From Vodka to Craft Beer: The Craft Beer Revolution in the Baltic States

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1746-692X.12462" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1746-692X.12462</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1746-692X.12462" target="_blank" >10.1111/1746-692X.12462</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

From Vodka to Craft Beer: The Craft Beer Revolution in the Baltic States

Original language description

The once flourishing beer sector of the Baltic states was decimated and homogenised into low-quality mass-produced beer during Soviet times. Against this background, the article examines the micro- and craft beer scenes in the Baltic States, exploring their historical growth, regulatory changes, cultural and economic factors, and the key differences across the three countries. The focus is on Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, where craft beer has once again gained prominence over traditional spirits like vodka.This shift reflects the broader cultural and economic changes in the region. In Lithuania, the revival of ancient farmhouse brewing techniques has been central to the craft beer movement. Latvia, with its strong German-influenced brewing history, has seen the craft beer sector emerge as a competitive force, despite the dominance of large breweries. However, Latvian microbreweries face challenges from established players. Estonia, despite a late start, has rapidly developed a thriving craft beer industry, driven by its strong digital infrastructure and entrepreneurial spirit, particularly in urban centres like Tallinn. The shift from vodka to beer in the Baltic States reflects deeper socio-economic changes shaped by regulatory frameworks, cultural evolution, and economic restructuring, resulting in dynamic and diverse beer markets across the region.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

21101 - Food and beverages

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

EuroChoices

ISSN

1478-0917

e-ISSN

1478-0917

Volume of the periodical

24

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

001419153400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105002493403