MediBex – Mediterranean Beer Experience

MediBex 2025

From July 18 to 20, 2025, the seafront of Villanova di Ostuni hosted the second edition of MediBex – Mediterranean Beer Experience, promoted by CNA Puglia and the De Gustibus Vitae Association with the support of the Municipality of Ostuni. The absolute protagonist was Apulian craft beer, with a tasting laboratory led by professional sommeliers and eight local breweries presenting their labels.

Every evening, from 7:30 PM until 1:00 AM, the public enjoyed a mix of tastings, street food with regional specialties, and live concerts, while the Swingetony Trio animated the promenade with roving performances. Sunday featured a beer mixology masterclass dedicated to cocktails based on craft beer.

Friday, July 18

• 19:30 — Opening and start of the tasting laboratory
• 20:30 — Jukebox All'idrogeno (Antonio Di Lorenzo & Davide Saccomanno)
• 22:00 — LATIN PRO Spanish & Bossa Nova Project (Antonio Da Costa, Gianfranco Gabriele)
• 23:30 — Francis Biancoli Band + Swingetony Trio (street performance) + FlashMob
• 01:00 — Closing

Saturday, July 19

• 19:30 — Opening and tastings
• 20:30 — Smooth & Blues (Gianni Quadrelli, Francesco Fidati)
• 22:00 — Sister Queen Trio
• 23:30 — Amore Bis Trio (Stefania Di Pierro, Piero Vincenti, Fabio Accardi) + Swingetony Trio
• 01:00 — Closing

Sunday, July 20

• 19:30 — Opening and tastings
• 20:30 — Anita Bail Duo (Gianfranco Gabriele, Annarita Peluso)
• 22:00 — BBC Bari Blues & Broadcast Connection
• 23:30 — Maurizio Lampugnani Trio (Cuban music) + Swingetony Trio, followed by beer mixology masterclass
• 01:00 — Closing

Participating Breweries

• Birrificio Erland Beer (Racale)
• BirrApulia (Ostuni)
• Birrificio Punzi (Cisternino)
• Calender (Tuglie)
• Birra Salento (Leverano)
• Birrificio BAP (Francavilla Fontana)
• Birrificio Federico II (Oria)
• Birrificio Gruit (Brindisi)

Guided tastings with eight Apulian craft breweries, evening concerts ranging from swing to blues and Latin/Cuban music, roving performances by the Swingetony Trio, and the Sunday beer mixology masterclass on the Villanova di Ostuni seafront.