Steins of beer lined up on a bar. - Henrik A. Jonsson/Shutterstock Rumor has it that German beer causes milder hangovers (or magically, none at all, depending on who you ask). Those who make this ...

Alcohol consumption in Germany has been sliding then suddenly plunged. Out of approximately 1,500 breweries in Germany, more than 50 have closed in the past year.

MUNICH — It looked like all the other beers in the sea of giant one-liter glasses at the Augustiner Brewery tent at Oktoberfest, but Peter Asen’s mug harbored a secret: His drink was nonalcoholic.

Over 50 German breweries have shut in the last year as the number of teetotal citizens rose, with the country's beer drinking ...