The national brand of UzCarlsberg, a brewery operating in Uzbekistan, has received major international recognition in 2026: three gold medals at Monde Selection and, at the World Beer Awards 2026, gold in an international category plus the Country Winner title for Uzbekistan. A Podrobno.uz correspondent visited the plant to examine how production is organized, who monitors beverage quality and what checks the product undergoes before reaching consumers. The awards highlight the company’s focus on consistency, taste and compliance with established requirements, while also strengthening the reputation of products manufactured in Uzbekistan.
Key Takeaways: UzCarlsberg won three gold medals at Monde Selection 2026 and earned both an international-category gold and the Country Winner title in Uzbekistan at the World Beer Awards 2026. Judges assessed criteria including product consistency, taste and conformity with standards. The plant’s laboratory performs more than 200 analyses daily, covering water, raw materials and products at multiple production stages.
The results reflect a longer-term quality policy rather than a single award. At Monde Selection, products are assessed on a combination of criteria, including stability of characteristics, sensory quality and compliance with specified requirements. The World Beer Awards first identifies winners by country and category; Country Winner recipients then advance to an international stage where their products are compared with beers of the same style from other countries. For Uzbekistan, the recognition is significant because it demonstrates how local specialists apply international production and quality standards in daily operations, and it supports the country’s efforts to build a stronger food-industry reputation.
Quality control begins with raw materials. Water is drawn from the plant’s own artesian wells and passes through several treatment stages, while hops, malt and yeast are supplied by specialized European producers and checked before use. Key processes—wort preparation, fermentation, maturation, filtration and bottling—are highly automated, but operators still monitor temperature, pressure and cleanliness. “Our production involves complex technological processes that require strict adherence to temperature, pressure and cleanliness parameters,” said Rustam Shayakubov, a shift supervisor. Fedor Pivovarov, head of the bottling shop, explained that can surfaces are additionally cleaned before sealing. Quality manager Evelina Pogosova said the laboratory does not wait for a finished batch: specialists take samples from the line and can promptly tell technologists or the bottling shop whether adjustments are needed. A trained employee tasting commission evaluates batches twice a week, and part of the used water is treated and reused for utility needs.
The awards are expected to reinforce the company’s quality-control system and its adherence to international standards. UzCarlsberg will continue raw-material inspections, laboratory testing, tasting-commission reviews and monitoring of automated lines. The recognition is likely to support consumer trust and the visibility of the UzCarlsberg brand; the next priority will be to confirm quality stability in everyday production rather than rely on awards alone.
Source: podrobno.uz