2026 / Beer History / ResearchBeer History / ResearchПБПA study of a 1756 archival plan tentatively associated with the Bakszty (Bakshty) estate in Ashmyany County. The labels for kettles, the malt house, spirits stores and an ox stable suggest that brewing and grain-spirit production may have operated together at this estate complex.
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2025 / Breweries and placesBreweries and placesПБПWhat did a brewery on a seventeenth-century magnate estate look like? An inventory of the Radziwiłł family's Dojlidy estate, dated 17 November 1628, offers a remarkable glimpse into its brewing operations, including a copper brewing kettle, malthouse, malt-drying facilities, barrels and grain-storage buildings. We examine this historical document to discover what it can — and cannot — tell us about brewing technology, production and the estate economy.
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2025 / Sources and documentsSources and documentsПБПHow was beer brewed in Belarusian lands at the beginning of the 18th century? The 1704 inventory of Sapockin reveals two brewhouses, brewing regulations, production fees, lease arrangements and the role of a watermill. Using this town in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as an example, we explore the economic history of Belarusian brewing.
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