Italy is home to some of the world's most storied food and wine traditions — and increasingly, a serious craft beer culture. If you're planning a brewery tour in Italy, particularly in the Rome area, Podere 676 offers something genuinely different from what you'll find elsewhere.
The short version
A 2-hour guided experience at a real working organic farm 30 minutes from Rome. Walk the hop fields, see the brewery, taste 3 beers. Led personally by the founding family. Limited seats.
The longer version
It starts with a family
In 1953, Pietro Genovese received a piece of land in Testa di Lepre, Fiumicino, from Ente Maremma — a post-war land redistribution programme for veterans. The farm passed down through the family until 2020, when four of his grandchildren decided to build something new on it.
They chose beer. Specifically, organic agricultural beer, brewed from ingredients grown on Pietro's land.
What you see on the tour
The hop fields. Over 700 Cascade plants, growing in the flat, sea-scented countryside between Rome and the coast. In season, you can harvest cones by hand. Year-round, you understand viscerally why every Podere 676 beer has a row number instead of a marketing name.
The brewery. Built inside the original hayloft. The equipment is professional: Enobeer Compact 300 brewhouse, FCR60C fermenters, RICAMO isobaric bottling line. Your guide explains each stage of the process — mashing, fermentation, conditioning — without jargon, with genuine passion.
The tasting. Three to four beers from the current lineup, paired with Roman pinsa, taglieri di salumi e formaggi, and the famous Birramisù — a tiramisù made with stout, which has become one of the brewery's most discussed offerings.
Why visitors keep coming back
Tripadvisor and Google reviews for Podere 676 consistently mention three things: 1. The guide's storytelling — passionate, anecdote-rich, genuinely personal 2. The surprise of actually walking through hop fields in metropolitan Italy 3. The quality-to-price ratio
Several reviews explicitly mention returning for a second or third visit. It's that kind of place.
Booking and practical details
When: Thursday–Sunday. Booking required. Duration: Approximately 2 hours. Language: Tours available in Italian and English. Getting there: Via Cavalier Antonio Casetti 30, Testa di Lepre, Fiumicino. 30 minutes by car from central Rome. Free parking.
Gift cards are available for the tour experience — consistently described as one of the best gift ideas for beer lovers (and for people who don't yet know they are).
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