dutch.beer

Dutch Craft Beer Industry Analytics

Data-driven insights into microbreweries, regional trends, and beer styles across the Netherlands.

Top provinces by brewery count

Only breweries with a Dutch province on file are counted.

Based on 919 of 1,044 (88%)

  • Noord-Brabant223
  • Noord-Holland146
  • Zuid-Holland130
  • Gelderland107
  • Overijssel76
  • Utrecht67
  • Limburg63
  • Zeeland29
  • Drenthe23
  • Groningen21

Top cities by brewery count

Only breweries with a city on file are counted.

Based on 956 of 1,044 (92%)

  • Amsterdam46
  • Utrecht30
  • Breda21
  • Rotterdam18
  • Nijmegen14
  • Haarlem13
  • 's-Hertogenbosch12
  • Groningen12
  • 's-Gravenhage10
  • Eindhoven10

Historical growth timeline

Breweries by founding decade, where Wikidata has a founding year.

Based on 891 of 1,044 (85%)

<1900: 26<19001900s: 11910s: 31910s1920s: 01930s: 01930s1940s: 01950s: 11950s1960s: 01970s: 01970s1980s: 31990s: 171990s2000s: 292010s: 4642010s2020s: 3472020s

Beer style breakdown

Beers with a style on file, grouped into style families.

Based on 4,070 of 4,780 (85%)

IPA: 1356Stout: 873Trappist/Abbey: 325Bock: 181Sours: 113Lager: 112Other: 11104,070
  • IPA135633%
  • Stout87321%
  • Trappist/Abbey3258%
  • Bock1814%
  • Sours1133%
  • Lager1123%
  • Other111027%

Operational model

Physical site (known address or brewpub), confirmed contract brewer, or no site on file yet.

Physical site: 959No site on file: 851,044
  • Physical site95992%
  • No site on file858%

ABV distribution

Frequency of indexed beers by alcohol range.

Based on 4,775 of 4,780 (100%)

<4%: 204204<4%4–6%: 9609604–6%6–8%: 136313636–8%8–10%: 9529528–10%>10%: 12961296>10%

Coverage in this view: 919/1,044 breweries with province, 891/1,044 with founding year, 4,070/4,780 beers with style, 4,775/4,780 with ABV.