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IS THAT A FACT

THE BEER FACTS

1.The New Zealand brewing industry was worth $3.3 billion to the year ending September 2022

2.There are a little over 200 breweries in New Zealand.

3.Beer under 1.15% alcohol grew 750% since 2019.

4.The first record of beer being brewed in New Zealand is by Captain Cook in 1770. He used branches of young Rimu trees - incorporating vegetation in order to fight off scurvy.

5.Brewing contributed $896 million to Government in 2022 through GST and Excise Tax.

6.The brewing sector provides over 6600 direct and indirect jobs, contributing $409 million in wages.

7.New Zealand consumed more than 296 million litres of beer for the year to September 2022 - up 5 million litres from the same period in 2021.

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