– Photos / Meet The Brewer with Toccalmatto – Monday 10th June 2013
Many thanks to Bruno Carilli from Toccalmatto for hosting such a wonderful evening, our first ever Italian Meet The Brewer event. Special thanks to Giulio Temporin from Atlas Brands for helping us organise it and thanks to you for coming down.
– American Beer Festival 2013 / Selected highlights
As anyone who’s anyone knows our American Beer Festival is fast approaching, we thought it might be nice to give a wee smidge of information about some of the scrumptious beers we’ll be having on. The following is exciting stuff so please read while seated, further updates will be appearing as we get closer to the festival itself so keep your eyeballs on the alert…
Cigar City – Papsøs Passion Fruit Porter – 6% / Tampa, Florida
A sweet and fruity porter with a hint of brett on the end, a tasty if unorthodox beer but there still remains nothing that Cigar City don’t do well!
Against the Grain – Citra Ass Back Down – 6.7% / Louisville, Kentucky
A hoppy beast of a beer, classic American vibes with arguably the quintessential American hop citra making a big appearance.
Local Option – Schmetterling Gose – 4.5% / Chicago, Illinois
This is a new take on a very old style. Salty sour beer sounds a bit weird-and it is-but it’s also darn tasty.
– Meet The Brewer with Bruno Carilli (Toccalmatto) – Monday 10th June 2013 / 6pm
SOLD OUT – available from the bar or call 0161 237 9949
Birra Toccalmatto started brewing in Fidenza, near Parma, in northern Italy, in 2008, initially producing 550 liter batches (just over 3.5 BBL.) Head brewer Bruno Carilli gained experience in the food and brewing industry, and then decided he wanted to produce his own beer. So, with the help of three friends, he made his passion for brewing traditional Belgian and British beers a reality.
Experimentation is a big part of Toccalmatto, and many of the beers are very hop forward. To aid in the development of local hops, cultivation of 16 new hop varieties has started between Fidenza and Tabbiano. Beers like ‘Zona Cesarini’, ‘B Space Invader,’ and ‘Tabula Rasa’ have already graced the Port Street taps, and for the Meet the Brewer, we will be tasting five of their wonderful beers, accompanied by some culinary delights.
– Photos / Meet The Brewer with Black Jack Brewery – Monday 20th May 2013
A collection of slight blurry pictures (and memories) from the Meet The Brewer with Rob from Blackjack Breweries.
Thanks to everyone who came down and helped Rob feel at ease!
