Let's make a quick comparison of the state of the British and French brewing industries in the middle of the 19th century.
First France:
French beer production | |||||
year | production (hl) | tax (francs) | import (hl) | pop | litre/head |
1851 | 4,449,000 | 9,633,000 | 35,783,000 | 12.43 | |
1852 | 4,523,000 | 9,834,000 | 35,950,000 | 12.58 | |
1853 | 5,047,000 | 20,847,000 | 7,000 | 36,070,000 | 13.99 |
1854 | 4,959,000 | 10,647,000 | 7,724 | 35,230,000 | 14.08 |
1855 | 5,871,000 | 12,995,000 | 12,338 | 36,080,000 | 16.27 |
1856 | 6,449,000 | 15,054,000 | 16,410 | 36,190,000 | 17.82 |
1857 | 7,088,000 | 16,511,000 | 19,330 | 36,300,000 | 19.53 |
1858 | 6,807,000 | 15,909,000 | 19,638 | 36,340,000 | 18.73 |
1859 | 6,700,000 | 15,678,000 | 19,495 | 36,500,000 | 18.36 |
1860 | 6,571,000 | 15,241,000 | 20,416 | 36,510,000 | 18.00 |
1861 | 26,693 | 37,386,000 | |||
1862 | 42,391 | 37,520,000 | |||
1863 | 44,472 | 37,710,000 | |||
1864 | 43,141 | 37,860,000 | |||
Sources: | |||||
“Bericht über der Welt_Ausstellung zu Paris im Jahre 1867, volume 7”, 1868, page 115. | |||||
http://www.populstat.info/ |
Now Britain:
UK beer production | |||
production (hl) | pop | litre/head | |
1857 | 29,433,160 | 27,393,337 | 107.44642 |
1860 | 33,287,788 | 28,977,133 | 114.87606 |
1863 | 32,864,429 | ||
1864 | 34,957,676 | ||
1865 | 36,899,337 | ||
1866 | 41,549,967 | ||
Sources: | |||
“Bericht über der Welt_Ausstellung zu Paris im Jahre 1867, volume 7”, 1868, page 119. | |||
http://www.populstat.info/ |
Quite a difference, I think you'll agree. Not a surprising one, admittedly. British beer production was 5 times greater than France's, despite France having a 25% larger population. I know. Next I'll be proving to you, with the aid of statistics, that the pope is indeed a Roman Catholic.
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Not everyone would agree with that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedevacantism
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