Nevskoe is a premium beer that embodies the best traditions of St. Petersburg brewers. The management of the Baltika company, the owner of the brand, makes every effort to ensure that each category of adult residents of Northern Palmyra has its own favorite variety of Nevsky.
Historical reference. The Vena brewery was built in 1872, at a time when the water from the Neva was drinkable. Founder of the enterprise, manager of the State Bank E.I. Lamansky chose a “strategic” place for it: upstream of the river, where the drains of a big city had not yet entered it.
From the very beginning, the distillery was famous for its products – Austrian-style beer. In 1882, the Vienna Brewery was awarded the gold medal of the European Society of Sciences in Paris.
The enterprise, which was closed in 1914 during Prohibition, successfully survived both the Revolution and the Civil War. Already by 1922, it was possible to restore production.
One of the types of beer produced at the enterprise was called “Nevskoe”. But it did not differ in particularly refined taste, and during Perestroika its production was stopped. So the Nevskoye brand was truly born in the early 90s of the XX century, when the brewery’s technologists set out to brew premium beer.
Beer “Nevskoe” is prepared according to the classical technology, using only malt, hops, yeast and water. Maltose syrup is not added to the must. Fermentation is natural.
In 1994, the Finnish brewing company Sinebruhoff acquired a controlling stake in the Vena plant. In 1999, this company became part of the Carlsberg concern. The new owners invested about 20 million dollars in the modernization of the St. Petersburg enterprise, which took several years. As a result, the volume of production of “Nevsky” has increased significantly, it began to be sold in 70 cities of Russia.
After 3 years, Carlsberg management decided to merge several Russian breweries, including Vena, into Baltika Brewing Company OJSC. After the crisis, part of the capacity had to be mothballed, and in 2009 Vena was closed.
However, Nevskoye is still considered one of the most promising brands of Baltika. Almost every year, new varieties are added to the line; in 2014, the designers carried out a restyling, designing the Nevsky label in the style of the late XNUMXth century.
The Nevskoye brand is a traditional sponsor of the SKA hockey team. Especially for fans in 2016, a series of canned beer “Nevskoye Classic” was released with portraits of the club’s legendary players.
Nevskoe beer awards:
- 1996 – Brewing Industry International Silver Medal;
- 2008 – silver medal Lager Packaged, Australian International Beer Awards;
- 2009 – gold medal in the Pilsner category, Monde Selection-2009 (Belgium), silver – Superior Taste Award (Belgium, 2009).
Types of beer “Nevskoe”
“Nevskoye Classic” is an amber-colored beer with a strength of 5% and a density of 12%. The taste is balanced, with a slight hop bitterness.
“Nevskoe Svetloe” – beer with a strength of 4,6% and a density of 11%. The drink is fragrant with hops, the taste is very mild.
“Nevskoe Original” is a beer of rich golden color, 5% alcohol and 13% density.
“Nevskoe ICE” – beer with a strength of 4,7% and a density of 11%. The variety is positioned as a youth.
“Nevskoe Zhivoe” – beer with a strength of 4,7% and a density of 11,5%.
Nevskoe Imperial is a lager with a strength of 4,6% and a density of 11%. The taste is soft, refreshing.
