Financial crisis and smoking ban kill the English pubs

Pub beer sales in the UK have sunk to their lowest level since the 1930s. Beer sales in pubs fell 10.6% between April and June compared to the same quarter a year ago, according to the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).

Meanwhile Nielsen research suggested
that beer sales in pubs are 9% lower than a year ago – while they
remained steady in supermarkets.

The only breweries that seem to be brewing more beer now than
before, that are seeing their sales rise, are the smallest breweries.
There are 600 microbreweries in the UK and 35 family brewers. This
sector of the market is very active. In many ways you've got the
perfect storm for pubs: There are the supermarkets selling alcohol
very cheaply, while in the pubs it is relatively expensive and you
can no longer smoke.