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The relief applies to draught drinks below 8.5% ABV, which equates to a 1p tax cut on the average 4.58% pint.

Meanwhile, the small producer relief is for products which are below 8.5% ABV, and tapers away the more alcohol is produced.

But we don’t need alcohol to continue that practice—the ritual of sharing a drink just helps provide a setting conducive to sharing and caring, regardless of ABV.

The Dunkin' Spiced PSL has 6% ABV and is "crafted with real coffee, pumpkin spice flavor and a non-dairy creamer that is both vegan and lactose-intolerant friendly."

Now I could expect to find a bevy of local or national options with an alcohol by volume, or ABV, in the 4% to 5% range – below the 5.9% average of a craft beer and well below the 7% India pale ales that had been flooding the market.