Founded in 2013 in Pianoro on the hills outside Bologna — the name means 'house of slow' (Ca'=house, Brado=slow/wild), capturing the brewery's patient, time-driven philosophy. Ca' del Brado is Italy's most revered producer of wild and spontaneous ales, sourcing local Bologna wheat and barley from nearby farms and fermenting with wild Brettanomyces in oak barrels. Known for international collaborations with La Malpolon (France) and Australian breweries, alongside a core range of barrel-aged sours, wild goses and lambic-style farmhouse ales.
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Drawn from all 7 beers in the catalogue.
Four notes carry across the range. That's a tight house style — most breweries in the catalogue share just one. 2 of them come through every single beer.
Everything sits in one family — which makes the comparison below the interesting part. It isn't what they brew that sets them apart, but how.
Their beers place in the Top 79% of the catalogue on average, across 7 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.
Based on style overlap and flavor profile
Founded in 2013 in Pianoro on the hills outside Bologna — the name means 'house of slow' (Ca'=house, Brado=slow/wild), capturing the brewery's patient, time-driven philosophy. Ca' del Brado is Italy's most revered producer of wild and spontaneous ales, sourcing local Bologna wheat and barley from nearby farms and fermenting with wild Brettanomyces in oak barrels. Known for international collaborations with La Malpolon (France) and Australian breweries, alongside a core range of barrel-aged sours, wild goses and lambic-style farmhouse ales.
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