Yesterday was the 59th birthday of Agostino Arioli, who is the founder of Birrifico Italiano. It was one of the earliest craft breweries in Italy when it started in 1996. I first met Agostino in 2013, when he spent the day at Russian River Brewing doing a collaboration beer in with Vinnie and also stayed for the entire day to document the brew. We’ve kept in touch and often see him at the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival at least every other year, which has been great, because he’s a terrific person and brewer. Join me in wishing Agostino a very happy birthday.
