Beer, a European affair… Did you know that?

• Europe is the number one producer of beer worldwide
• Europe has more than 5,000 years of brewing tradition
• There over 3,000 breweries across Europe of which 95% are SMEs
• Across Europe, 2.5 million people are directly and indirectly employed in production and sale of Beer
• European governments collect €57bn annually in tax revenues on Beer products
• The estimated total added value of the production and sale of Beer in Europe is almost €57bn annually
• 53% of the world’s hops are produced in Europe