Germany’s non-alcoholic beer production has enjoyed a boom in the last 10 years, according to a new report. Low-alcohol drinks like Radler are also seeing increased sales.

Germany’s Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, published a new report on Tuesday highlighting that drinkers across the country are increasingly turning to alcohol-free varieties for their after-work or weekend choice of beer.

In the last ten years, the production of non-alcoholic beer has more than doubled in Germany. In 2023, that amounted to some 556 million liters (147 million gallons) and €548 million ($593 million) in sales.

The new statistics were published to coincide with International Beer Day, which is August 2.

Destatis also noted that the production of low-alcohol drinks like Radler, a mixture of beer and lemonade, has also increased from 328 million liters in 2013 to 363 million liters in 2023.

“However,” the report said, “there is still much more beer with alcohol being produced” in Germany than non-alcoholic.

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      3 months ago

      I’m saying you’re a liar and have never tasted it, probably never heard of it.

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        Lmao I’m sorry if you really like it, I just didn’t think it was very close to regular beer.

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          It’s OK Pinocchio 😂 I know you’re lying because you said it’s “sweet” 😘

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            It’s too sweet to pass off as regular beer, yeah. I’m sorry if my opinion upsets you, not my intention. I’d love to find a non-alcoholic beer that passes as the real deal. Not sure why you’d think someone would lie about this thing

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              Most are but Jever Fun is not sweet at all. It’s not as bitter as the original Jever but also not sweet. I don’t wanna call you a liar too but maybe you remember another brand?

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                It was sweeter than regular beer when I tried. Haven’t tried their regular beer

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              3 months ago

              You lied about trying the specific beer I mentioned. It’s obvious from your first reply. But - that’s ok, I don’t have a horse in this race, so let’s not waste more time on this thread, Münchhausen.

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                3 months ago

                But I’ve tried it though. What reason would I have to lie about such a thing…?