September 30th is the official day of Austrian beer
For this reason, we have compiled 10 facts from the beer country Austria. And since the beer that is so popular in Austria not only tastes great from the glass, but also from the plate, we also have the right recipes for cooking and baking with beer!
1. Regionality
Austria has 243 domestic breweries, 123 of which are pubs and house breweries.
2. Varieties
There are over 1000 different beers in Austria – the variety and variety of tastes are unique.
3. Brewery density
There is one brewery for every 37,000 inhabitants, which means that Austria has one of the highest concentrations of breweries in the world.
4. Total output
In 2016, the total output of beer was around 9.5 million hectoliters. That’s the equivalent of 1.9 billion jugs (0.5 liters)!
5. Brewing New Year’s Eve
Based on the historic Brausilvester, September 30th is the official day of Austrian beer.
6. Thirst for beer
On average, every Austrian drinks around 103.2 liters of beer a year. This puts us in second place behind the Czechs in terms of per capita consumption.
7. Nation’s Favorite
The most popular type of beer among Austrians is the Maerzen/Lager beer.
8. Beery knowledge
Austria, more precisely the Association of Breweries, was the first country to develop a certified three-stage training program for beer sommeliers.
9. Treasury
Austria’s brewers let the cash register ring. In 2016, beer flushed around €700 million into the domestic state coffers.
10. Natural product
Local raw materials are trumps! In 2016, around 180,000 tons of malting barley and around 480 tons of hops from Austrian agriculture were processed.
