Global beer production fell by 1.7 billion litres last year to 188 billion litres – a drop of 0.9%, according the world’s largest hops trader. The decline came as a surprise to the Bavarian hops traders, according to BarthHaas, which is based in the southern German city of Nuremberg. The figures came from its annual report. “After recording slight growth in 2022 despite adverse conditions, we also expected a small increase for 2023,” said Peter Hintermeier, co-managing of the group. Germany remains the world’s fifth biggest beer producer, although output fell by 3.3% to just under 8.5 billion …