Beer is one of the Germans' favorite alcoholic drinks.
Read here which brand leads the ranking of favorite beers.
Beer consumption has been falling for years.
Especially in the Corona crisis * and in lockdown, beer sales suffered a severe slump due to canceled major events and closed pubs.
In comparison to the previous year, German breweries and beer warehouses sold around 5.5 percent less in 2020, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office.
Nevertheless, Germans like to see themselves as the
Braunation with the best beers in the world
.
Depending on the region, there are countless, even smaller brands of beer and different types.
Regional differences can also be seen in the following
ranking of favorite beers
.
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Polls have conducted surveys to determine which are the most popular brands of beer.
Do you agree?
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The most popular beer in Germany: the ranking
YouGov pollers have identified the most popular beer brands of 2020.
30,000 online interviews were conducted between April 2019 and April 2020.
A total of
26 beer brands
were rated.
In order to determine the favorite
beer brands of
the German population, the survey participants were asked the following question: "
Which of the following brands would you consider
?" The beer brands asked included: Beck's, Bitburger, Erdinger, Franziskaner, Jever, Krombacher, Paulaner, Radeberger, Schöfferhofer Weizen, Sternburg, Veltins and Warsteiner.
And this is the result of the survey for Germany as a whole:
rank |
Beer brand |
Consideration Score |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Krombacher |
16.8% |
2 |
Beck's |
12.9% |
3rd |
Warsteiner |
12.5% |
4th |
Erdinger |
11.8% |
5 |
Bitburger |
11.6% |
6th |
Paulaner |
10.6% |
7th |
Radeberger |
10.0% |
8th |
Franciscan |
9.5% |
9 |
Jever |
9.2% |
10 |
Veltins |
8.5% |
The percentages indicate how many of the respondents would consider the respective beer brand.
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Beer brand ranking: The top 3 in Bavaria
If, on the other hand, you look at the results of the popularity survey for
individual federal states
, you can see clear differences.
Most of the most popular brands in the federal states have their origins in the respective regions.
For example, the
top 3 in Bavaria
are:
rank |
Beer brand |
Consideration Score |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Franciscan |
21.7% |
2 |
Erdinger |
20.8% |
3rd |
Paulaner |
20.2% |
The same can be seen in other federal states.
In
Berlin
,
for example
, Berliner Kindl and Berliner Pilsner are among the top 3, in
Baden-Württemberg
Rothaus Tannenzäpfle and Stuttgarter Hofbräu are in the top places.
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Now the question is: which brand of beer do you prefer to drink?
Source: YouGov Germany GmbH
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