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Here, as promised, is a breakdown of exports by individual country, rather than by continent. Starting with Europe. Which was, as we’ve already seen, by far the largest importer of UK beer.
Belgium was by far the most popular destination for UK beer. In the period covered, it took between 60% and 70% of exports to Europe.
The next two biggest customers, the Netherlands and West Germany, only managed between 15% and 20% combined. Special mention should go to Gibraltar, which, given its tiny size, was importing an impressive quantity of beer.
I’m a bit puzzled as to precisely which beers were being exported to Germany. And for whom. Was this just standard UK beer being shipped to NAAFIs (military canteens) for the British Army on the Rhine? Most UK beer wouldn’t have been allowed on sale in Germany as it wasn’t Reinheitsgebot-compliant.
Considering their geographical proximity, the UK’s two closest neighbours, France and Ireland didn’t import a great deal of UK beer. In the case of Ireland, most of the traffic was going in the opposite direction.
UK beer exports to Europe 1971 - 1975
Country of Destination
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
Belgium
154,178
170,091
186,729
194,368
226,203
Denmark
2,395
995
1,395
827
658
France
4,065
4,940
5,250
8,779
7,965
Republic of Ireland
10,219
14,446
15,140
14,766
6,478
Italy
1,411
1,587
1,804
2,545
4,186
Netherlands
9,392
29,326
30,631
26,930
30,031
W. Germany
36,647
22,872
20,180
26,394
23,867
Cyprus
8,722
7,583
6,641
7,771
2,035
Gibraltar
13,112
11,667
10,930
10,266
11,742
Greece
375
399
354
353
334
Norway
978
835
1,345
1,320
1,393
Spain
904
978
1,213
1,625
2,091
Sweden
5,767
3,275
2,329
1,899
1,695
Switzerland
1,708
967
1,042
1,127
998
Total Europe
249,873
269,961
284,983
298,970
319,676
Source:
“The Brewers' Society Statistical Handbook 1980” page 14.
UK beer exports to Europe 1976 - 1980
Country of Destination
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
Belgium
212,872
179,085
181,963
193,759
166,396
Denmark
779
905
706
822
3,413
France
9,757
13,927
11,406
14,160
14,608
Republic of Ireland
9,819
14,828
10,850
9,849
19,388
Italy
5,161
8,072
9,981
12,818
16,302
Netherlands
24,792
29,040
30,342
25,954
24,534
W. Germany
25,293
27,499
30,876
25,146
19,202
Cyprus
3,416
3,178
1,701
1,556
1,022
Gibraltar
8,786
7,845
6,802
10,729
6,594
Greece
1,568
1,058
787
535
89
Norway
1,273
1,227
2,142
277
302
Spain
2,194
3,716
2,775
4,563
2,506
Sweden
1,542
1,901
1,570
1,956
2,021
Switzerland
1,050
1,308
971
939
1,209
Total Europe
308,302
293,589
292,872
303,063
277,586
Source:
“The Brewers' Society Statistical Handbook 1980” page 14.
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Here, as promised, is a breakdown of exports by individual country, rather than by continent. Starting with Europe. Which was, as we’ve already seen, by far the largest importer of UK beer.
Belgium was by far the most popular destination for UK beer. In the period covered, it took between 60% and 70% of exports to Europe.
The next two biggest customers, the Netherlands and West Germany, only managed between 15% and 20% combined. Special mention should go to Gibraltar, which, given its tiny size, was importing an impressive quantity of beer.
I’m a bit puzzled as to precisely which beers were being exported to Germany. And for whom. Was this just standard UK beer being shipped to NAAFIs (military canteens) for the British Army on the Rhine? Most UK beer wouldn’t have been allowed on sale in Germany as it wasn’t Reinheitsgebot-compliant.
Considering their geographical proximity, the UK’s two closest neighbours, France and Ireland didn’t import a great deal of UK beer. In the case of Ireland, most of the traffic was going in the opposite direction.
UK beer exports to Europe 1971 - 1975
Country of Destination
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
Belgium
154,178
170,091
186,729
194,368
226,203
Denmark
2,395
995
1,395
827
658
France
4,065
4,940
5,250
8,779
7,965
Republic of Ireland
10,219
14,446
15,140
14,766
6,478
Italy
1,411
1,587
1,804
2,545
4,186
Netherlands
9,392
29,326
30,631
26,930
30,031
W. Germany
36,647
22,872
20,180
26,394
23,867
Cyprus
8,722
7,583
6,641
7,771
2,035
Gibraltar
13,112
11,667
10,930
10,266
11,742
Greece
375
399
354
353
334
Norway
978
835
1,345
1,320
1,393
Spain
904
978
1,213
1,625
2,091
Sweden
5,767
3,275
2,329
1,899
1,695
Switzerland
1,708
967
1,042
1,127
998
Total Europe
249,873
269,961
284,983
298,970
319,676
Source:
“The Brewers' Society Statistical Handbook 1980” page 14.
UK beer exports to Europe 1976 - 1980
Country of Destination
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
Belgium
212,872
179,085
181,963
193,759
166,396
Denmark
779
905
706
822
3,413
France
9,757
13,927
11,406
14,160
14,608
Republic of Ireland
9,819
14,828
10,850
9,849
19,388
Italy
5,161
8,072
9,981
12,818
16,302
Netherlands
24,792
29,040
30,342
25,954
24,534
W. Germany
25,293
27,499
30,876
25,146
19,202
Cyprus
3,416
3,178
1,701
1,556
1,022
Gibraltar
8,786
7,845
6,802
10,729
6,594
Greece
1,568
1,058
787
535
89
Norway
1,273
1,227
2,142
277
302
Spain
2,194
3,716
2,775
4,563
2,506
Sweden
1,542
1,901
1,570
1,956
2,021
Switzerland
1,050
1,308
971
939
1,209
Total Europe
308,302
293,589
292,872
303,063
277,586
Source:
“The Brewers' Society Statistical Handbook 1980” page 14.
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