The St. Petersburg Baltika Beer Factory started producing Carlsberg beer in 0.5-L cans. Before a full-scale production of this beer brand was started, the product was sent to Denmark for tasting. The tasting was carried out by TastePanel, a body of professional tasters, who found that the Carlsberg beer produced in St. Petersburg, Russia, was excellent.  

 

The Baltika-Rostov beer factory was licensed for the production of the Carlsberg pale beer in the spring of 2002. The production line was launched in October the same year. Up until now the Carlsberg beer has been produced only in 30-L kegs and 0.5-L glass bottles in Russia.  

This license agreement is a prominent example of a mutually beneficial cooperation that is customary among West Europe's leaders of the brewing industry. The quality of products of the Baltika Company fully complies with the 2000 edition of the ISO 9001 standard, as well as with all other international requirements. Other leaders in the industry show their interest in the Baltika Company, because it has developed steadily in recent years, gained a strong position on the Russian market, created an advanced sales network, and pursued an active export policy.