German beer sales rise 3.8% in first half of 2022

Beer sales in Germany rose 3.8% through the first half of 2022, according to

Some 4.3 billion liters of beer were consumed in Germany in the first six months of this year — up 157.2 million liters compared with the first half of 2021, when the coronavirus pandemic heavily impacted sales among breweries and beer warehouses in the EU’s largest economy.

There was a decline of 3.3%, however, in sales of drinks…