What is driving more and more women to regularly drink ales and stouts? How can ale and stout brands capitalise on this trend?

Are price wars set to continue? What affect are they having on trade?

How will the gradual lifting of licensing legislation - beginning with all day opening - affect the brewing industry as a whole?

The report covers the UK market for ales and stouts, in both the on- and off-trades, on which excise duty has been paid in the UK. The 1990s has seen the rise of the repertoire drinker who may consume a number of different drinks, depending on occasion and location. Do customers today expect a lot more from their pub experience than they did ten years ago? How has the internet levelled the playing field in the ale and stout markets? While worldwide beer volumes are expected to rise, what effect will this have on the UK ale and stout markets? Ales and Stouts assesses the present state of the brewery market in the UK and determines likely future trends.

What is driving more and more women to regularly drink ales and stouts? How can ale and stout brands capitalise on this trend?

Are price wars set to continue? What affect are they having on trade?

How will the gradual lifting of licensing legislation - beginning with all day opening - affect the brewing industry as a whole?

The report covers the UK market for ales and stouts, in both the on- and off-trades, on which excise duty has been paid in the UK. The 1990s has seen the rise of the repertoire drinker who may consume a number of different drinks, depending on occasion and location. Do customers today expect a lot more from their pub experience than they did ten years ago? How has the internet levelled the playing field in the ale and stout markets? While worldwide beer volumes are expected to rise, what effect will this have on the UK ale and stout markets? Ales and Stouts assesses the present state of the brewery market in the UK and determines likely future trends.

Other Mintel reports of relevance include:

- Alcoholic RTDs, Market Intelligence, April 2000

- Adult Soft Drinks, Market Intelligence, March 2000

- Draught Lager, Market Intelligence, March 2000

- Bottled Lager, Market Intelligence, February 2000

- Canned Lager, Market Intelligence, January 2000

- In-home Drinking, Market Intelligence, September 1999

- Off Licences, Retail Intelligence, May 1999

- Dark Spirits, Market Intelligence, April 1999

- Off-trade Lager, Market Intelligence, March 1999

- White Spirits, Market Intelligence, March 1999

- Fortified Wine, Market Intelligence, December 1998

- Cider, Market Intelligence, October 1998

- Alcoholic Soft Drinks, Market Intelligence, September 1998

- Champagne and Other Sparkling Wine, Market Intelligence, September 1998

- Low Alcohol and Alcohol-free Drinks, Market Intelligence, January 1998

- Liqueurs, Market Intelligence, June 2000

- Alcoholic Mixables, Market Intelligence, July 2000.