Posted on 02/01/2021 9:06:23 AM PST by Red Badger
BERLIN — Beer sales in Germany were down 5.5% last year, dragged lower by lengthy closures of bars and restaurants in the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed Monday.
German-based breweries and distributors sold 8.7 billion litres (2.3 billion gallons) of beer last year, the Federal Statistical Office said. That figure doesn’t include alcohol-free beer or beer imported from outside the European Union.
German beer sales have been declining for years as a result of health concerns and other factors. They have now fallen 22.3% since 1993.
But last year’s drop was unusually sharp, and a month-by-month breakdown pointed to the impact of coronavirus restrictions. Sales were down 17.3% in April compared with a year earlier, and 14.1% in November.
Bars and restaurants in Germany were closed from March until May, and have been closed again since the beginning of November as part of the country’s current second lockdown. Major events and festivals that would usually consume large amounts of beer also have been cancelled.
Sales inside Germany — which made up nearly 83% of the total — were down 5.5% last year. Exports to other countries in the EU dropped 13.1% to 778.2 million litres (206 million gallons) while those to nations elsewhere were up 3.7% to 725.3 million litres (192 million gallons).
virus restrictions bite
you can say that again
One thing I admire about Germans - they scorn people who put fruit in their beer.
The local officials need to hop to it and open up them businesses.
Now it’s getting serious.
They must immediately send all unwanted beer to me..:so it doesn’t go to waste.
I see you have a head for puns.
Regards,
Some barmaid jammed a slice of lime in my bottle of beer.
I brusquely refused it, demanded a fresh one and refused to pay for the ruined beer. She apologized slightly...saying everybody wants it that way now. Jeezow! Pissed off my inner German heritage. Mexicans do not contaminate their cerveza, either.
Will this cause anyone in Germany to start a government overthrow from a beer hall?
ISWYDT......................
Beer BREWED with fruit is good.
A German without access to beer is like a human without access to air. Not a pretty sight.
Even Hefeweizen?
La Bohemia NO Limon!—The way I order a beer at Mex restaurants.
Lieber Gott. Das ist das ende!
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