Your Beer: Made in China
July 16, 2008 by Kelly Phillips Erb
Filed under Drinks
Image details: Sixth Chongqing Beer Festival served by picapp.com
The US may well be losing its hold on the beer manufacturing market, but other countries are stepping up.
A study commissioned by German hop trader Joh Barth and Sohn has found that China, which had already found itself atop the list of the world’s top beer-producing countries, has increased its market dominance. An astounding 22% of the world’s beer is produced in China. This represents an 11.8% increase in production.
The US, Russia and Germany round out the top four – for now. Russia, Ukraine and Vietnam increased output. …read more
