Baltika Breweries

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Baltika Brewery (RTS:PKBA MICEX:PKBA) is the largest brewery in Eastern Europe and the second largest brewery in Europe (after Heineken Brewery). It is based in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1]

Baltica
Baltica Beer
Location	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Owner	Baltic Beverages Holding (85% stake)
Year opened	1990
Annual production	45 million U.S. barrels
Active beers
Baltica №0 Alcohol Free	Pale lager
Baltica №2 Svetloe	Pale lager
Baltica №3 Klassicheskoe	Pilsner Urquell
Baltica №4 Temnoe	Dark beer
Baltica №6 Porter	Porter
Baltica №7 Exportnoe	Pilsner Urquell
Baltica №8 Pshenichnoe	Weissbier
Baltica №9 Krepkoe

1 Brief details
2 Beers
3 Varieties
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Brief details

Baltika Brewery began production in 1990. The majority of the company's shares (85%) are owned by Baltic Beverages Holding (BBH), which is a subsidiary of Carlsberg Group.[2]

Baltika has 18 breweries, ten of which are located in Russia, 2 in Saint Petersburg, Khabarovsk, Tula, Rostov-na-Donu, Samara, Yaroslavl, Voronezh, Chelyabinsk and Krasnoyarsk. Their combined output totals 24 million hectoliteres per year. Along with the Baltika plants, the BBH consortium operates ten smaller breweries producing its Yarpivo, Pikra and Vena brands.

[edit] Beers

Baltika produce a range of beers under the Baltika, Arsenalnoe and Leningradskoe brand names.

Baltika beers are marketed in 38 countries and have earned the company 207 million dollars in profit in 2004. Baltika (Балтика) beers are especially popular in Russia and the CIS. Their popularity in Britain is on the rise.

[edit] Varieties

Varieties of Baltika Beer (from left to right):
Cans (top row): Baltika 0, Baltika 7, Baltika 5, "9", Baltika Kuler, Baltika 3;
Bottles (middle row): Baltika Kuler, Baltika 0, Baltika 7, Baltika 3, "9";
Bottles (bottom row): Baltika 5, Baltika 6, Baltika 4, Baltika 8, Baltika 3, "9"

Baltika No. 0 is a non-alcoholic beer made from light barley malt.

Baltika 1 (Light) at 4.4% abv, is characterized by "light colour and...malt and hops taste."

Baltika 2 (Pale Beer) is a lager brewed from pale barley malt, rice, and "exclusive varieties of hops."

Baltika 3 is a 5.1% pale lager. This is also known as Klassicheskoe (Classic).

Baltika 4 is a 5.6% amber coloured lager brewed from caramel and rye malts. Such coloured lagers are often termed Vienna. This is also known as Originalnoe (Original).

Baltika 5 (Gold Beer) is a 5.0% lager brewed with both pale and caramel malts.

Baltika 6 is a bottom fermented 7% dark beer that the brewery classes as a porter "brewed according to traditional English recipes." Such strong dark lagers are often termed Baltic porters.