Beer in Switzerland

Switzerland ranks 33rd worldwide in annual per capita beer consumption as of 2019, behind most central European countries.

For example, one survey of 2,057 Swiss residents in 2015 found the French-speaking regions (also called Romandy) consumed less beer compared to German-speaking ones, while Italian-speaking Ticino was in between.

Jura is home to the Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes, which has received international attention for its barrel-aged beers.

Heineken owns the large Calanda brewery in Chur (in Graubünden, officially trilingual), and produces a number of different Swiss brands.

Ticino has a number of smaller microbreweries, and also produces red wines in its warmer climate on the south side of the Alps.

[18] Total production in 2019 was 3,675,000 hectolitres (80,800,000 imp gal),[19] and total consumption of beer was 55.1 liters per capita[4] In the same year, Heineken (headquartered in the Netherlands) and Carlsberg (headquartered in Denmark), through their subsidiaries, controlled nearly 70% of the Swiss beer market.

[26] Beer is widely available in outlets such as supermarkets (excepting the Migros chain), corner shops, and gas stations.