Questions over ‘alcohol free’ definition as pubs set to serve more than 64 million pints

Pubs are set to serve more than 64 million pints of no and low alcohol beer this summer, but questions are being raised over the definition.The figure is an increase of eight million on last year, according to industry predictions.Consumers drank approximately 200 million no and low alcohol beers over the course of last year, the category’s most successful year on record, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) said.Adding that the “staggering” growth proved that ‘no and low’ beers were not simply a fad but had become a “defining part” of the sector.The trade body found that no and low alcohol beer is the sector’s biggest growth category across the UK, with volume growth of 870% since 2013.However, it warned progress was being held back by the UK’s “restrictive” definition of ‘alcohol