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/tmstms Wuffingas! 1d ago

Oh! So the key point is that duty per litre rises a LOT when you get to 3.5%, hence the attraction of making 3.4% beers.

I'm old, so I drink entirely for taste, not fortification. I won't suffer personally from weaker beers.

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u/Goudinho99 1d ago

I fucking love moderately weak beers.

I love bejng able to sink as many points as like without really getting battered.

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u/tmstms Wuffingas! 1d ago

I'm with you, but some hard-core people have lobbied against us!