"Stepan Razin" - beer made at one of the oldest and most famous breweries in Russia. The original name of the factory was: "Kalinkinsky factory, which is part of the circle of suppliers of the court of His Majesty the Emperor." The organization changed its original name in the early 20s of the last century.
The modern modification of the brewery is almost completely reconstructed, it uses modern foreign and domestic equipment, as well as the most advanced technologies. As for the raw materials, the company is proud of its own yeast strain, and high-quality hops are mainly imported from Europe.
Historical facts
The year 1861 became a formative stage in the history of the beer and honey brewing kind of partnership Kalinkinsky. This name is associated with the geographical location of the factory - near the Kalinkin bridge. The total capital of the community was two million rubles. In the fall of 1862 in Tsarskoye Selo, Emperor Alexander II approved the charter of the enterprise.
The founders of the entrepreneurial group are a British citizen William Miller, Edward Casalet and a native of Prussia Julius Scotlander. The last participant came from Berlin, later he moved to St. Petersburg and became the manager of the plant. Under his active beginning and influence, new capacious volume production lines were erected. Units with steam plants were used everywhere, the quality indicators of the manufactured goods increased, sales increased, and the brewery itself instantly acquired the status of one of the best in the country.
Soviet period
"Stepan Razin" - beer, which in the 70s and 80s was produced as part of the Leningrad Brewery. The following companies were included in the clip of this trust:
- Shop "Red Bavaria", "Vienna".
- Breweries of Sortavalsk, Vyborg, Petrozavodsk.
- Polyustrovsk Mineral Water Plant .
- Gatchina and Gostinopolsky plant for the production of juices and extracts.
- Carbon dioxide factories.
As part of this conglomerate, the construction of a new Leningrad brewery in the Parnas industrial zone, which in the 90s left the plant and received the name Baltika, began.
Features
The warehouses where Stepan Razin beer was located (Petrovskoye and its other varieties) were located not only in St. Petersburg and the region, but also in the Saratov Region, Rostov-on-Don, Novgorod, the Baltic States and the Primorsky Territory. Branches also work in Crimea, Revel, Baku, Kostroma, Tula, Penza, Samara and some cities of Ukraine.
Under this brand, more than ten beers are produced. The produced beverage has repeatedly received high awards at domestic and international exhibitions:
- The main prize "Golden Sadko" (15 highest, 4 silver, 2 bronze awards).
- He is an honorary laureate of Green Week in the German capital. In 1993, the plant became a joint stock company, a year later a large-scale meeting of shareholders was held.
In 1995, the brewery celebrated its bicentennial on a grand scale. In honor of this event, a new variety "Kalinkin", cooked according to an old recipe, was developed and released. In addition, several more brands have been created:
- beer "Stepan Razin: Special";
- Beer "Celebratory";
- drink under the brand name "Dark";
- the Double Gold variety has been renewed.
The consistently high quality of products and the maintenance of traditions contributed to the receipt of various medals and awards. They confirm that Stepan Razin is a beer that has been flown through the centuries and meets world standardization.
Modern development
In 2005, the company merged with the Heineken group in Russia into the S. Razin Combine limited liability company. New bottling and water treatment lines were put into operation on it, and auxiliary technological resources were replaced to increase the quality indicators of the produced beverage. New storage resources were built, regular modernization of production processes is carried out.
Since September 2009, Stepan Razin (a brewery) began to appear as a distributor of the Heineken group. The drink is available in traditional glass bottles, PET containers from 1.5 to 2.5 liters, cans.
Consumer Reviews
During the heyday of the legendary brewery, the product in question became popular in St. Petersburg. It was used by football fans, students, musicians, beau monde and directors. If the Baltika beer sounded in a global context, then the Stepan Razin brand is a more local story. Among the most popular varieties, the following set stands out:
- a drink called "Admiralty";
- beer "Petrovsky";
- "Stepan Razin" beer "Zenit";
- "Special."
Customer reviews indicate that the product in question has an increased density, vivid taste and aromatic characteristics.
To create a complete picture, it is worth noting the characteristics of the drink:
- "Zenit" (purified drinking water, light malt, beer barley, hops, wort density - 10%, alcohol capacity - 4.1 vol.);
- Petrovskoye (hop products, light and beer malt from barley, the strength of the drink is 4.7 degrees);
- "Special" (standard recipe, contains light malt, malting barley, hops, initial wort - 10%, alcohol - 4.7 vol.).
Beer "Stepan Razin", reviews of which are not always unambiguous, has a hoppy taste, bright aroma and certain traditions in the recipe.
Conclusion
Finishing to consider the beer "Stepan Razin", we can highlight some of the features of the product. Firstly, production has a two-hundred-year history of development, while remaining at the peak of popularity not only in its native expanses, but also in export mode. Secondly, this brand has evolved constantly, observing the trends of modern brewing, while not forgetting the traditional recipe.
In the end, the beer in question has become a real domestic brand that offers the consumer more than ten varieties, which allows you to choose a product according to personal preference. Despite the fact that the history of the plant’s development several times changed its political and ideological component, the product itself was, is and will be a sought-after and recognizable brand both within the country and abroad.