Public Health Minister Jane Ellison has congratulated the drinks industry on its success in removing 1.3 billion units of alcohol from the UK market at an event in Parliament last night. Hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, in partnership with the British Beer & Pub Association and the Portman Group, the event marked the successful initiative which is part of the Government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal.
To show the range of innovative products now available, British Beer & Pub Association members provided a selection of great-tasting, lower-strength alcohol beers, including Harveys R, Guinness Mid-Strength, Fosters Radler, Adnams Sole Star, Manns Brown Ale, Hook Norton Mild, Carling Zest, Carlsberg Citrus and Carlsberg Blackcurrant.
No-alcohol beers, Becks Blue, Cobra 0% and San Miguel 0% were also showcased at the event, alongside some of the lower-strength house wines which are available from leading pub company, Punch Taverns.
Jane Ellison, in congratulating the industry on its success in removing 1.3 billion units from the market, in particular paid tribute to the brewing industry which removed 1.2 billion units alone, saying:
“It’s great that the British Beer & Pub Association has made progress by removing over a billion units of alcohol from the market over two years. And by promoting house wine at a lower ABV of 12.5% as standard, a healthier option is becoming more popular, and we are helping people who want to reduce their alcohol intake whilst still enjoying a drink.”
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