Large brewery
In Germany, a large brewery is the name given to individual breweries with an annual production of over 250,000 hectoliters per year.
history
The proportion of large breweries among the breweries is declining both numerically and in terms of percentage. In 1994 there were 105 companies with an annual production of more than 200,000 hectoliters, in 2013 there were only 69 such companies. This applies above all to the area up to a production volume of 1 million hectoliters, while the number of companies above this is relatively constant at 27 and 28 respectively.
Differences in the facts are often based on the fact that brewery groups are referred to as large breweries in public, but are separated in statistics according to brewing facilities or breweries. There are also rankings of the beer brands with the highest sales , which in turn result in different rankings and after which, for example, in Germany in 2011 the most Oettinger (approx. 6.2 million hectoliters), Krombacher (approx. 5.4 million hectoliters) and Bitburger ( approx. 4.0 million hectoliters) was drunk.
Largest breweries in Germany
The 15 largest breweries in Germany, based on total sales (i.e. domestic sales and exports), were the following individual breweries or breweries in 2002 according to the ranking in the Beer Report 2003 of the daily newspaper Die Welt :
- Beck & Co. , Bremen - approx. 5.5 million hectoliters
- Krombacher Brewery , Kreuztal-Krombach - approx. 4.9 million hectoliters
- Warsteiner Brewery , Warstein - approx. 4.6 million hectoliters
- Bitburger Brewery , Bitburg - approx. 4.2 million hectoliters
- Karlsberg Brewery , Homburg - approx. 4.1 million hectoliters
- Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei , Dortmund - approx. 3.2 million hectoliters
- Holsten Brewery , Hamburg - approx. 2.7 million hectoliters
- König brewery , Duisburg - approx. 2.4 million hectoliters
- Veltins , Meschede-Grevenstein - approx. 2.4 million hectoliters
- Hasseröder , Wernigerode - approx. 2.4 million hectoliters
- Paulaner Brewery , Munich - approx. 2.2 million hectoliters
- Radeberger export beer brewery , Radeberg - approx. 2.0 million hectoliters
- Binding Brewery , Frankfurt am Main - approx. 1.9 million hectoliters
- Oettinger Brewery , Oettingen - approx. 1.9 million hectoliters
- Feldschlößchen Brewery , Dresden - approx. 1.8 million hectoliters
Largest brewery groups in Germany
Source:
| Brewery group | Brands (selection) | 2015 output in million hl | 2014 output in million hl |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radeberger Group | Jever, DAB, Berliner Pilsner, Sternburg | 11.75 | 11.7 |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev | Beck's, Hasseröder, Löwenbräu, Spaten, Franziskaner | 10.9 | 10.2 |
| Oettinger brewery | 9.3 | 9.4 | |
| Bitburger brewing group | König Pilsener, Köstritzer, Licher, Wernesgrüner | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Krombacher Group | Rhenania Alt, Rolinck, Vitamalz | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Brau Holding International | Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr, Kulmbacher, Fürstenberg, Hoepfner | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Warsteiner Group | Frankenheim, Herford, Paderborn, King Ludwig | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| TCB / Frankfurter Brauhaus | Feldschlößchen, Dresdner Felsenkeller, guild | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Karlsberg brewery | Mixery | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Veltins | V +, Grevensteiner | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Carlsberg Germany | Holsten, Astra, Duckstein, Lübzer | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Darguner Brewery | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| Eichbaum | Ureich | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Erdinger | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| Augustiner brew | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Web links
- The German brewing industry in figures - The most important information 2007-2015 - published by the German Brewers Association
- Industry report 2014 of the brewing industry - published by NGG
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brewing facilities in operation according to total annual production (1994–2008) . Published by the German Brewers Association ; PDF, 14 kB; accessed on May 23, 2014.
- ↑ Statistical information on the brewing industry 2013 . Published by the Federal Statistical Office , Fachserie 14, Reihe 9.2.2, from February 14, 2014; PDF, 192 kB; accessed on May 23, 2014.
- ↑ The most popular beer brands in Germany >> Sales 2011 . Information according to the trade magazine Inside , reproduced on the private website Bier-Universum.de from January 21, 2012; accessed on May 23, 2014.
- ↑ The 40 largest breweries in Germany in 2002 . Ranking in the beer report 2003 of the daily newspaper Die Welt , reproduced on the private website Bierverkostung.de ; accessed on May 23, 2014.
- ↑ Statista