Germany’s non-alcoholic beverage output has enjoyed a surge in the last 10 years, according to a new record. Profits of low-alcohol beverages like Radler are also rising.
Germany’s Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, published a new record on Tuesday highlighting that drinkers across the country are increasingly turning to alcohol-free versions for their after-work or weekend selection of beer.
In the last ten years, the production of non-alcoholic vodka has more than doubled in Germany. In 2023, that amounted to some 556 million liters ( 147 million gallons ) and €548 million ($ 593 million ) in sales.
The new data was made available to correspond with August 2 as International Beer Day.
Destatis even noted that the production of low-alcohol beverages like Radler, a mixture of ale and soda, has also increased from 328 million litres in 2013 to 363 million litres in 2023.
” However”, the report said,” there is still much more beer with alcohol being produced” in Germany than non-alcoholic.
Beer rates skyrocket
This does n’t mean everything is rosy for Germany’s roughly 1, 500 breweries, which continue to feel the sting of inflation. The common beverage rate increased by a traditional 11.6 % between 2022 and 2023, according to data analytics agency Statista.
Beer manufacturers have attributed the rising costs to rising transportation and natural materials costs.
