Professional Experience

Georgy Sergeevich began his career at the legendary St. Petersburg breweries Stepan Razin and Polyustrovo, initially working as a shift technologist and later heading the production of lemonades, juice-based drinks, nectars, and mineral waters. During this time, he developed and implemented numerous recipes. He personally brewed some of the earliest batches of the beloved Vasileostrovsky Kvass and Vasileostrovsky Home and Dark Beer, widely appreciated by St. Petersburg residents.

He trained under German brewers, acquiring valuable expertise and embracing the traditions of German brewing culture. Working alongside German specialists significantly broadened his professional outlook, enabling him to skillfully combine Russian brewing practices with the best traditions of European beer production.

At Coca-Cola, where he worked as a syrup production and water treatment engineer-technologist, he gained invaluable insights into manufacturing culture, quality control, sanitation, production optimization, and technological workflows in leading global companies. This unique experience, unfortunately, is no longer accessible to many Russian professionals today. During his tenure at Coca-Cola, Georgy Sergeevich not only excelled as an engineer-technologist but also received multiple commendations for his innovative proposals, which improved production processes across all of the company's Russian facilities.

Later, he established and led the brewing operations at St. Petersburg's renowned Jagger Club, where exceptional beer was brewed to accompany concerts by world-famous rock bands and hosted friendly gatherings of brewers.

In recent years, Georgy Sergeevich has become an internationally recognized expert, sharing his knowledge with colleagues both in Russia and abroad. He has undertaken dozens of international assignments and received numerous glowing reviews from clients worldwide.

Professional Experience

May 2019
Present Leading a new project to construct and launch a brewery in St. Petersburg. Serves as the Production Director and Chief Engineer at Braukraft Bureau.

November 2006 – November 2018
LLC "GlavRozPivo" (brand Tolsty Frayer), St. Petersburg. Largest chain of beer outlets in the city.
Role: Chief Brewer.
Achievements:
Successfully launched production from scratch using Kaspar-Schulz equipment.
Increased production volumes by integrating new equipment from ZIP.
Developed new beer recipes.
Recruited and trained local, unqualified staff.

April 2006 – October 2006
Vasileostrovskaya Brewery, St. Petersburg
Role: Chief Brewer.

October 2004 – October 2005
Osakarov Brewery "Patriot", Astana, Kazakhstan.
Role: Chief Brewer.
Achievements:
Held the position of Production Director.
Successfully rehabilitated a Czech brewery built in 1972.
Developed new beer recipes.

September 2002 – September 2004
Tinkoff Brewery, Pushkin, Leningrad Region
Role: Shift Technologist.
Achievements:
Gained experience in constructing and launching a new brewery.

February 1997 – September 2000
Baltika Brewery, St. Petersburg
Role: Master of the Brewing Department.

Professional Experience

Yuri Sergeevich has extensive experience working at large brewing enterprises in St. Petersburg. He served as the Chief Brewer and Production Manager at the Munchel and LenPivDom breweries. He began his career at the legendary St. Petersburg Stepan Razin Brewery, working in the brewing and fermentation departments.

With over 10 years of leadership experience, Yuri Sergeevich has successfully launched new projects from scratch.

He has also demonstrated expertise in crisis management, with successful cases of bringing breweries out of deep crises to full production capacity. His experience includes the construction and commissioning of new breweries.