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Surprise! The Germans drank a lot of beer during the World Cup

Germany experienced  their biggest jump in beer sales in six years during their run to the World Cup, taking down 213 million gallons in June.

Everyone knows Germany loves beer, but they really kicked things up a notch during their run to the World Cup championship.

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The country released consumption numbers for June today and beer sales saw a 14% rise over the previous month with 213 million gallons sold.

Numbers for July, when Germany made its way through the World Cup's knockout round, will not come out until the end of August. Considering they averaged 20 pints per person in for June, the numbers should also be pretty impressive.

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-Brendan Maloy

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