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Native name |
ЗАО «Московская пивоваренная компания» |
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| Company type | Closed joint-stock company |
| Industry | Brewing |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | ,
Russia |
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Key people |
Igor Dementyev (CEO); Mikhail Ershov (chief brewmaster)[1] |
| Products | Beer; non-alcoholic beverages |
| Website | www |
Moscow Brewing Company (CJSC) is a Russian producer and distributor of beer and non-alcoholic beverages. Since January 2022 the company has owned 99% of LLC “Volkovskaya Brewery”.[2] The head office, brewery, logistics and distribution centres are located in Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast, on the edge of the Pirogovsky forest park.
Since 2020 the company has been included in the RBC 500 ranking of Russia’s largest companies by revenue.[3]
The company’s portfolio includes proprietary, imported and licensed products.[4] Beer production began in 2008,[5] and in 2009 the first in-house brand, “Zhiguli Barnoe”, was released.[6] The chief brewmaster and co-founder Mikhail Ershov, author of most of the company’s beer recipes, trained at the Berlin brewing research institute VLB.[7]
The plant’s initial capacity was 2.4 million hectolitres per year and had risen to 8 million by early 2022. Water is drawn from six artesian wells at depths of 320, 190 and 80 metres. The brewery is equipped with systems from German manufacturers KRONES, KHS AG and Ziemann Ludwigsburg GmbH.
Green technologies and energy efficiency
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Energy-efficiency technologies are used to reduce energy consumption as well as waste and CO2 emissions. In the brewhouse, a heat-recovery system captures secondary steam from wort boiling to pre-heat the next batch, which lowers natural-gas and steam consumption. In fermentation, a carbon-dioxide recovery system processes approximately 95% of the CO2 released at this stage; the recovered gas is reused in the production of beer and soft drinks. At the wastewater treatment facilities, biological treatment including an anaerobic stage converts effluent into biogas (methane). More than 90% of this biogas is then used in gas-piston units to generate electricity and heat; the heat warms the effluent, and the electricity offsets about 10–11% of the plant’s total consumption.
Timeline of beer and product launches
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The company introduced “Zhiguli Barnoe”, a pale lager in the Czech style (ABV 4.9%, original extract 12%, bitterness 20 IBU); it also began licensed production of FAXE Premium (Denmark), a lager (ABV 4.9%, original extract 11.3%, bitterness 23 IBU).
The portfolio added Bear Beer (Denmark), a strong lager (ABV 8.3%, original extract 17.5%, bitterness 24 IBU), and Pago juices (Austria), a natural-juice line first produced in Austria in 1888.
Licensed production started for Kirin Ichiban (Japan), a lager (ABV 5%, original extract 12%) brewed using only the first wort without sparging.
The “Khamovniki” line debuted with Khamovniki Vienna, a Vienna lager (ABV 4.5%, original extract 11%, bitterness 21 IBU); Khamovniki Pilsner, a Pilsner (ABV 4.8%, original extract 12%, bitterness 35 IBU) in the traditional German Pils style that in 2021 was named the best beer from Russia at the Frankfurt International Trophy; Khamovniki Munich, a Märzen (ABV 5.5%, original extract 13%, bitterness 25 IBU) traditionally brewed for Oktoberfest; and Khamovniki Bavarian Wheat, a Weissbier (ABV 4.8%, original extract 12%, bitterness 13 IBU). Licensed bottling also began for Nestlé Pure Life water.
The range expanded with Yakhont, a naturally fermented kvass; “Zhiguli Barnoe Velvet”, a dark lager (ABV 4.5%, original extract 11%) in the Czech style; and Khamovniki Kegovoye, a draught lager (ABV 5.5%, original extract 13%) poured with nitrogenation to produce a “cascading” effect in the glass.
New launches included El Mokhnatyy Shmel, an American amber ale (ABV 5%, original extract 12%, bitterness 27 IBU); “Trekhgornoye”, an ale (ABV 4.9%, original extract 12%, bitterness 27 IBU); Hollandia (Netherlands), a licensed lager (ABV 4.8%, original extract 11.2%, bitterness 16 IBU); and Khamovniki Czech “desítka”, a Czech-style 10-degree beer (ABV 3.7%, original extract 10%, bitterness 20 IBU).
The “5 Ocean” series of bottle-conditioned ales was launched.
The company added Lapin Kulta (Finland), a licensed lager (ABV 4.5%, original extract 10.5%, bitterness 13 IBU); “Zhiguli Barnoe Non-Alcoholic”, a 0.5% ABV beer (bitterness 22 IBU) brewed with eight hop varieties (Tettnanger, Tradition, Hersbrucker, Golding, Jarrylo, Mandarina Bavaria, Cascade, Citra); and “Zhiguli Barnoe Export”, a Euro-lager (ABV 4.8%, original extract 12%, bitterness 19 IBU).
Licensed production began for HARP (Ireland), an Irish lager (ABV 5%, original extract 11.5%, bitterness 19 IBU).
The line-up expanded with MOTOR, a strong lager (ABV 8%, original extract 18%, bitterness 16 IBU); Ballantine Stout, a dry stout (ABV 4.1%, original extract 10%, bitterness 25 IBU) poured on nitrogen; and “Kruzhechka Cheshskogo”, a Czech-style lager (ABV 4.3%, original extract 10%, bitterness 15 IBU).
Releases included “Zhiguli IPA”, a session IPA (ABV 4.5%, original extract 10%, bitterness 30 IBU) brewed with American hops and emphasizing aroma over bitterness; “Zhiguli Barnoe Wheat”, a hefeweizen (ABV 4.9%, original extract 11.4%, bitterness 11 IBU); “5 Ocean German Pilsner”, a Pils (ABV 4.9%, original extract 12%, bitterness 35 IBU); “5 Ocean German Weizen”, a wheat beer (ABV 4.9%, original extract 11.5%, bitterness 12 IBU); “5 Ocean Russian Lager”, a lager (ABV 4%, original extract 9.1%, bitterness 29 IBU); “5 Ocean IPA”, an IPA (ABV 4.5%, original extract 10%, bitterness 30 IBU); and “5 Ocean Czech Ležák”, a lager (ABV 4.3%, original extract 10%, bitterness 16.5 IBU).
The company introduced “Zhiguli Barnoe Unpasteurized”, a lager (ABV 5.5%, original extract 13.2%, bitterness 20 IBU) sold unfiltered and unpasteurized; “Motor Plus Cherry”, a strong cherry-flavoured lager (ABV 6.9%, original extract 16%, bitterness 14 IBU); and “Kruzhechka Cheshskogo Black”, a Czech-style dark lager (ABV 3.6%, original extract 10%, bitterness 14 IBU).
Max&Jack’s, a hard lemonade (ABV 4.7%) in the FMB (flavored malt beverages) category, was launched; licensed production of Bavaria (Netherlands), a lager (ABV 4.9%, original extract 11.2%, bitterness 20 IBU), began; and “Khamovniki Honey and Spices”, a traditional sbiten drink (ABV 5%), was released.
New products included “Zhiguli Barnoe Mango–Passionfruit”, a fruit beer (ABV 4.5%, original extract 15%, bitterness 15 IBU), and “Schlitz Premium Helles”, a lager (ABV 5.0%, original extract 11.4%).
Volkovskaya Brewery
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Volkovskaya Brewery is one of Russia’s best-known craft beer and lemonade producers, marketing lines such as India Pale Ale (IPA), American Pale Ale (APA), Blanche de Mazay, “Svetlyachok” and “Volchok”.[4] Since 2022, 99% of LLC “Volkovskaya Brewery” has belonged to Moscow Brewing Company.[8]
Under the “Trekhgornoye” brand the company became a partner of the football club Spartak Moscow in 2014.[9] Since 2015 the “Zhiguli Barnoe” brand has sponsored the Nashestvie festival. Since 2020 “Zhiguli Barnoe” has been a partner of the Moscow Marathon. The “Khamovniki” brand has sponsored the “Kremlin Cup” billiards tournament,[10] and was a partner of the tennis tournament “Kremlin Cup” from 2015 to 2018.[11]
