Brewers take on vodka in Russian homeland
By just-drinks.com editorial team | 27 May 2003
Russia and vodka are inseparable bedfellows but is there room for a ménage-a-trois? Its domestic market for beer is booming, while abroad, drinkers are enjoying the novelty factor of a quality brew from the traditional home of vodka. Mark Rowe investigates
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Russia and vodka are inseparable bedfellows but is there room for a ménage-a-trois? Its domestic market for beer is booming, while abroad, drinkers are enjoying the novelty factor of a quality brew from the traditional home of vodka. Mark Rowe investigates

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