# Retorto — Podenzano, Emilia-Romagna

> Retorto in Podenzano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy scores 3.50 out of 5 — Poor, #197 in Italy. 35 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Retorto is a brewery in Podenzano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.50 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #197 in Italy. Of the 35 beers we track, 25% are Pale Ale and 19% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.50 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #197 in Italy · #11,352 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 35

## About

Retorto was born due to the will of Marcello Ceresa, graduated in food science at Università Cattolica in Piacenza (Italy), after some years of experience working with other brewers in northern Italy. The name comes from a little town up in the valley where the brewery operates (Podenzano). We started with four kinds and further in the first year we launched other two beers and a little later our barley wine, called Malalingua. Actual production is about 30K gal/year, plant capacity is suitable up to 45K barrels/year

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 25% of the beers we track
- IPA — 19% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 16% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 14% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 13% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 10% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 10 Via A. Grandi, Podenzano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Coordinates: 44.9510533, 9.6818445
- Website: https://www.retorto.it/

## Breweries nearby

- [Ex Fabrica](https://finding.beer/brewery/ex-fabrica-31777.md) — 2.83, Limited — Grazzano Visconti, Emilia-Romagna — 1.1 mi away
- [Ex Fabrica](https://finding.beer/brewery/ex-fabrica-36442.md) — 2.83, Limited — Grazzano Visconti, Emilia-Romagna — 1.1 mi away
- [Livebarrels](https://finding.beer/brewery/livebarrels-29636.md) — 3.44, Poor — Carpaneto Piacentino, Emilia-Romagna — 5.7 mi away
- [La Buttiga Craft Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/la-buttiga-craft-brewery-18364.md) — 3.44, Poor — Motta Grossa, Emilia-Romagna — 5.7 mi away
- [La Vallescura](https://finding.beer/brewery/la-vallescura-25845.md) — 2.48, Limited — Emilia-Romagna — 10 mi away
- [Green Dog Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/green-dog-brewery-13055.md) — 2.84, Limited — Lugagnano Val D'arda, Emilia-Romagna — 11 mi away
- [Big Up](https://finding.beer/brewery/big-up-33948.md) — 2.83, Limited — Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Emilia-Romagna — 11 mi away
- [Starbeer](https://finding.beer/brewery/starbeer-25544.md) — 3.16, Poor — Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Emilia-Romagna — 12 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Italy](https://finding.beer/breweries/italy.md)

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