On Wednesday, the Brasserie Nationale presented its statistics from the previous year with rather pleased faces.
In total, the brewery brewed around 15,500,000 litres of peer (155,000 hectolitres), which marks an increase of over 700,000 litres. To look at it another way, the brewery produced an additional 3 million half-pints of beer compared to 2017.
This also was reflected in the brewery's turnover, which, having increased by 4%, lay at €10.7 million.
It is likely, the brewery benefited from the long period of hot and dry weather over the summer, as its profits before tax rose by 2.5% to €4 million.
Given Luxembourgish residents' beer habits (see the series below), it is hardly a surprise that the Brasserie Nationale performed well.
Beer in the Grand Duchy, part 1: Luxembourg residents drink over 75 litres of beer a year
Beer in the Grand Duchy, part 2: Luxembourgers prefer buying their beer in supermarkets
Beer in the Grand Duchy, part 3: Luxembourg imports more beer . . . than Portugal!
