German brewers have long been wary of increasing prices.
When King Ludwig 1 raised the ale tax by 8 per cent in 1844, riots broke out between labourers and the army in Munich that lasted for three days. But Johannes Faust and his 1,500 counterparts scattered across the country may soon have little choice.
Faust has brewed beer on the banks of the Main river in northern Bavaria, nestled between the half-timbered houses in the historic centre of the small town of Miltenberg, for 30 years. The chief executive has never seen his costs surge on the scale they are today.
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