Beer sales down in Germany, sales lowest in 20 years

 German beer sales dropped to 1.99 billion liters (4.2 billion pints) in the first quarter, the lowest amount in at least 20 years, according to the Federal Statistical Office.

Volume dropped 4.3 percent to the lowest level since 1993, when the data were adjusted to exclude alcohol-free beer, Petra Martin, a spokeswoman said.

“We had a long, snowy winter, so people did not go out that much to have beer in the sun,” said Marc-Oliver Huhnholz, a spokesman for German Brewers Federation. 

German Beer Sales Decline to Lowest in 20 Years on Cold Weather - Bloomberg