This statistic shows the results of a survey in which respondents were asked how their beer preferences have changed over the past two to three years in the United Kingdom in 2016. A majority of 61 percent of respondents are consuming more traditional ales, followed by drinking more British craft brewed beers at 47 percent of respondents.
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Society of Independent Brewers. (March 1, 2016). Changes in customer beer preferences over the past two to three years in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/615671/changes-in-customer-beer-preferences-united-kingdom-uk/
Society of Independent Brewers. "Changes in customer beer preferences over the past two to three years in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016." Chart. March 1, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/615671/changes-in-customer-beer-preferences-united-kingdom-uk/
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Changes in customer beer preferences over the past two to three years in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph], Society of Independent Brewers, March 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/615671/changes-in-customer-beer-preferences-united-kingdom-uk/