Beer from Greek microbreweries gains fame at home and abroad

Kathimerini newspaper reports that beers from Greek microbreweries gain fame at home and abroad in the following article:

Greece’s microbrewing industry has grown remarkably in recent years. In 2009 there were six microbrewers in the country. Now that number has risen to 35. Despite this increase, Greece is still considered an underdeveloped market in terms of microbreweries, with plenty of room for growth. According to the Hellenic Association of Brewers, there are now 1,000 microbreweries in Italy, 300 in Belgium, 500 in the Netherlands and more than 2,000 in the UK.

Products from microbreweries constitute only a very small part of the market, only 0.7 to 0.9 percent, but it is growing. A bottle of beer from a microbrewery is more expensive than one from a big label, something that has stymied the growth of Greek small producers during the crisis years as disposable incomes have shrunk.

A 50 percent consumption tax is levied on products made by microbreweries, which has made it difficult, to some extent, for them to operate. According to the Hellenic Association of Brewers, Greece has the fourth highest rate of taxation on beers. It’s similar to the levels in Scandinavian countries, where income levels are significantly higher.

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