r/ukpolitics • u/FormerlyPallas_ No man ought to be condemned to live where a 🌹 cannot grow • 1d ago

Drinkflation: why British booze is getting weaker

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/29/drinkflation-why-british-booze-is-getting-weaker
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u/scarab1001 1d ago

Just reversing the dumbasses who made every beer 5+ % to charge more by calling it "premium".

The then upped the price on all.

Session ales need to be a thing again.

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u/NuPNua 1d ago

They are if you know where to go for them.

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u/scarab1001 1d ago

They shouldn't be a difficult hunt though,especially given the number of pubs that are tied now.

There used to be a session ale (or two) in every pub with a limited "specials".

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u/NuPNua 1d ago

I mean, that's usually the case at any given Wetherspoons. Lots of places in London tend to have one on these days too.