Germany register 5.5% fall in beer sales

cde.news desk 28 February 2021, 19:00 · 1 min read

epa08675822 Lisa poses with the official Oktoberfest beer mugs on the Theresienwiese in Munich, Germany, 17 September 2020. The annual limited edition beer mug is already sold out, although the Oktoberfest 2020 had to be cancelled due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. EPA-EFE/LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS

POLITICO – Germans have discovered an alarming COVID-19 side effect: a loss of taste for beer.

Sales of the country’s national beverage fell 5.5 percent last year to 8.7 billion liters, according to government statistics, the lowest annual volume in nearly 30 years.

The closure of bars, restaurants and beer gardens is largely to blame. Though Germans are drinking more bottled beer at home, it’s not nearly enough to compensate for the overall slump.

POLITICO

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