Liberty Craft Brewery

When Russia invaded Ukraine last year, a wave of horror swept through Europe. Countless Ukrainians suddenly lost their homes, their jobs, their families and their livelihoods. Chaos and horror took hold and many had to flee.rn

Brewer and breweress on the run

The Rozdobudko family is one of the people uprooted by the war in Ukraine. Maryna, her husband Boris and their two sons Daniel and Jan had to leave their home and everything they loved behind from one day to the next. They could only take what would fit in their car. Unlike many others, the two were lucky in their misfortune: an acquaintance of Maryna's sister lives in Schwabsoien, Bavaria, and she welcomed the family with open arms. In order to settle in quickly in their temporary home, the Rozdobudkos immediately set about learning German and looking for a job. The couple comes from the brewing industry and picked up exactly that. Instead of getting a job at an established brewery, however, the two threw themselves headlong into the adventure of starting a business. Both had gained enough experience in their previous jobs to dare to try the experiment. Because it was not financially possible to set up their own brewing system at first, they looked for a brewery with free capacity. This practice is quite common, especially in the craft beer sector, and is called cuckoo brewing: Young brewers rent space from colleagues to save the cost of purchasing a brewing system and also to occasionally get help and advice from more experienced people in the industry. Maryna and Boris hit the jackpot in their search for these people. The Holzhausen brewery is run by an owner with a Ukrainian background who was happy to invite the couple into his hallowed halls. With the necessary organizational and bureaucratic tasks out of the way, the fun could finally begin.rn

Sweet! rn

But it's not an easy task for the two of them: their range, which currently only includes two beers, is influenced by the taste of the Ukrainians and is very contrary to what is usually drunk in Bavaria. The local taste is tart and bitter, Boris and Maryna's brews are fruity and a lot sweeter. Fresh fruit and other select raw materials mix up Liberty Craft Beer's otherwise classic recipes. In doing so, they hit the zeitgeist wonderfully, because in the world of craft beer there is more than just tart and bitter. Now all that's left is to convince the Bavarians! rn