Britons consumed 31m more pints in April to June 2016 compared to the same three months in 2015, according to the latest figures published in the British Beer & Pub Associations Quarterly Beer Barometer.

Off-trade sales, especially during the Euro 2016 football tournament, were a major contributor to this increase with sales up 4.8% during the three months.

However on-trade sales slipped 1.9% during the same period.

Brigid Simmonds, chief executive at the BBPA Chief Executive, said: “These are yet more encouraging figures, and the football has given a real boost to sales.

“It is quite clear we owe a huge debt of thanks to the cuts in beer duty from 2013. I hope the Government continues with this pioneering change in approach, and we continue to see support for fairer taxes for British beer.”