Re: Roman beer suggestions?

Jun 24, 2003 4 Replies

UUuhh??? Roman beers or Italian beers? I would think that Roman beers would be quite nasty by now. :-)


I'm taking a group trip to Rome, Florence, and Assisi this fall. Any
> suggestions on what beers to look for in restaurants, and are there any good
> brewpubs/beer bars worth breaking away from the group for in any of those
> three places? I'm on foot or public transport, so please, no long trips! >
> Thanks,
>
> Gunther Prien
>
>

Maybe they were kept in air tight containers for the last 2000 years? (did they have air tight containers back then? *scratching head*)

M. Milligan

When in Rome, drink what the Romans do...wine.

Don't listen to people who've never looked hard enough, believe all italian beer is crap and tell you to stick to wine. Granted, most of the mainstream stuff is dire, but there's some really excellent beer to be had in Italy especially in the northern half of the country, although you can easily oversee it. Besides, the imports situation is pretty good too.

For the top of the crop of Italian brewpubs : http.//

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click on "Microbirrifici" on the left. Unionbirrài is both a beer consumer group and a federation of micros / brewpubs. Specifically, the one member brewpub in Rome is Starbess :
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They've apparently got two bars.

Otherwise, you could try and post your request on it.hobby.birra, there's enough people who know some english oer there to help you, I think...

Hope this helps. Cheers !

Laurent

For full info, it ought to be specified that the Starbess brewer is actually an American... Cheers, Joris

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