USA | Constellation Brands anticipates a USD 1 billion financial hit this year from the 25 percent tariffs introduced by US President Trump, which took effect on 4 April. The levy applies to all imported canned beer and empty aluminium cans.

Germany | It must have come as a shock to Europe’s brewers exporting their beer to the United States: Not only will importers pay the baseline 10 percent tariff. They will also have to pay a 25 percent levy if the beer comes in cans.

Germany | Enjoying a beer after work is still part of everyday life for many people in Germany. However, new data show that beer consumption has fallen significantly in recent years. Germans drank an average of 88 litres beer last year. In 2014, it was still almost 103 litres of beer, a decline of 15 percent.