Overview
- The British Beer & Pub Association projects roughly a one‑fifth jump from 2024 to about 200 million pints in 2025, with 22 million expected in December.
- Category volumes have risen about 750% since 2013 as brewers invest and pubs expand their ranges.
- Drinkaware reports that about 45% of people consumed no‑ or low‑alcohol drinks in the past year, up from around 22% in 2021.
- Greene King says alcohol‑free drink sales grew 36% across its 1,600 managed pubs, and Lucky Saint reports record demand with draught availability in 1,000 pubs.
- Budweiser Brewing Group opened a de‑alcoholisation facility at its Magor brewery in South Wales, even as the segment remains a small share of UK beer sales at roughly 2.7%.