Pekka Kääriäinen (born in 1956)
Education: Master of Science; M.Sc (Econ.) from Helsinki School of Economics 1987
1971 Starting hobbybrewing of Sahti-beer
1985 Founder of Lammin Sahti –brewery (oldest microbrewery in Finland) www.sahti.fi
2013 Founder of Bryggeri Helsinki –brewery-restaurant, www.bryggeri.fi
1989 Founder of Finnish Sahtisociety and the national Sahticompetition, www.sahti.org
1992-2014 Founder and a longtime chairman of the Finnish Smallbrewery Association, www.pienpanimoliitto.fi
2002 Founder of the biggest finnish beerfestival –Great Beers-Small Breweries, www.suuretoluet.fi
Many times awarded by beer sector in Finland
Judge in many competitions:
- Sahti (Finland)
- Gotlands Drikku competition (Sweden) 2 times
- European Beer Star (Germany) 5 times
- Brasilian Beer Contest (2016)