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Carling became the UK's most popular beer brand (by volume sold) in the early 1980s. [citation needed] UK sales in 1999 were one billion pints, in 2007, 2.3 billion pints (over six billion worldwide), in 2009, 4.1 billion pints (11.6 billion pints worldwide), in 2010, 17.6 billion pints worldwide, in 2011 24.9 billion pints worldwide. In 2016 ...
Lager is the term generally used in the UK for bottom-fermented beer. Despite the traditional English beer being ale, more than half of the current English market is now lager in the Pilsener and Export styles. These lighter coloured, bottom fermented beers first started gaining real popularity in England in the later part of the 20th century.
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In 2016 a study showed around 1,700 breweries now operate in the UK, an increase of 8% on the previous year. [14] An increase in the popularity of low-alcohol beers has resulted in the emergence of new brands including Lucky Saint, a pale lager with 0.5% ABV introduced in 2018 which is now one of the most popular low-alcohol beers in the UK. [15]
Beer in England pre-dates other alcoholic drinks produced in England, and has been brewed continuously since prehistoric times. [1] As a beer brewing country, England is known for its top fermented cask beer (also called real ale) which finishes maturing in the cellar of the pub rather than at the brewery and is served with only natural ...
From the 1980s to 2003, Hofmeister was a 3.2% alcohol by volume pale lager produced by Scottish & Newcastle (later Scottish Courage). In 2007, Heineken International and Carlsberg jointly acquired Scottish & Newcastle, including the Hofmeister brand. [1] [2] [3] In 2016, Spencer Chambers and Richard Longhurst acquired Hofmeister from Heineken.
In England the bottled counterpart of basic bitter; in Scotland, "Light" is the lowest gravity draught beer (normally dark in colour). [4] Session or ordinary bitter Strength up to 4.1% abv. This is the most common strength of bitter sold in British pubs. It accounted for 16.9% of pub sales in 2003. [5] Best or special bitter