Olympic Summer for Birra Cala: 8 Golds, 8 Silvers, 3 Bronzes

The Scalea brewery stands out for quality at the “World Beer Awards” in England and at the “Merano Wine Festival” in Italy. Antonio De Caprio: “The awards are confirmation of the quality of our work”.

With ten Awards at the “World Beer Awards” in England and eight Awards at the Merano Wine Festival, Birra Cala confirms itself at the top of the quality of the international beer world. The competition that has been held for ten years in the United Kingdom, organized by “The Drinks Report”, the most renowned online magazine in the beverage sector, has awarded the brewery the following awards.

Important confirmation for Bock Delirio , already awarded as Best Bock in the world in 2023, which with its firm and rounded body, wins the Gold Medal and first place in Italy as Country Winner for the second year in a row. Gold medal and Country Winner award also for “Diavolicchia”: the spicy, soft and rounded Golden Ale, with the strong character of chili pepper, symbol of Calabria. Silver medal for Citrusina and Giubilo. The first is a fresh and thirst-quenching blanche that celebrates the sacred fruit of the Cedar, a citrus fruit symbol of the Riviera dei Cedri, the place where the brewery was born. The second is a European gluten-free lager, designed for beer lovers who have special dietary needs. The American Ipa Euforia, which had already obtained first place among the Calabrian Ipas in the Beer Calabria competition, won the bronze. The judges of the World Beer Awards, selected among bartenders, journalists, brand ambassadors, consultants and buyers, through their strictly blind tastings, have also awarded silver and bronze medals to the IGAs of Calabria, the result of an important collaboration project wanted by Birra Cala with some symbolic wineries of the region. . Debut year for Birra Cala at the “Wine Hunter Awards” competition which assigns the prizes that allow access to the prestigious Merano Wine Festival. The awards aim to select the excellence of wine, brewing, but also agri-food and in the spirits sector. The result of Birra Cala was excellent with the assignment of eight prizes. Five “Wine Hunter Gold Awards” for “ Diavolicchia ”, “ Citrusina ” and “ Giubilo ”. Wine Hunter Awards also for the Coffee Stout Águila Negra and for the IGA Statti , made from Greco Nero grapes, and the IGA Antonella Lombardo, made from Gaglioppo grapes. Significant for the “ IGA di Calabria ” project is the fact that the jury of the Merano Wine Festival awarded the “Wine Hunter Red Award”, comparable to the English silver, to the three beers that make up the top five, namely “ Spadafora ”, “ Casa Comerci ” and “ Librandi ”.

Antonio De Caprio, who today leads the brewery together with his brothers Alfredo, Marida and Marco, expresses his “Great satisfaction for these results” and emphasizes with admiration that the brewery was born only two years ago, thanks to the brilliant intuition he had with his father Luigi. An exchange of ideas between father and son, which first became a dream and, today, a solid reality. “The significant number of awards obtained in England - continues Antonio De Caprio - confirms the quality of our beers and the continuity of our work, made of passion, commitment and winning strategies.

Eight awards at our debut in the prestigious and exclusive world of the Merano Wine Festival are proof that Birra Cala, with its strong Calabrian identity, is part of the craft breweries that can have their say at a national level and beyond. The awards to our IGAs - concludes De Caprio - confirm that being able to work as a team to promote identity and excellence, rewards at the highest levels".