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I’m feeling rushed so little more than a table this time. Which reminds me – I still owe you that table of hop varieties.
The first thing that’s obvious is how fragmented the market is in terms of style. There are a large number of styles with very small sales. Ten have less than a 2% share and only four more than 5%.
The top three are pretty predictable: Pils, Export and Weizen. Though I’m not sure how they differentiate between Helles and Export. Weizen has grown as it’s spread North away from its southern homeland. At the expense of what? Pils, but probably also regional styles like Kölsch and Alt.
Number four and six on the list are pretty depressing: Biermix and alcohol free. The former are those abominations of beer mixed with other crap. It’s sad to see how popular they are in Germany. Though, hang on a minute, why are they being included here at all? Because under the German law they can’t be sold as beer as they don’t adhere to the Reinheitsgebot.
Kölsch and Alt continue to lose market share, though the loss for the latter is much greater, 3.9% as opposed to 0.3%. Why is that? Are people in Cologne more attached to their local beer than those in Düsseldorf? The identity of Alt isn’t quite so closely entwined with one city as in the case of Kölsch.
It’s indicative of the fall in sales of beer in general that only two types saw absolute growth in terms of volume: Alcohol free and Berliner Weisse. The last one surprised me. Though, as you can see, the quantities involved are tiny. But maybe it’s a sign of the beginning of a revival of the style.
Here’s the table. See what you make of it:
German off sales by beer type 2009 - 2010
Market share
Quantity in hl
2009
2010
change in %
2009
2010
change in %
Pils
55.2
55.1
-0.2
30,566,810
29,860,950
-2.3
Export
10.1
9.8
-3.3
5,586,580
5,288,690
-5.3
Weizen
7.9
7.9
0.5
4,371,480
4,300,890
-1.6
Biermix
6.5
6.5
0.7
3,589,820
3,538,490
-1.4
Hell
4.5
4.5
0.2
2,507,100
2,459,470
-1.9
Alcohol free
3.3
3.7
12.9
1,814,090
2,005,330
10.5
Kölsch
1.7
1.7
0.3
929,040
912,740
-1.8
Schwarz/Dunkel
1.6
1.6
-2.3
905,230
865,730
-4.4
Malz
1.2
1.2
1.7
671,010
668,170
-0.4
Alt
1.3
1.2
-3.9
696,750
655,680
-5.9
Lager
0.9
1
1.2
522,480
517,950
-0.9
Light
0.6
0.6
-0.7
356,380
346,500
-2.8
Bock
0.5
0.5
-0.7
286,580
278,550
-2.8
Märzen
0.5
0.5
-1.4
280,790
271,050
-3.5
Diät
0.3
0.3
-7.2
157,310
142,900
-9.2
Berliner Weisse
0
0
14.8
9,060
10,180
12.4
All others
3.7
3.8
1.5
2,054,760
2,042,280
-0.6
total
55,307,279
54,167,560
-0.02
Source:
Deutsche Brauer Bund
I’ve also got the numbers broken down by state. I may show you those, too. If I can be arsed.
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I’m feeling rushed so little more than a table this time. Which reminds me – I still owe you that table of hop varieties.
The first thing that’s obvious is how fragmented the market is in terms of style. There are a large number of styles with very small sales. Ten have less than a 2% share and only four more than 5%.
The top three are pretty predictable: Pils, Export and Weizen. Though I’m not sure how they differentiate between Helles and Export. Weizen has grown as it’s spread North away from its southern homeland. At the expense of what? Pils, but probably also regional styles like Kölsch and Alt.
Number four and six on the list are pretty depressing: Biermix and alcohol free. The former are those abominations of beer mixed with other crap. It’s sad to see how popular they are in Germany. Though, hang on a minute, why are they being included here at all? Because under the German law they can’t be sold as beer as they don’t adhere to the Reinheitsgebot.
Kölsch and Alt continue to lose market share, though the loss for the latter is much greater, 3.9% as opposed to 0.3%. Why is that? Are people in Cologne more attached to their local beer than those in Düsseldorf? The identity of Alt isn’t quite so closely entwined with one city as in the case of Kölsch.
It’s indicative of the fall in sales of beer in general that only two types saw absolute growth in terms of volume: Alcohol free and Berliner Weisse. The last one surprised me. Though, as you can see, the quantities involved are tiny. But maybe it’s a sign of the beginning of a revival of the style.
Here’s the table. See what you make of it:
German off sales by beer type 2009 - 2010
Market share
Quantity in hl
2009
2010
change in %
2009
2010
change in %
Pils
55.2
55.1
-0.2
30,566,810
29,860,950
-2.3
Export
10.1
9.8
-3.3
5,586,580
5,288,690
-5.3
Weizen
7.9
7.9
0.5
4,371,480
4,300,890
-1.6
Biermix
6.5
6.5
0.7
3,589,820
3,538,490
-1.4
Hell
4.5
4.5
0.2
2,507,100
2,459,470
-1.9
Alcohol free
3.3
3.7
12.9
1,814,090
2,005,330
10.5
Kölsch
1.7
1.7
0.3
929,040
912,740
-1.8
Schwarz/Dunkel
1.6
1.6
-2.3
905,230
865,730
-4.4
Malz
1.2
1.2
1.7
671,010
668,170
-0.4
Alt
1.3
1.2
-3.9
696,750
655,680
-5.9
Lager
0.9
1
1.2
522,480
517,950
-0.9
Light
0.6
0.6
-0.7
356,380
346,500
-2.8
Bock
0.5
0.5
-0.7
286,580
278,550
-2.8
Märzen
0.5
0.5
-1.4
280,790
271,050
-3.5
Diät
0.3
0.3
-7.2
157,310
142,900
-9.2
Berliner Weisse
0
0
14.8
9,060
10,180
12.4
All others
3.7
3.8
1.5
2,054,760
2,042,280
-0.6
total
55,307,279
54,167,560
-0.02
Source:
Deutsche Brauer Bund
I’ve also got the numbers broken down by state. I may show you those, too. If I can be arsed.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2015/02/german-beer-off-sales-by-type-2009-2010.html)