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German Beer Sales Drop 6% in 2025, Falling Below 8 Billion Liters for the First Time

Industry leaders cast the slide as a structural reckoning, with growth concentrated in non‑alcoholic products not counted by Destatis.

Bavarian Brewer Leikeim Files for Self-Administered Insolvency as Operations Continue

German Beer Sales Plunge in 2025 as Veltins Grows and Krombacher Holds Steady

132-Year-Old Carl Betz Brewery Files for Insolvency as Rescue Plan Targets New Drinkers

Oettinger to Halt Braunschweig Brewing by Year-End, Cutting Most Jobs

Hütt Brewery to Close After 270 Years as Rheder Assumes Brands on Dec. 1

Saxony–Thuringia Brewery Dispute Ends With Pay Rise Above 5%

Brewery Wage Talks Resume in Saxony-Thuringia as Workers Strike in Leipzig

Saxony Brewery Workers Stage Third Warning Strike Including First Walkout at Wernesgrüner

German Non-Alcoholic Beer Output Nearly Doubles as Alcoholic Production Declines

Oettinger to Close Braunschweig Brewery as Union Mobilizes

Baden-Württemberg Brewers Secure Two-Stage 2.8% Pay Raise as Industry Weighs Beer Prices

German Beer Sales Suffer Steepest Midyear Drop Since Reunification

Heineken’s Quart de Poblet Plant Marks 50 Years With €40M Upgrade, Full Renewable Energy

Saxony Brewery Workers Strike Over Stalled Wage Talks

Krombacher and Veltins Plan October Beer Price Hikes

Jimmy Carter's Legacy Includes Revitalizing American Craft Beer