Germany & the Czech Republic: Germans still prefer Czech beer to other import

Czech beer continued to enjoy high popularity in Gemany last year, Boulevard Baden communicated on March, 31.

Since 1990, Germany’s annual beer consumption has dropped by 30%. Nevertheless, the import of Czech beer more than doubled last year, it is reported.

According to some estimates, Pilsner Urquell and Budweiser Budvar exported to Germany more than 450 thousand hl of beer in 2010, which is a record volume. Czech Budweiser managed to overcome Pilsen Urquell as Germany’s best-selling imported brand last year, a Nielsen study said.

Germany remains the number one export destination for Czech beer (40% of all export), followed by Slovakia (15%), Russia (15%), and the UK (10%).

01 April, 2011