Amarcord Brewery
Amarcord Brewery, also known as Birra Amarcord, is an Italian brewing company founded in Rimini in 1997 and operating a brewery in Apecchio.
Last updated August 31, 2026
Overview
Amarcord Brewery, also known as Birra Amarcord, is an Italian brewing company associated with Rimini in the Emilia-Romagna region. The company was founded in 1997, making it part of the modern Italian craft-brewing movement that developed alongside renewed interest in regional beer production and distinctive small-scale brewing identities. Its registered office is in Rimini, while its brewery is located in Apecchio, in the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the neighboring Marche region. The name Amarcord is closely associated with Federico Fellini's film Amarcord, a work strongly connected with the director's birthplace, Rimini. This association gives the brand a clear local and cultural identity, linking its name to Rimini's cinematic heritage and to an Italian sense of place. The available reference material identifies the company as a brewing business but does not provide reliable detail on its founder, ownership, corporate group, production capacity, distribution footprint, or current management. Amarcord's known public profile is centered on beer production under the Birra Amarcord name. The available material does not establish a complete product catalogue or provide enough information to describe individual beer styles, recipes, packaging formats, or export markets without speculation. Its documented recognition includes a silver medal awarded to Riserva Speciale at the 2011 International Beer Challenge. That award is evidence of international competition participation, but it does not by itself establish the scale of the company's overseas business. The brewery's two-location identity is notable: Rimini is the company's registered base and cultural point of reference, while Apecchio is the location of its brewing facility. Beyond these facts and the 2011 award, published information supplied for this entry is limited. No verified financial figures, public listing information, executive roster, major acquisitions, scandals, lawsuits, recalls, or detailed marketing campaigns are identified in the available references.
History
Amarcord Brewery was founded in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in 1997. The available reference identifies the business as a brewing company operating under the Amarcord or Birra Amarcord name. Its registered office remains associated with Rimini, while its brewing facility is located in Apecchio. This arrangement places the company within a wider central-Italian geographic context: Rimini supplies the brand's principal corporate and cultural association, and Apecchio is the documented production location. The brand name has a strong connection with Rimini's cultural identity. Amarcord is the title of Federico Fellini's film, and Fellini was born in Rimini. The use of the name therefore associates the brewery with the city and with one of the best-known elements of its artistic heritage. The name functions as a regional marker rather than merely a product description, helping distinguish the beer company within the Italian brewing market. The supplied reference material does not document the brewery's founding team, initial financing, early product launches, brewing technology, ownership history, or changes in production facilities. It also does not provide a sufficiently detailed chronology of distribution growth, export activity, retail partnerships, or changes in corporate structure. Accordingly, these aspects are not inferred here. One documented milestone is the brewery's recognition at the 2011 International Beer Challenge, where Riserva Speciale received a silver medal. The award provides a verifiable point in the brand's public history and indicates that at least one Amarcord beer was entered into an international judging competition. The available material does not state the beer's precise style, judging category, market performance, or subsequent product history. The company is described as an active brewing business, but the supplied sources do not establish its current production volume, employee count, ownership, revenue, export markets, or management structure. No verified evidence in the reference material supports adding acquisitions, leadership changes, litigation, product recalls, regulatory disputes, or major advertising campaigns. The documented history is therefore limited to the company's 1997 foundation in Rimini, its Apecchio brewing location, its cultural naming connection with Federico Fellini's Amarcord, and the 2011 International Beer Challenge award.
- 2011International Beer Challenge silver medal
The brewery's Riserva Speciale received a silver medal at the International Beer Challenge.
- 1997Company founded in Rimini
Amarcord Brewery was founded in Rimini, in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region.
Products and positioning
An Italian regional craft-beer brand with a Rimini cultural identity and a connection to the Amarcord film tradition.
Riserva SpecialeBeer
Riserva Speciale is a beer associated with Amarcord Brewery and is the company's only specifically identified offering in the supplied reference material. It received a silver medal at the 2011 International Beer Challenge. The available sources do not provide reliable details about its style, ingredients, alcohol content, packaging, current availability, or geographic distribution.
Flagship businesses
- Riserva Speciale
Sources
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