In 2017, standard lager had the highest rate of sales per outlet at 307 pints per week, followed by standard ale at 142 pints per outlet per week. Furthermore, premium ale had the lowest volume of sales at only 100 pints in the UK. Despite craft beer only selling 2 pints more on average than premium ale, it experienced the highest annual growth in sales per outlet. In 20176, roughly 30 percent of on trade outlets in the UK now stocked craft beer.
In total, UK citizens consumed 69.5 liters of beer per head in 2017, the highest level seen since 2008. The number of pubs in the UK where citizens can consume beer and other alcoholic drinks has seen a long-term decline since the beginning of the century, with pubs owned by companies doing worse than independent outlets.
Volume of beer sold per outlet in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016/17, by type
(in pints per week)
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LWC Drinks. (June 21, 2017). Volume of beer sold per outlet in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016/17, by type (in pints per week) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/717386/beer-market-volume-united-kingdom-uk/
LWC Drinks. "Volume of beer sold per outlet in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016/17, by type (in pints per week)." Chart. June 21, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/717386/beer-market-volume-united-kingdom-uk/
LWC Drinks. (2017). Volume of beer sold per outlet in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016/17, by type (in pints per week). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/717386/beer-market-volume-united-kingdom-uk/
LWC Drinks. "Volume of Beer Sold per Outlet in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016/17, by Type (in Pints per Week)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/717386/beer-market-volume-united-kingdom-uk/
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