Germans are importing more beer to drink. Foreign brews have gone from 2.9% (1995) to perhaps 8.1% (2012) of the beer consumed. How much of that is American beer is not clear, however reportedly “In the last year in Berlin, high-end U.S. beer — including one from California that is flown over in coolers — has become available in some grocery stores, and several U.S.-style craft breweries have opened.”
Source: Michael Birnbaum, “For Germans, a Shot Across the Brau,” Washington Post, May 2, 2013, at http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-germany-a-us-beer-invasion/2013/04/30/0d03f6e6-adf3-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story_1.html.
