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June 7, 2026·Consumer·Minds Team

# **Minds Study: Regionality Premium for Craft Beer**

Simulated target audience study on the willingness to pay of young Austrian consumers for regional brewing ingredients (AMA Quality Seal) vs. import brands.

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## Methodology

The Minds simulation shows that 72 percent of young Austrian consumers are willing to pay a significant premium for craft beer with certified regional ingredients. Validated against established consumption data from Statistik Austria, this target audience simulation proves the deep anchoring of regionality in the domestic beverage sector in under an hour.

**72**%

Willingness to pay for regional ingredients

**64**%

Preference for AMA Quality Seal certification

**31**%

Rejection of imported craft beers without proof of origin

Based on a simulated panel of 650 respondents. 85–95% accuracy validated against historical data.

## **Frequently asked questions**

### **How reliable are the results of the Minds simulation for the Austrian beverage market?**

The Minds simulation achieves an average alignment of 85% to 95% with physical panels. By anchoring the simulation in real consumption data and national statistics, such as those from Statistik Austria or the WKO, the synthetic personas accurately reflect actual purchasing behavior.

### **How quickly does Minds deliver results for this type of target audience analysis?**

A complete simulation with up to 10,000 responses is available in under an hour. This allows marketing and innovation teams to test packaging designs, claims, and positioning in record time.

### **Is the data protected in compliance with GDPR at Minds?**

Yes, Minds is hosted entirely on servers within the European Union and does not process any personal data of real survey participants, guaranteeing 100% GDPR compliance.

### **How does Minds differ from traditional, expensive market research panels?**

Minds offers deep qualitative and quantitative consumer insights at a fraction of the cost of a traditional panel, without the time-consuming recruitment of physical participants, making it ideal for agile concept testing in the TOFU phase.

## **About Minds**

Minds is an AI research lab building synthetic focus groups and studies. It helps go-to-market and product teams understand their target audiences in minutes, not months.

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