A full-scale biography of Isaac Sheps – You didn’t know it! (2014-11-20)

Sheps Isaac (or Sepsz), this was exactly the original surname of his parents Evgeny and Serena (Sepsz Eugen and Serena) (NB: it is like a crime story according to the known proverb “Did the boy exist”? strange and yet true…) Date of birth: March 26, 1949/65 years old Place of birth: Timisoara, Romania, the Austro-Hungarian […]

Attention, importers of brewing products: the Federal Law (2014-11-19)

The Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation drafted the Federal bill “On Amending of the Russian Federation Administrative Offence Code in terms of fixing of the administrative responsibility for violation of requirements covering notifications about alcohol circulation at the territory of the RF. First of all, the bill touches upon import of brewing products to […]

Brau Beviale 2014- results! (2014-11-19)

From 11th to 13th of November 2014 the delegation of the Union led by the President A. Mordovin took part in the largest European Exhibition Brau Beviale that is annually held in Germany in the exhibition centre “NurnbergMesse” and devoted to companies of the production chain “Raw material – Technology – Logistics – Marketing”. Our […]

Government Commission has been established – Thanks much! Address of the Minister of Agriculture to A.G. Khloponin (2014-11-17)

According to the Government Decree dd.11.11.2014 № 1185 the Government Commission for Competitive Growth and Alcohol Market Regulation has been created. You can find the Government Decree by reference. Khloponin A.G., the Deputy Chairman of the RF Government and a curator of the alcohol industry chaired the Commission. Alexander Khloponin is known as a hardline […]

Beer production in January – September 2014: statistics by regions (2014-11-05)

According to the data of the Federal Service of State Statistics, in September 2014 beer production in Russia (with alcohol content from 0,5 to 8,6%) was 59.004,22 dL. and in January – September 2014 – 604.463,58 dL. that is equivalent to 95,4% for the same period last year. More detailed statistics of beer production in […]

Beauty and harmony contest “Miss Agro”, December 4, Moscow (2014-10-28)

Barley, Malt, Hops & Beer Union is a sponsor of the beauty and harmony contest “Miss Agro” a significant cultural event showing beauty as harmony of sweetness and light. Participants of the contest will demonstrate the richness of region traditions, creativity and beauty. All women, working in agricultural and agro-industrial sphere are welcome. Winners of […]

Malting barley variety check – Vavilov Institute of General Genetics (2014-10-27)

We’d like to provide laboratory tests concerning variety check of malting barley 2013. This information was given by a professor Pomortsev A.A., a senior research assistant of the Phytogenetics laboratory at Vavilov Institute of General – proportion (%) of the grain lots of 30 malting barley varieties tested in the research laboratory of Vavilov Institute […]