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Given the popularity of my post about the expanding number of breweries in Europe, I thought I'd expand the table by moving backwards in time.
Only four countries had fewer breweries in 2014 than in 1956: Belgium, Denmark, Germany and Luxemburg. For Denmark it's a tiny difference - just five breweries - and Luxemburg is an odd case, being so small. Which leaves just Belgium and Germany, both of which have about a third of the breweries they did 60 years ago. I have to admit, it makes the situation in Germany look much worse than the 2009 to 2014 figures.
I can see four scenarios:
1. Countries that have returned to around the number of breweries they had in 1956. Sweden and the Czech Republic demonstrate this.
2. Countries with far more breweries than in 1956, but still fewer than the historic high point. Examples are the UK, The Netherlands, Ireland, Austria, Slovakia, France and Norway.
3. Countries with far more breweries than in 1956 and more than ever previously. Examples are France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. Note that all of these (including Switzerland) are traditionally wine-drinking countries.
4. Countries with fewer breweries than in 1956. Examples are Belgium, Germany and Luxemburg.
Number of breweries in Europe 1956 - 2014 |
Country |
1956 |
1976 |
1980 |
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2004 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Austria |
98 |
- |
59 |
55 |
60 |
74 |
106 |
145 |
172 |
172 |
170 |
173 |
194 |
198 |
Belgium |
563 |
- |
143 |
- |
126 |
115 |
113 |
119 |
127 |
135 |
123 |
150 |
160 |
168 |
Czechoslovakia |
330 |
96 |
- |
- |
- |
n/a |
n/a |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Czech Republic |
|
80 |
- |
- |
- |
86 |
75 |
94 |
133 |
151 |
191 |
213 |
308 |
338 |
Slovakia |
|
16 |
16 |
16 |
- |
15 |
12 |
19 |
15 |
19 |
25 |
30 |
38 |
44 |
Denmark |
155 |
24 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
34 |
N/A |
N/A |
150 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
France |
390 |
55 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
322 |
387 |
442 |
503 |
580 |
663 |
Germany |
3,218 |
n/a |
- |
- |
- |
1243 |
1279 |
1274 |
1,331 |
1,333 |
1,347 |
1,340 |
1,349 |
1,352 |
Greece |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11 |
11 |
17 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
Ireland |
14 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
17 |
18 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
30 |
50 |
Italy |
32 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
168 |
256 |
308 |
350 |
421 |
509 |
599 |
Lithuania |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
- |
- |
49 |
41 |
73 |
73 |
73 |
75 |
Luxemburg |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
5 |
- |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Netherlands |
48 |
20 |
19 |
25 |
30 |
44 |
- |
65 |
N/A |
N/A |
125 |
165 |
N/A |
263 |
Norway |
25 |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
22 |
30 |
33 |
40 |
54 |
77 |
Portugal |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
18 |
35 |
Roumania |
19 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
22 |
Spain |
40 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
47 |
65 |
88 |
132 |
221 |
332 |
Sweden |
130 |
25 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
28 |
30 |
45 |
65 |
75 |
100 |
151 |
Switzerland |
58 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
280 |
328 |
360 |
375 |
409 |
483 |
United Kingdom |
404 |
142 |
191 |
305 |
279 |
481 |
500 |
519 |
745 |
828 |
948 |
1,300 |
1,490 |
1,700 |
Sources: |
Ceský svaz pivovarù a sladoven |
Die Deutsche Brauwirtschaft in Zahlen, 1994 |
Unser Bier, Conrad Seidl, 1991, 1995, 1996 |
Het Brouwersblad June 2004. p.6 |
Zythos (thanks Casimir!) |
Brauwelt nr. 6-7 February 2001 |
Deutscher Brauer-Bund, Bonn |
Tim Webb's calculation |
Almanach für das deutsche Brauwesen 1957, pages 54 and 55 |
Brewers Association |
BBPA Statistical Handbook 2003, p. 92 |
my calculation |
2009 - 2014: The Brewers of Europe Beer Statistics 2015 edition, page 21. |
I'm still far from convinced that Germany is taking full part in Europe's brewing renaissance.
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