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The brewing industry is booming in Europe. Pretty much everywhere (with one notable exception).
I had some idea of what was going on, but was still slightly shocked by the figures.In most European countries tha lastcouple of years have seen crazy growth in the number of breweries. Even the Czech Republic, where the number of breweries had been quite stable, has suddenly started sprouting dozens of new ones.
The one exception? Germany. The number of breweries hasn't changed significantly in the last few years. Which has left it lagging far behind. For the first time since the 19th century, it doesn't have the most breweries in Europe. The UK caught up in 2012 and has since powered ahead. If you'd told me 10 years ago that there would be over 1,500 breweries in the UK, I'd have felt your bumps.
The effect has been to drastically reduce Germany's share of the breweries in Europe. From over a third in 2009 it fell to less than a quarter in 2014. While the UK's share has risen for just under 20% to almost 25%.
Paricularly striking is the growth in countries that aren't traditionally beer drinking. In Italy, France and Greece the number of breweries doubled. While in Portugal the increase is fivefold. In Spain almost sevenfold.
Number of breweries in Europe 2009 - 2014
Country
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Austria
172
172
170
173
194
198
Belgium
127
135
123
150
160
168
Bulgaria
8
8
13
13
13
16
Croatia
7
7
7
6
6
6
Cyprus
2
2
2
2
2
4
Czech Republic
133
151
191
213
308
338
Denmark
N/A
N/A
150
150
150
150
Estonia
6
6
6
7
10
15
Finland
18
25
25
30
43
49
France
322
387
442
503
580
663
Germany
1,331
1,333
1,347
1,340
1,349
1,352
Greece
11
11
17
18
20
20
Hungary
N/A
N/A
24
50
50
50
Ireland
26
26
26
26
30
50
Italy
256
308
350
421
509
599
Latvia
17
15
16
16
25
29
Lithuania
49
41
73
73
73
75
Luxembourg
6
7
7
7
7
7
Malta
1
1
1
1
1
2
Netherlands
N/A
N/A
125
165
N/A
263
Norway
22
30
33
40
54
77
Poland
89
103
117
132
155
133
Portugal
7
7
9
10
18
35
Romania
21
18
17
17
18
22
Slovakia
15
19
25
30
38
44
Slovenia
22
22
N/A
N/A
30
51
Spain
47
65
88
132
221
332
Sweden
30
45
65
75
100
151
Switzerland
280
328
360
375
409
483
Turkey
11
11
11
11
12
9
United Kingdom
745
828
948
1,300
1,490
1,700
Total EU 28
3,468
3,742
4,384
5,060
5,600
6,522
Total All
3,781
4,111
4,788
5,486
6,075
7,091
Source:
The Brewers of Europe Beer Statistics 2015 edition, page 21.
Very exciting times. I wonder what the future will hold? Obviously, there's a limit somewhere to the number of breweries that can operate. But I suspect we're still a long way shy of that.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2016/01/number-of-breweries-in-europe-2009-2014.html)
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The brewing industry is booming in Europe. Pretty much everywhere (with one notable exception).
I had some idea of what was going on, but was still slightly shocked by the figures.In most European countries tha lastcouple of years have seen crazy growth in the number of breweries. Even the Czech Republic, where the number of breweries had been quite stable, has suddenly started sprouting dozens of new ones.
The one exception? Germany. The number of breweries hasn't changed significantly in the last few years. Which has left it lagging far behind. For the first time since the 19th century, it doesn't have the most breweries in Europe. The UK caught up in 2012 and has since powered ahead. If you'd told me 10 years ago that there would be over 1,500 breweries in the UK, I'd have felt your bumps.
The effect has been to drastically reduce Germany's share of the breweries in Europe. From over a third in 2009 it fell to less than a quarter in 2014. While the UK's share has risen for just under 20% to almost 25%.
Paricularly striking is the growth in countries that aren't traditionally beer drinking. In Italy, France and Greece the number of breweries doubled. While in Portugal the increase is fivefold. In Spain almost sevenfold.
Number of breweries in Europe 2009 - 2014
Country
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Austria
172
172
170
173
194
198
Belgium
127
135
123
150
160
168
Bulgaria
8
8
13
13
13
16
Croatia
7
7
7
6
6
6
Cyprus
2
2
2
2
2
4
Czech Republic
133
151
191
213
308
338
Denmark
N/A
N/A
150
150
150
150
Estonia
6
6
6
7
10
15
Finland
18
25
25
30
43
49
France
322
387
442
503
580
663
Germany
1,331
1,333
1,347
1,340
1,349
1,352
Greece
11
11
17
18
20
20
Hungary
N/A
N/A
24
50
50
50
Ireland
26
26
26
26
30
50
Italy
256
308
350
421
509
599
Latvia
17
15
16
16
25
29
Lithuania
49
41
73
73
73
75
Luxembourg
6
7
7
7
7
7
Malta
1
1
1
1
1
2
Netherlands
N/A
N/A
125
165
N/A
263
Norway
22
30
33
40
54
77
Poland
89
103
117
132
155
133
Portugal
7
7
9
10
18
35
Romania
21
18
17
17
18
22
Slovakia
15
19
25
30
38
44
Slovenia
22
22
N/A
N/A
30
51
Spain
47
65
88
132
221
332
Sweden
30
45
65
75
100
151
Switzerland
280
328
360
375
409
483
Turkey
11
11
11
11
12
9
United Kingdom
745
828
948
1,300
1,490
1,700
Total EU 28
3,468
3,742
4,384
5,060
5,600
6,522
Total All
3,781
4,111
4,788
5,486
6,075
7,091
Source:
The Brewers of Europe Beer Statistics 2015 edition, page 21.
Very exciting times. I wonder what the future will hold? Obviously, there's a limit somewhere to the number of breweries that can operate. But I suspect we're still a long way shy of that.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2016/01/number-of-breweries-in-europe-2009-2014.html)