Ten Men
Brewery
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We’re a Ukrainian craft brewery from Vovchansk.
Right now, we brew on contract facilities – but everything starts with our own recipes, ideas, and a very clear obsession with flavor.
We focus on fruited sours, hop-forward IPAs/NEIPA, and constant experimentation. Our beer is available in Ukraine and beyond.
In 2024, we had a simple idea:
what if our beer could travel further than we can?
We started looking for international collaborations – breweries and people who could brew our recipes locally, sell the beer on their own markets, and turn it into something bigger: support for Ukraine.
That’s how we connected with two beer enthusiasts from Yorkshire — Dave and Gaza.
Not a big company. Just two people deeply passionate about craft beer, constantly searching for opportunities to brew what they truly believe in.
Together, we brewed two beers at Steel City Brewing.
The Men of Steel and The Men of Steel: Milkshake Edition.
Both beers are fruit-forward, bold, and layered in flavor.
The first conversations started in 2024, and the beers were brewed in early 2025.
They went on to receive strong ratings, great feedback, and solid sales throughout 2025 and into early 2026.
But the most interesting part goes beyond the beer itself.
We shared a few ideas for the visual direction and label design — and the label artwork was created by Lewis Ryan, a local artist who worked on this project pro bono to support the cause.
Dave and Gaza then took the concept further, creatively interpreting and elevating it into something that feels authentic and alive.
Even more importantly — the flavor story.
Dave once visited Ukraine and tried uzvar, a traditional dried fruit drink.
That experience stayed with him.
So while developing the beers, he wanted to recreate that feeling — those natural fruit notes, that warm and familiar profile — within a modern craft beer.
This turned the collaboration into something more than just a recipe.
It became a shared taste memory.
We haven’t tried the beers yet — we’re still waiting for a few cans to arrive in Ukraine — but we already know this worked.
Because this wasn’t about logistics.
It was about alignment.
Similar taste preferences.
The same curiosity.
The same high standards for what beer should be.
And yes — it also created real impact.
A small donation component was included in the beer price, and in total, around €1000 was raised.
These funds were used to support Ukrainian military units:
— a charging station
— batteries for necessary equipment
— repairs for several vehicles
A small batch.
A long distance.
A real result.
For us, this is what modern craft collaboration looks like:
Not about scale.
Not about ambition.
Just people who truly care about beer — and manage to turn it into something bigger.