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2 Duty revenues 2011 - 2017 .. OF CONTENTSPage 4 beer Statistics | 2018 editionDear Reader,Welcome to the 2018 edition of The Brewers of Europe s annual statistical report on the state of the European beer market. I m proud to report on yet another successful twelve months for Europe s brewers following a fourth consecutive year of growth in beer consumption has stabilised after three years of growth, beer exports have been steadily increasing, hitting an all-time high that has also helped to ensure the continued buoyancy in Europe s beer market. Nearly 22% of European beer production is now exported beyond national boundaries, with one third of this beer benefitting from Europe s reputation for quality beer and being shipped to all corners of the beer production volumes are still a good way off their level prior to the economic crash nearly one decade ago, this same period has coincided with an unprecedented boom in the numbers of SMEs and new microbreweries springing up all across the continent.

3 In one year alone, the number of breweries active in the EU grew by nearly one thousand. In the last five years the number of microbreweries has doubled, and the European Union now counts an estimated 9,500 breweries! Whilst our members from Norway, Switzerland and Turkey are also bringing a further thousand breweries to the new brewers have been helping to drive the exports that first led to the stabilisation and then the incremental growth in the European beer sector. They are also pushing all brewers to strive for even greater excellence and to innovate, meaning that beer consumers now have available to them an ever-diverse range of high quality beer brands, styles and flavours. There is also a huge amount of investment going into specialty beers, with ever better non- and lower- alcohol beers now representing around six percent of the overall European beer PhotiadesPresident of The Brewers of Europe2 FOREWORDBy President of The Brewers of EuropeBeer Statistics | 2018 editionPage 5It is this expansion of the beer and brewing landscape that led this year to the first ever Brewers of Europe Forum, which brought together in Brussels 800 participants from 40 different countries over two days.

4 After a fascinating event that attracted over 90 high level speakers and guests from the entire beer value chain, we are expecting well over a thousand people to attend next year s event in Antwerp on 3-4 June 2019 at a Forum that also integrates the European Brewing Congress. Please come along!The Forum is part of a broader project to ensure that The Brewers of Europe further develops as the natural home to all of Europe s brewers micro, small, medium and large. Indeed, The Brewers of Europe is in a unique position to unite, represent, defend and promote the interests of beer and of the whole European beer sector. Our latest tool - the BrewUp knowledge portal - has been designed as a service for Europe s brewers, providing them with a central European point for information, tips, data, guidance and beer business year is also a key milestone for the European Union, with the first European elections following the departure of one of its members.

5 In spite of the unfortunate departure from the EU of a key Member State, we hope it will still be a good year for Europe s brewing sector, with further growth, further diversity and hopefully the founding of Europe s ten thousandth brewery! Policymakers can be sure that The Brewers of Europe will be in touch to call for a policy environment that further supports the development and prosperity of a diverse, sustainable and responsible beer sector in ! Pavlos Photiades President of The Brewers of EuropeBeer Statistics | 2018 editionPage 63 beer PRODUCTION 2017(in 1,000 hl)020000400006000080000100000 BelgiumMaltaLuxembourgCyprusLatviaEstoni aSloveniaSlovakiaNorwayLithuaniaCroatiaS witzerlandGreeceFinlandSwedenBulgariaDen markHungaryPortugalIrelandAustriaTurkeyI talyRomaniaCzech RepublicFranceNetherlandsSpainPolandUnit ed KingdomGermany 93,013 40,480 40,382 37,621 24,271 21,000 20,322 16,050 15,603 9,597 9,312 8,019 6,994 6,279 6,060 5,020 4,796 3,812 3,800 3,464 3,395 2,727 2,631 2,521 1,399 1,369 820 383 290 175N/ABeer Statistics | 2018 editionPage 7 Country2011201220132014201520162017 Austria*8,9178,9249,0459,0019,0239,2279, 312 Belgium**18,57118,75118,13818,20719.

6 81120,616N/A Bulgaria**4,8204,9925,1124,8904,9605,180 5,020 Croatia3,7383,6343,4083,4053,3793,3483,3 95 Cyprus314329322318341365383 Czech Republic**18,04318,69218,69019,12919,530 20,47520,322 Denmark6,5906,0806,1666,1105,9706,2006,0 60 Estonia**1,3601,4331,4651,6081,3981,4161 ,369 Finland**4,2204,0304,0204,0103,9704,1003 ,812 France**17,10017,60018,30019,85020,30020 ,65021,000 Germany95,54594,61894,36595,27495,62394, 95793,013 Greece**3,7003,7453,7503,7003,8203,8273, 800 Hungary6,2496,3126,1816,2395,9656,2396,2 79 Ireland8,5148,1958,0087,2887,7557,6808,0 19 Italy13,41013,29313,25613,52114,28614,51 615,603 Latvia1,5291,4051,467968856739820 Lithuania*2,9222,8412,8863,1723,1082,999 2,727 Luxembourg302292281271287290290 Malta**127135138146154170175 Netherlands23,64424,27123,63623,72624,01 224,55924,271 Poland38,06739,29440,00140,07540,89041,3 6940,382 Portugal**8,2997,9867,3237,2906,4656,474 6,994 Romania16,90018,00016,11014,75015,95015, 78016,050 Slovakia2,9732,9982,8832,6482,4042,3852, 521 Slovenia** **1,9841,8192,0112,0982,0291,6961,399 Spain**33,57533,02932,69133,60134,96036, 46937,621 Sweden**4,8454,7114,7554,6434,6894,7824, 796 United Kingdom*45,69442,04741,95641,20441,27038 ,08440,480 Total EU 28391,952389,456386,364387,142393,205394 ,592396,529 Norway**2,2982,2602,2962,5092,5372,6642, 631 Switzerland3,5463,5153,3703,4323,4383,42 23,464 Turkey10,16411,0139,80910,2529,8199,5679 ,597 Total All407,961406,244401,839403.

7 335408,999410,245412,221* Austrian, Lituanian and UK definitions meet the customs code definition.** Belgian, Estonian, French, Maltese, Portuguese and Swedish beer comprises alcohol-free beer , low alcohol and non alcohol beers.** Bulgarian, Czech, Greek, Slovenian and Spanish beer comprises alcohol-free beer , low alcohol and non-alcohol beers and beer mixes (including Radlers).** Finnish beer comprises alcohol-free beer , low alcohol and non-alcohol beers and beer mixes of the members of the association who represent about 91% of the market sales.** Slovenia data does not cover craft brewer production which represents less than 1% of the market.** Norwegian beer comprises alcohol-free beer , low alcohol and non-alcohol beers from ABV to PRODUCTION 2011 - 2017(in 1,000 hl) beer Statistics | 2018 editionPage 84020000400006000080000100000 SlovakiaFinlandMaltaLuxembourgCyprusEsto niaLatviaSloveniaLithuaniaNorwayCroatiaD enmarkGreeceSwedenIrelandSwitzerlandPort ugalBulgariaHungaryBelgiumAustriaTurkeyN etherlandsCzech RepublicRomaniaItalyFrancePolandSpainUni ted KingdomGermanyBEER CONSUMPTION 2017(in 1,000 hl)

8 83,582 44,051 39,572 37,223 21,500 19,268 16,110 15,518 12,048 9,151 8,984 7,567 6,757 5,400 5,251 4,623 4,479 4,408 3,801 3,580 3,398 2,631 2,213 1,608 1,604 905 515 321 247N/AN/ABeer Statistics | 2018 editionPage 9 Country2011201220132014201520162017 Austria*9,1059,1109,0058,8858,9779,0308, 984 Belgium**8,5748,2288,0928,0957,9517,6897 ,567 Bulgaria**5,1005,4045,4625,2305,3005,500 5,400 Croatia3,5473,4113,2863,2183,3223,2923,3 98 Cyprus456471480425457468515 Czech Republic**15,50315,96015,79815,76815,703 15,87515,518 Denmark3,6543,4373,5303,6503,4303,6803,5 80 Estonia**1,0201,0101,020931900888905 Finland**4,5514,2864,3374,2444,2094,208N /A France**20,00019,94119,42119,95620,60021 ,19021,500 Germany87,65586,27985,88886,51286,01885, 53283,582 Greece**4,0923,9453,9163,8453,8253,8823, 801 Hungary6,2495,9585,7045,7936,5416,7046,7 57 Ireland4,7214,6774,3284,4814,4144,5764,4 79 Italy17,71517,45817,54417,75518,91419,02 919,268 Latvia1,6261,5431,5451,5551,5231,5101,60 4 Lithuania*2,9322,8302,7602,7842,6802,532 2,213 Luxembourg325319316308300312321 Malta**189199202211218231247 Netherlands11,97412,12211,72111,32611,69 611,87112,048 Poland36,23637,80337,38837,64437,70637,9 0337,223 Portugal**5,3204,9274,9374,7644,7414,891 5,251 Romania17,00018,20116,30014,90015,80015, 80016,110 Slovakia3,9914,1253,8743,7203,9563,708N/ A Slovenia** **1.

9 6721,5201,5621,6151,5831,6351,608 Spain**35,23335,10635,21236,30237,52838, 63639,572 Sweden**4,7964,6604,7134,6364,6204,4524, 408 United Kingdom*44,84442,96242,42243,75243,76243 ,73144,051 Total EU 28358,080355,892350,763352,305356,674358 ,755357,826 Norway**2,5342,4212,4502,5092,5372,6642, 631 Switzerland4,6264,6234,5954,6574,6244,60 54,623 Turkey9,1499,9889,0479,6809,0829,0039,15 1 Total All374,389372,923366,855369,151372,91737 5,027374,231* Austrian, Lituanian and UK definitions meet the customs code definition.** Belgian, Estonian, French, Maltese, Portuguese and Swedish beer comprises alcohol-free beer , low alcohol and non alcohol beers.** Bulgarian, Czech, Greek, Slovenian and Spanish beer comprises alcohol-free beer , low alcohol and non-alcohol beers and beer mixes (including Radlers).

10 ** Finnish beer comprises alcohol-free beer , low alcohol and non-alcohol beers and beer mixes of the members of the association who represent about 91% of the market sales.** Slovenia data does not cover craft brewer production which represents less than 1% of the market.** Norwegian beer comprises alcohol-free beer , low alcohol and non-alcohol beers from ABV to CONSUMPTION 2011 - 2017(in 1,000 hl) beer Statistics | 2018 editionPage 105 beer CONSUMPTIONPER CAPITA 2017(in litres)0306090120150 LithuaniaFinlandBelgiumTurkeyItalyFrance GreeceSwedenSpainNorwayPortugalMaltaSwit zerlandCyprusDenmarkHungaryUnited KingdomNetherlandsSlovakiaBulgariaLuxemb ourgSloveniaLatviaIrelandCroatiaRomaniaE stoniaPolandGermanyAustriaCzech Republic 138 105 101 97 82 82 79 79 79 78 76 74 72 70 67 63