ABV was reduced in order to cut tax on Carling products, the firm said during a hearing brought by HMRC. Molson Coors said beer was allowed to have a natural variation of 0.5%, and said customers ...

Henry Chevallier Guild added: "There is a real opportunity to elevate and grow the status of English cider in ... for about 20% of the UK beer market, with Carling the country's top-selling ...