Recognition Board of the Russian brewing industry (2015-08-20)

It bears noting that awarding of the best representatives of the production chain “malting barley – beer” takes place twice a year within the Field Day “Barley, Malt, Hops & Beer in Russia” and International Conference “Barley, Malt, Hops & Beer in Russia» for the 5th year running. The following members of the industry have […]

Meeting of the leaders of branch Unions with the Minister Alexander Tkachev: will brewers be again in the Ministry of Agriculture? (2015-08-19)

In August 18, 2015 the Minister of Agriculture of the RF Alexander Tkachev held a business meeting with leaders of the key branch Unions. Heads of Unions-partners of the Trade Fair Beviale Moscow – Lyudmila Manitskaya, Alexander Mordovin, Leonid Popovich and Pavel Skurikhin took part in the meeting. Alexander Mordovin expressed his gratitude to the […]

Malt = made in Armenia? (2015-08-17)

Soon, a word combination Armenian malt and Armenian malting barley will not be surprising for the world malt and brewing community. By the statement of Ashot Bagdasaryan, the Head of CJSC “Erevan beer” (co-investor of the plant), Gyumri malt plant is ready to process all high quality malting barley grown in the Republic. The second […]

Union’s project – Russian Ale. New GOST is required. (2015-08-11)

Barley, Malt, Hops & Beer Union is a mover and co-developer of the most significant legislative and technical amendments in the activity of the companies “malting barley – beer”. Rapid development of the independent brewing business in the RF and a great variety of beer brands, own recipe content and peculiar production technologies led to […]

First support steps of the Ministry of Agriculture towards malting barley, malt, hops and brewing producers (2015-08-10)

According to the address of Barley, Malt, Hops & Beer Union to the Government of the RF, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Deputy Chairman of the Government A.G. Khloponin and guided by the State program for the development of agriculture, raw materials and food for 2013-2020, first support steps towards companies of the production chain […]

The project of the Union – Russian Whisky is in progress! GOST “Grain distillate” (2015-07-31)

Barley, Malt, Hops & Beer Union together with a partner Grain Producers’ Union have been exploring the issue of emerging of alternative alcohol drinks in the RF – grain distillates, like whisky, different kinds of schnapps and samogon (home-brew). One of the key purposes was import phase-out, because in our country there were no legal […]

Nikolay Kuragin and Alexander Mordovin: “Food revolution” – Kvass (2015-07-31)

  The Head of JSC “Vyatich” Nikolay Kuragin and the President of Barley, Malt, Hops & Beer Union Alexander Mordovin took part in the recording of the popular TV program “Food revolution”.   Key questions concerning kvass production were touched on during television talk with participation of two TV presenters – “clever” Alexander Chekmarev and […]