The numbers cover part of the Gründerzeit, the dynamic period of German industrial growth after unification in 1871. The brewing industry was a willing participant in Germany's first economic miracle and as the table shows, there was an uniterrupted growth in beer production. Over the period covered production rose by 79%. Pretty impressive.
The Brausteuergebiet was basically North Germany. Everything but the Southern states of Bavaria, Baden and Württemberg plus Alsace-Lorraine.
There are some surprises in there. Principally that exports declined and imports increased. By 1900 they were almost equal. I've thought good and hard about this. Where was that beer coming from? My guess is Austria. More specifically, from Bohemia, in the form if Pilsner. It certainly wasn't French or Belgian beer.
Consumption per head at around 100 litres is remarkably similar to today. In 2006, per capita consumption was 116 litres*.
So I could see the trends more easily I've also created a table showing the production of the different regions in percentage terms. You can seee that the trend was fro a greater proportion to be be brewed in the Brausteuergebiet and less everywhere else, apart from Baden.
| German Beer Production in % | ||||||||||||
| 1881/1882 | 1885/86 | 1890/91 | 1891/92 | 1892/93 | 1893/94 | 1894/95 | 1895/96 | 1896/97 | 1897/98 | 1898/99 | 1899/1900 | |
| Brausteuergebiet | 52.49% | 55.51% | 58.84% | 59.07% | 58.28% | 59.57% | 59.10% | 59.93% | 60.00% | 60.19% | 59.95% | 59.92% |
| Bayern | 32.26% | 31.78% | 28.90% | 28.83% | 29.16% | 28.60% | 29.03% | 27.98% | 27.86% | 27.11% | 27.20% | 27.03% |
| Baden | 3.15% | 3.12% | 3.36% | 3.27% | 3.31% | 3.26% | 3.30% | 3.34% | 3.77% | 4.38% | 4.59% | 4.72% |
| Württemberg | 9.26% | 7.23% | 7.03% | 6.87% | 7.24% | 6.62% | 6.68% | 6.78% | 6.53% | 6.54% | 6.34% | 6.29% |
| Alsace-Lorraine | 2.54% | 1.74% | 1.68% | 1.74% | 1.76% | 1.73% | 1.66% | 1.74% | 1.61% | 1.54% | 1.65% | 1.72% |
| Source: | ||||||||||||
| Jahrbuch der Versuchs- und Lehranstalt für Brauerei in Berlin, 1911, p.585-589 | ||||||||||||
| German Beer Production, Beer Imports, Beer Exports and Beer Consumption (hl) | ||||||||||||
| 1881/1882 | 1885/86 | 1890/91 | 1891/92 | 1892/93 | 1893/94 | 1894/95 | 1895/96 | 1896/97 | 1897/98 | 1898/99 | 1899/1900 | |
| Deutsches Zollgebiet | 36,663,000 | 39,822,000 | 49,925,000 | 50,268,000 | 51,795,000 | 52,528,000 | 52,311,000 | 57,299,000 | 58,169,000 | 62,649,000 | 64,164,000 | 65,621,000 |
| Brausteuergebiet | 19,244,000 | 22,105,000 | 29,374,000 | 29,695,000 | 30,186,000 | 31,290,000 | 30,916,000 | 34,337,000 | 34,904,000 | 37,707,000 | 38,465,000 | 39,320,000 |
| Bayern | 11,826,000 | 12,655,000 | 14,427,000 | 14,490,000 | 15,104,000 | 15,025,000 | 15,186,000 | 16,034,000 | 16,206,000 | 16,982,000 | 17,455,000 | 17,739,000 |
| Baden | 1,155,000 | 1,244,000 | 1,679,000 | 1,643,000 | 1,714,000 | 1,710,000 | 1,728,000 | 1,914,000 | 2,192,000 | 2,741,000 | 2,947,000 | 3,095,000 |
| Württemberg | 3,396,000 | 2,879,000 | 3,508,000 | 3,454,000 | 3,749,000 | 3,478,000 | 3,493,000 | 3,885,000 | 3,796,000 | 4,100,000 | 4,069,000 | 4,128,000 |
| Alsace-Lorraine | 932,000 | 691,000 | 837,000 | 875,000 | 912,000 | 907,000 | 869,000 | 997,000 | 937,000 | 964,000 | 1,058,000 | 1,128,000 |
| Exports | 890,000 | 1,249,000 | 626,000 | 612,000 | 577,000 | 590,000 | 576,000 | 647,000 | 664,000 | 648,000 | 625,000 | 682,000 |
| Imports | 101,000 | 111,000 | 229,000 | 283,000 | 353,000 | 428,000 | 465,000 | 547,000 | 561,000 | 576,000 | 568,000 | 631,000 |
| Consumption | 35,874,000 | 38,684,000 | 49,528,000 | 49,939,000 | 51,571,000 | 52,366,000 | 52,200,000 | 57,199,000 | 58,066,000 | 62,577,000 | 64,107,000 | 65,569,000 |
| Consumption per head | 99.9 | 97.7 | 101.9 | 102.5 | 100.9 | 109.2 | 109.2 | 116.1 | 117.1 | 117.9 | ||
| Source: | ||||||||||||
| Jahrbuch der Versuchs- und Lehranstalt für Brauerei in Berlin, 1911, p.585-589 | ||||||||||||
* Deutscher Brauer Bund.
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