Back in 1873, the United States boasted 4,144 breweries, a number that fell drastically by the middle of the 20th century. After Prohibition, the brewery count grew extremely slowly and as recently as the 1970s, the country had fewer than 100 functional breweries. 1978 was particularly poor with the count falling to just 89. Amid the craft beer explosion, such a low number is unthinkable now.
These days, the bitter taste in drinker's mouths has become far milder with a near-infinite number of beers to choose from. According to the Brewers Association, the brewery count has grown spectacularly over the past 10 years. In 2006, the U.S. had 1,460 of them and by 2018, the count had skyrocketed to 7,450. Broken down, 230 of those were regional craft breweries, 4,522 were microbreweries and 2,594 were brewpubs.
These days, the bitter taste in drinker's mouths has become far milder with a near-infinite number of beers to choose from. According to the Brewers Association, the brewery count has grown spectacularly over the past 10 years. In 2006, the U.S. had 1,460 of them and by 2018, the count had skyrocketed to 7,450. Broken down, 230 of those were regional craft breweries, 4,522 were microbreweries and 2,594 were brewpubs.
Today marks International Beer Day and we're using the opportunity to showcase levels of beer production across the European Union. Last year, EU Member States produced more than 39 billion litres of beer containing alcohol and another billion litres of beer that contained 0.5 percent alcohol or none at all.
Two-thirds of all beer produced across the EU in 2018 came from just six Member States, according to Eurostat. Germany had the highest levels of production of any country, churning out 8.3 billion litres or 21 percent of total EU production. That means that around one in every five beers produced in the EU in 2018 originated in Germany. The United Kingdom had the second-highest output with 4.5 billion litres, followed by Poland with 4 billion litres.
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