La Bira te Fascia
Mountain beers, master brewers and authentic flavours: Canazei hosts Italy's most award-winning craft beer festival
Water, malt, hops, yeast. These simple ingredients give rise to a fascinating and nuanced world: that of craft beer. For ten years, the Val di Fassa has been dedicating "La Bira te Fascia" to this culture, and in particular to mountain beers. The festival is scheduled to take place from 18 to 20 July. At the Fassa Park in Canazei, three days of taste and conviviality celebrate the mastery of some of the most award-winning breweries of recent years, immersed in the unique scenery of Sella, Pordoi and Gran Vernel. Guided tastings, masterclasses for enthusiasts and curious visitors, workshops for children, live music and authentic mountain cuisine: the festival showcases the region's passion for quality, the authenticity of its traditions and the pleasure of being together.
The breweries taking part in the festival are: Birrificio del Catria in Cantiano (Pesaro-Urbino), Crighel Bräu in Moena, Trulla - Birra indipendente de Sardigna (Nuoro), Cantina Errante in Barberino Tavarnelle (Florence), Brasseria Alpina in San Germano Chisone (Turin) and Batzen Häusl in Bolzano.
La Bira te Fascia programme for Friday 18 July:
- from 4 p.m. - start of the festival with the opening of the food stands and breweries
- at 5:30 p.m. - Malt attack! Workshop for children aged 5 to 12 (€ 12 per person)
- from 9 p.m. - live music with singer-songwriter Luca Annoni
La Bira te Fascia programme on Saturday 19 July:
- from 4 p.m. - start of the festival with the opening of food stands and breweries
- 5 p.m. - Malt attack! Workshop for children aged 5 to 12 (€ 12 per person)
- 5 p.m. - Masterclass. Guided tasting with beer and food pairings by Unionbirrai Beer Tasters (€ 18 per person)
- from 9 p.m. - live music with Chernoband and Fade
La Bira te Fascia programme for Sunday 20 July:
- from 12 noon - start of the festival with the opening of food stands and breweries
- 3 p.m. - Tutti i frutti + 1! Workshop for children aged 3 to 6, organised by expert educators from Carmignani Editrice (€ 12 per person)
- 4:30 p.m. - Malt attack! Workshop for children aged 5 to 12 (€ 12 per person)
- 4:30 p.m. - Masterclass. Guided tasting with beer and food pairings by Unionbirrai Beer Tasters (€ 18 per person)
- 6 p.m. - Show cooking with chef and food influencer Virginia Sardi, aka Virgy's Kitchen
- 7:30 p.m. - Award ceremony for the popular competition "Na Bira per l'Ista", which crowns the best beer of the festival
- from 9 p.m. - Live music with folk rock band Wine Barrels
All workshops and masterclasses are chargeable and reservation is compulsory by sending an email to labiratefascia@gmail.com by 6 p.m. on the previous day.
Admission to the festival is free of charge. Drinks are charged with tokens that can be purchased at the cash desk (1 token = 1 €). For tastings, it is necessary to buy a glass and glass holder at the price of 3 €.
