On 16, 17 and 18 August, the fourth edition of BIRRE AL CASTELLO is coming!
Three days of celebrations with our friends from the Bluebeat Pub in Lecce and a packed programme.
There’ll be plenty of craft breweries and a huge selection of beers, a fantastic bar serving drinks, street food and traditional dishes, talks and tastings, concerts, DJ sets and activities for children too.
From the moat to the Nuvole terraces, the Castle will be decked out in festive style for a truly magical edition.
BREWERIES, BEERS AND BREWERS:
- BASTIAN CONTRARIO, Parma
- BIRRANOVA Triggianello (BA)
- CANTALOOP Cantalupo del Sannio (IS)
- CDP (LE) featuring ten Belgian breweries
- DEL VULTURE, Rionero (PZ)
- EXTRAOMNES Maranate (VA)
- MC77 Macerata
- OFFICINE BIRRAI, Lecce
- OKOREI Naples
- TABIR (TA) with breweries from Puglia and Basilicata
- VETRA Caronno Petrusella (VA)
- ILD RACOON, Udine
THE PROGRAMME
FRIDAY 16 August
7.00 pm Fossato: BEER, FOOD, BAR AND MARKET
STALLS OPEN 7.30 pm Terrace: NUVOLE, the castle’s refreshment area, opens
8.00 pm Small square below the mezzanine: MISTER DISTRATTO.
A juggling and magic show for children of all ages
8.00 pm Entrance Hall: “THE HISTORY OF THE CASTLE, THE STORIES OF BEER” Guided tour with tasting organised by “Sulle Vie della Birra” and “Infopoint Corigliano” SOLD OUT
10.00 pm until closing time, Mezzanine: KOOLOOMETOO SOUND and GUEST inna REGGAE DANCE HALL
SATURDAY 17 August
19.00 Moat: OPENING OF BEER STALLS, FOOD, MARKET AND BAR
19.30 Terrace: OPENING OF ‘NUVOLE’, the castle’s refreshment area
8.00 pm Entrance Hall: “THE HISTORY OF THE CASTLE, THE STORIES OF BEER” Guided tour with tasting organised by “Sulle Vie della Birra” and “Infopoint Corigliano”, entrance hall
8.30 pm Terrace: MEET THE BREWERS – A meet-and-greet with master brewers: their stories, the present and perhaps the future of craft beer in Italy;
10.00 pm Mezzanine: FRANCESCO FISOTTI DJ SET Afro Funk and Italo Disco
00.00 Mezzanine: DUBIN DJ SET – Reggae, Dub, Jungle, Drum’n’Bass
SUNDAY 18 August
19.00 Moat: ENTRANCE AND OPENING OF BEER, FOOD, MARKET AND BAR
STALLS 19.30 Terrace: OPENING OF ‘NUVOLE’, the castle’s refreshment area
19.30 Mezzanine: THE COVELLAS DJ SET Music that flows effortlessly from the 1980s to the present day
8.00 pm Entrance Hall: “THE HISTORY OF THE CASTLE, THE STORIES OF BEER” Guided tour with tasting organised by “Sulle Vie della Birra” and “Infopoint Corigliano”
21.00 DINNER WITH SCHIGI* – with Luigi D’Amelio, known as Schigi, brewer at Extraomnes.
9.00 pm Terrace: LA JACQUERIE in concert. Medieval music and tavern songs from the 1500s
11.00 pm SEBACH DJ SET on the mezzanine. At the decks, the president of Internazionale Trash Ribelle for the grand finale
*DINNER WITH SCHIGI
Menu
Beef tartare, anchovy cream and chicory
Saffron risotto with stracciatella, lemon and marinated egg yolk
Suckling pig fillet in a bacon and blueberry crust
Sporcamusi
Vegetarian menu
Vegetable tartare, lemon-infused bean purée and chicory
Saffron risotto with stracciatella, lemon and
marinated egg yolk
Fennel cutlet with orange reduction and dried black olives
Sporcamusi
Pairings
42b – Light Saison 4.2%
Sabrage – Hoppy Saison 8.8%
Devotchka – Tripel 8.8%
Straff – Strong Saison 9.5%
Cost of dinner €35 – Limited places available
Info and bookings on 3343429268
INFO
Entry, tote bag and glass: €5
. Free for under-18s
See you at the castle!
