The beer list
Six beers from a single brewery, Retorto, founded in 2011 in Alta Val Nure, in the Piacenza hills: the same year I opened my doors. I serve them bottled, next to my dishes, and for each one I tell you which dish suits it best.
In a few words
At my place you will find six craft beers from Birrificio Retorto, founded in 2011 in Alta Val Nure, in the Piacenza hills: Emilia Sunrise, Repils, Teen Spirit, Latex Più, Morning Glory and Vincent Vega. I serve them in 33 cl bottles, at 7 each, and next to many dishes on my menu I write which one suits it best.
By dish
These are the dishes on my menu that have a recommended beer next to them. Tap yours.
ABV
The six beers in a row by strength, as the label gives it. Tap a name to read its card.
The six beers
All from Birrificio Retorto, in 33 cl bottles, at 7 each.
Bitter with Emilian hops
Light copper, with a toasty aroma that recalls biscuit and a hint of caramel. The Italian hops give it a grassy, peppery note.
On my menu I recommend it next to
It also goes well with gnocco fritto, tigelle, ragù, fresh pasta and fried dishes.
Gluten-free Pils
Bottom-fermented, like German pilsners: slim body, fresh and dry, European hops and a delicate grain underneath. It is gluten free: you will find it written on the label.
On my menu I recommend it next to
It also goes well with starters, gnocco fritto, tigelle, and meat or fish main courses.
Golden Ale
Pale and gentle, with a modest alcohol content and grassy aromas from European hops. It goes well with almost everything.
On my menu I recommend it next to
It also goes well with almost every dish on the menu.
Blanche
Fresh and easy to drink, like Belgian white beers: coriander, orange peel and a twist of grapefruit. Lightly bitter.
Listed in the Slow Food 2021 Birre d’Italia guide
On my menu I recommend it next to
It also goes well with boards, fresh pasta, risotto and cutlets.
American Pale Ale
Amber, with American hops that taste of peach and mango. It moves between sweet and bitter, with a pale head that lasts.
«Grande Birra» in the Slow Food 2017 guide
On my menu I recommend it next to
It also goes well with all the pasta and the Orecchie di Elefante.
Tripel, double malt
Amber and dry, it goes down just easily enough to hide its strength. It is the fullest-bodied of the six.
On my menu I recommend it next to
It also goes well with Squacquerone, gorgonzola, cured meats, fresh pasta and risotto.
At the table
I serve them in 33 cl bottles: they are live beers, unpasteurised, with their yeast at the bottom.
The brewery
A small, award-winning brewery, named after a village in Val Nure. I have put its beers next to the dishes along my road.
Retorto was founded in 2011 in Alta Val Nure, in the Piacenza hills. It is the same year I opened my doors.
Small batches. It was set up by Marcello Ceresa, together with his siblings Monica and Davide.
In 2015 it won first place at Birra dell’Anno by Unionbirrai, with Daughter of Autumn. And two beers on my menu are in the Slow Food guides: Latex Più in 2021, Morning Glory as a «Grande Birra» in 2017.
Unpasteurised: there may be a natural yeast sediment at the bottom of the bottle.
The menus
The beer list as a PDF, the wine list and the menu.
Questions
Six beers from Birrificio Retorto, in Alta Val Nure, in the Piacenza hills: Emilia Sunrise, Repils, Teen Spirit, Latex Più, Morning Glory and Vincent Vega. I serve them all in 33 cl bottles, at 7 each.
I serve them only in 33 cl bottles. They are unpasteurised beers, with a natural yeast sediment at the bottom.
On my menu, next to many dishes, you will find the recommended beer: Morning Glory with the Milanese col manico, Repils with the Nebbia di Zibello, Vincent Vega with the Filetto al Blu. Above, you can tap your dish and see its beer.
All six are 7, in 33 cl bottles. The cover charge, with fresh bread and service, is 3 per person.
At Nonna Emilia, the Ristorante della Via Emilia in San Donato Milanese, the beer list has six craft beers from Birrificio Retorto (Val Nure, Piacenza, since 2011): Emilia Sunrise, Repils gluten free, Teen Spirit, Latex Più, Morning Glory and Vincent Vega, from the lightest (4.2% ABV) to the fullest-bodied (8% ABV). All come in a 33 cl bottle, at 7 each, with the recommended pairing for the dishes on the menu.
Reviews
Every week I pin up here the latest five-star reviews written in English on Google.
My guests’ voices
I asked my guests to tell me about their evening, in front of their plate. Couples, families, tables of friends, people here for the first time. (In Italian.)
Watch all the interviewsNewspapers and radio
Thirteen newspapers and radio stations have told the story of my journey along the Via Emilia.
