According to the data from the Federal Customs Service, 205 tons of malting barley seeds were delivered to the RF in 2016. The largest suppliers were Secobra, BayWa, KWS and Nordsaat. Supplied material contained 198 tons for commercial use and 7 tons for state trials. The most demanded malting barley varieties 2016 were Eifel and […]

According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service, alcohol production in the Russian regions over a period of January – March 2016 were (dL): Vodka 9999,02; Spirit 8591,17; Cognac 1335,56; Brandy 53,26; Alcoholic beverages >25% 915,66; Alcoholic beverages <25% 546,95; Sparkling wine 2127,98; Jug wine 7400,18; Low alcohol drinks 1302,57; Beer 155273,72. It’s […]

Barley, Malt, Hops and Beer Union together with German Independent Brewers’ Union decided to renew a soviet brand “ROSGLAVPIVO” within the Federal program. Most of Russian citizens, including Russian brewers, remember this brand: ROSGLAVPIVO – General Directorate of brewing and beverage industry of the Ministry for Food Industry of RSFSR. First steps of the Federal […]

According to the results of the visit of the Prime Minister of the RF Dmitry Medvedev to the Perm Region in March 30, 2016 and  the conference “Development of iron and non-ferrous industry at Motovilikhinsky plants with participation of the Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, the President of the merged company RUSAL Oleg […]

In April 23, 2016, German Beer Purity Law «Reinheitsgebot» will celebrate 500th birthday. Today, the law is the oldest working law in the world, containing requirements for raw materials and product quality. We’ve mentioned this law in this article http://barley-malt.ru/?cat=142&lang=en and also answered your questions http://barley-malt.ru/?cat=143&lang=en. Few people know that a name and may be […]

A common sight for many European cities: a crowd of tourists, examining admiringly beer jugs in the shop window – from standard to high, some of them as tall as a man and like seven-league boots or a medieval knight. All these are souvenirs that collectors are chasing all over the world. In everyday life, […]

According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service, retail sales of alcohol products in the Russian regions over a period of January – February 2016 were (dL): Vodka 5502,86;Spirit 5450,38;Cognac 757,09;Brandy 36,04;Alcoholic beverages >25% 312,08;Alcoholic beverages <25% 521,79;Sparkling wine 1240,95;Jug wine 3975,67;Low alcohol drinks 612,6;Beer 87749,21; It’s interesting to note that increasing of […]