Beer crisis in Germany: Only one brewery is still growing, yet remains only number two
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Globally, beer production fell by just 0.7 percent in 2025 to around 1.896 billion hectolitres, according to BarthHaas CEO Thomas Raiser. “In many traditional markets in particular, beer consumption is stagnating or decreasing, while non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beverages are gaining in importance,” Raiser said. In June 2026 alone, three breweries filed for bankruptcy within ten days, including the Kaufbeuren share brewery founded in 1308 with 84 employees, the Schussenrieder brewery Ott from Bad Schussenried with around 40 employees and the Hofbrauhaus Wolters from Braunschweig, which has been brewing beer since 1627.
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Globally, beer production fell by just 0.7 percent in 2025 to around 1.896 billion hectolitres, according to BarthHaas CEO Thomas Raiser. “In many traditional markets in particular, beer consumption is stagnating or decreasing, while non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beverages are gaining in importance,” Raiser said.
according to Frankfurter Rundschau +1In June 2026 alone, three breweries filed for bankruptcy within ten days, including the Kaufbeuren share brewery founded in 1308 with 84 employees, the Schussenrieder brewery Ott from Bad Schussenried with around 40 employees and the Hofbrauhaus Wolters from Braunschweig, which has been brewing beer since 1627.
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