed the development of some production lines over time, which have repeatedly been proposed as true beer styles of Italian origin. In the early years of the Italian movement, for example, craft beers with chestnuts were widely spread. Practically every brewery proposed its own version, following different techniques: the fruit was used as flour, in the form of roasted chestnuts, as chestnut honey or even dried whole. The fashion lasted a few years, then quickly waned in favor of styles more appealing to the general public. Italy is, therefore, a brewing nation on the rise and relatively young. In just over twenty years it has been able to go from nothing brewing to a dynamic and intriguing scene, which fascinates enthusiasts all over the world. The future is brighter than ever.
