In Germany we added 157 new breweries in 2018 to the Ratebeer database:
Warning: link takes a while to load. Click “Est.” twice to sort by year most recent, then scroll down and count how many you have a blue checkmark next to.
157 new in 2018, we had 116 new in 2017. So this is a big plus for this year.
Breakdown by states / Bundesländer:
Bundesland | Number |
---|---|
Baden-Württemberg | 20 |
Bavaria | 41 |
Berlin | 11 |
Brandenburg | 5 |
Bremen | 2 |
Hamburg | 2 |
Hesse | 16 |
Lower Saxony | 10 |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 1 |
North Rhine-Westphalia | 17 |
Rhineland-Palatinate | 8 |
Saarland | 1 |
Saxony | 8 |
Saxony-Anhalt | 4 |
Schleswig-Holstein | 8 |
Thuringia | 1 |
Breakdown by type of brewery:
Type | Number |
---|---|
Microbrewery | 87 |
Client Brewer | 31 |
Brewpub | 19 |
Contract Brewery | 7 |
Brewpub/Brewery | 5 |
Commercial Brewery | 5 |
Comissioner | 3 |
I think there are some misclassifications here because of unclarity.
Personal review:
I tried 77 beers from 25 new brewery entries in 2018. So approximately 16%. Better than last year.