SPAIN: Beer production up by 5% in 2001
According to figures released by the Spanish brewers' association, Cervecerias de Espana, beer sales in Spain reached 26.96m hls in 2001, up 4.7% from 2000. Beer production was said to have totalled 27.7m hls, a 4.9% increase. Spain is the third largest beer-producing country in Europe after Germany and the UK.