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On the face of it, the UK had a big trade deficit in beer, importing around 1 million barrels more than it exported. But it’s not quite as simple as that. As more than 1 million barrels of those imports came from a country not so far away: Ireland. And the vast majority of that beer was Guinness Extra Stout.
Initially, only tiny amounts were imported from elsewhere, fewer than 50,000 barrels.
The amount of beer coming in started to rise from the middle of the 1950s, mostly due to a jump in imports from Denmark. So loads of Carlsberg and Tuborg.
That the numbers fell again after 1960 is probably attributable to one factor: Carlsberg starting to brew in the UK.
It’s safe to assume that almost 100% of the beer imported from Continental Europe was Lager of some kind.
UK beer imports 1936 - 1953
Country of Origin
1938
1950
1951
1952
1953
Irish Republic
836,624
1,031,159
1,025,902
1,023,031
1,088,076
Other British Countries
108
22
31
133
422
Total British Countries
836,732
1,031,181
1,025,933
1,023,164
1,088,498
Denmark
25,459
17,686
23,058
30,959
36,410
Germany
18,813
-
-
-
2,307
Netherlands
8,708
2,685
3,492
5,905
8,910
Belgium
821
700
1,150
2,136
2,205
Czechoslovakia
3,810
915
903
702
713
Other Foreign Countries
278
224
1,703
1,922
244
Total Foreign Countries
57,895
22,110
30,306
41,624
50,879
Total Bulk Barrels
894,627
1,053,291
1,056,239
1,064,788
1,139,377
Total Standard Barrels
856,331
Source:
“1955 Brewers' Almanack”, page 60.
UK beer imports 1954 - 1959
Country of Origin
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
Irish Republic
1,099,717
1,166,980
1,281,064
1,234,214
1,196,066
1,232,946
Other British Countries
408
689
100
317
486
601
Total British Countries
1,100,125
1,167,669
1,281,164
1,234,531
1,197,152
1,233,547
Denmark
45,238
77,125
98,216
139,682
154,726
209,244
Germany
4,366
6,651
7,627
10,272
9,372
13,523
Netherlands
9,560
17,707
21,540
26,549
24,564
28,473
Belgium
1,024
3,181
4,349
7,138
8,180
13,084
Norway
-
-
-
1,215
1,586
3,075
Czechoslovakia
688
16
140
1,033
935
1,164
Sweden
-
-
-
662
692
734
Other Foreign Countries
384
505
1,101
266
145
352
Total Foreign Countries
62,160
105,185
132,973
186,817
200,200
260,049
Total Bulk Barrels
1,162,285
1,272,854
1,414,137
1,421,348
1,397,352
1,503,196
Source:
“1962 Brewers' Almanack”, page 58.
UK beer imports 1960 - 1965
Country of Origin
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
Irish Republic
1,257,695
1,329,752
1,245,451
1,215,539
1,281,126
1,215,168
Other British Countries
940
1,740
2,303
3,793
3,007
3,344
Total British Countries
1,258,635
1,331,492
1,247,758
1,219,332
1,284,133
1,218,512
Denmark
184,076
178,975
148,018
149,974
159,164
143,189
Germany
7,476
8,926
7,601
9,805
13,925
12,485
Netherlands
27,444
28,077
21,212
23,321
28,245
28,363
Belgium
8,704
8,907
8,391
5,303
5,803
5,053
Norway
3,019
2,390
2,308
3,887
4,491
6,081
Czechoslovakia
1,174
1,083
1,038
922
1,391
1,276
Sweden
1063
670
578
1,112
459
460
Other Foreign Countries
402
655
589
853
1,392
1,166
Total Foreign Countries
233,358
229,689
189,795
195,177
214,870
198,073
Total Bulk Barrels
1,491,993
1,561,181
1,437,553
1,414,509
1,499,003
1,416,585
Source:
“1971 Brewers' Almanack”, page 55.
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On the face of it, the UK had a big trade deficit in beer, importing around 1 million barrels more than it exported. But it’s not quite as simple as that. As more than 1 million barrels of those imports came from a country not so far away: Ireland. And the vast majority of that beer was Guinness Extra Stout.
Initially, only tiny amounts were imported from elsewhere, fewer than 50,000 barrels.
The amount of beer coming in started to rise from the middle of the 1950s, mostly due to a jump in imports from Denmark. So loads of Carlsberg and Tuborg.
That the numbers fell again after 1960 is probably attributable to one factor: Carlsberg starting to brew in the UK.
It’s safe to assume that almost 100% of the beer imported from Continental Europe was Lager of some kind.
UK beer imports 1936 - 1953
Country of Origin
1938
1950
1951
1952
1953
Irish Republic
836,624
1,031,159
1,025,902
1,023,031
1,088,076
Other British Countries
108
22
31
133
422
Total British Countries
836,732
1,031,181
1,025,933
1,023,164
1,088,498
Denmark
25,459
17,686
23,058
30,959
36,410
Germany
18,813
-
-
-
2,307
Netherlands
8,708
2,685
3,492
5,905
8,910
Belgium
821
700
1,150
2,136
2,205
Czechoslovakia
3,810
915
903
702
713
Other Foreign Countries
278
224
1,703
1,922
244
Total Foreign Countries
57,895
22,110
30,306
41,624
50,879
Total Bulk Barrels
894,627
1,053,291
1,056,239
1,064,788
1,139,377
Total Standard Barrels
856,331
Source:
“1955 Brewers' Almanack”, page 60.
UK beer imports 1954 - 1959
Country of Origin
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
Irish Republic
1,099,717
1,166,980
1,281,064
1,234,214
1,196,066
1,232,946
Other British Countries
408
689
100
317
486
601
Total British Countries
1,100,125
1,167,669
1,281,164
1,234,531
1,197,152
1,233,547
Denmark
45,238
77,125
98,216
139,682
154,726
209,244
Germany
4,366
6,651
7,627
10,272
9,372
13,523
Netherlands
9,560
17,707
21,540
26,549
24,564
28,473
Belgium
1,024
3,181
4,349
7,138
8,180
13,084
Norway
-
-
-
1,215
1,586
3,075
Czechoslovakia
688
16
140
1,033
935
1,164
Sweden
-
-
-
662
692
734
Other Foreign Countries
384
505
1,101
266
145
352
Total Foreign Countries
62,160
105,185
132,973
186,817
200,200
260,049
Total Bulk Barrels
1,162,285
1,272,854
1,414,137
1,421,348
1,397,352
1,503,196
Source:
“1962 Brewers' Almanack”, page 58.
UK beer imports 1960 - 1965
Country of Origin
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
Irish Republic
1,257,695
1,329,752
1,245,451
1,215,539
1,281,126
1,215,168
Other British Countries
940
1,740
2,303
3,793
3,007
3,344
Total British Countries
1,258,635
1,331,492
1,247,758
1,219,332
1,284,133
1,218,512
Denmark
184,076
178,975
148,018
149,974
159,164
143,189
Germany
7,476
8,926
7,601
9,805
13,925
12,485
Netherlands
27,444
28,077
21,212
23,321
28,245
28,363
Belgium
8,704
8,907
8,391
5,303
5,803
5,053
Norway
3,019
2,390
2,308
3,887
4,491
6,081
Czechoslovakia
1,174
1,083
1,038
922
1,391
1,276
Sweden
1063
670
578
1,112
459
460
Other Foreign Countries
402
655
589
853
1,392
1,166
Total Foreign Countries
233,358
229,689
189,795
195,177
214,870
198,073
Total Bulk Barrels
1,491,993
1,561,181
1,437,553
1,414,509
1,499,003
1,416,585
Source:
“1971 Brewers' Almanack”, page 55.
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