Dark Star Hophead, another Ashai-owned lager, was diluted from 3.8 to 3.4 percent abv in the summer. Bud Light, Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, and John Smith's Extra Smooth also followed suit.

A HOST of beers, ciders and wines have been quietly weakened – leaving shoppers demanding a return to their original strength. Analysis by the Sun has uncovered a raft of booze sold in ...

Wetherspoon pubs visited by The Telegraph continued to sell Carlsberg’s Danish Pilsner brewed at 3.8pc ... supplying the pub chain with its 3.8pc ABV (alcohol by volume) beer “for the time ...

Dark Star Hophead, which is also owned by Asahi, was lowered from 3.8% to 3.4% ABV in the summer, while other drinks that have been affected include Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, John Smith’s Extra ...

The brew is the latest in a slew of lower-alcohol innovation from CMBC. Last year, the brewer reduced the strength of its ...

Other high-profile brews to be ‘drinkflated’ down to 3.4% abv in recent years include Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, John Smith’s Extra Smooth and Bud Light. It comes as losses mount at the UK arm of ...

reducing the ABV of Carlsberg Danish Pilsner enables us to invest in innovation and in our portfolio of much-loved lagers and ales – while supporting public health by removing 56million units of ...