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The MoveUkraine beer initiative is a collaborative effort amongst breweries, their customers and MoveUkraine (a charity whose mission is to re-build homes for internally displaced persons-IDPs in Ukraine). The effort is focused on raising awareness about the challenges the Ukrainian people who have lost their homes are facing. We want to Show support for the Ukrainian people and raise critical funds to fuel the rebuilding of Ukraine one home, one family and one community at a time. We are inviting breweries and brewers from all over to raise a glass with us and participate in this collective endeavor.

In our joint efforts, we kindly request participating breweries to consider the following:

  • Donate a percentage of the beer's proceeds to MoveUkraine.org in order to aid Ukraine in this crisis, supporting the internally displaced people who love their country but have been forced to relocate.
  • Utilize provided social media campaigns to raise awareness of the immense and unfair challenges the people of Ukraine are faced with,

This platform and collaboration aim to promote understanding, support, and awareness for the challenges the people of Ukraine face every day. We ask for your support in creating something unprecedented and showcasing the unity of the brewing community to the world.

In line with the initiative's name, MoveUkraine, we suggest brewing a special beer, such as our MoveUkraine Pilsner. We've provided the base recipe below, but we encourage you to add your own unique twist and passion to it. We have created a label that symbolizes the hope in this movement and of the Ukrainian people, and we kindly request brewers use this label. We have left a space on the label for your own logo.

With over 7 million displaced persons, the majority of them women, children and seniors, this initiative will make a major contribution to the delivery of safe, warm and inviting places to live for those who have lost so much.

Sometimes, all it takes is a collective effort to bring about impactful change.

Slava Ukraini and Prost!

The MoveUkraine Beer Team
Paul Verdu, Wisconsin Brewing Co.
Mike Hruden, Four Fathers Brewing Co.
Katie Nehring, Fresh Tape Media
Kathleen Hessert, MoveUkraine
Ken Shearer, MoveUkraine

Recipe

The base recipe for this initiative was created by Four Fathers Brewing. It was designed to be a refreshing and drinkable summer pilsner to showcase the passion and hope of the Ukrainian people. Please feel free to add your own twist or ideas to the beer. Click the link below to download the recipe.

Mash Temp (as best utilized with our system)
145- 55 mins
156- 20 mins
170- 5 mins
Or Single Infusion 148 and let it ride.

Grain Bill
92% Pilsner Malt
8% Malted or Roasted Sunflower Seeds

Hop Schedule
Neutral Bittering Hop (or go Saaz all the way through!) -25-35 BU
Saaz @30 mins- 5-10 BU
Saaz @10 mins- 0-3 BU
Saaz@ 0 mins- 0-2

Label Design

We are asking for anyone who participates in this collaboration to please use the label provided. We have left space on the label for you to add your own logo.

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How to Donate

All donations are securely processed via the MoveUkraine.org donation gateway. Click the button link below to view the donation form.

In the News

News, press, and other articles.

"Sports Business Journal"  magazine, August, 15, 2023 - article "Baseball team's new pilsner to benefit Ukraine"

"OnMilwaukee"  magazine, August 14, 2023 - article "Lake Louie brews sunflower seed pilsner to benefit MoveUkraine"

"Canadian Beer News" website, June 22, 2023 - article "Four Fathers Brewing Launches Move Ukraine Campaign for Relief Efforts in Ukraine"

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