The attitude to alcohol is ambivalent in Britain.

 
It is accepted and welcomed as an integral part of British culture. 
- In particular, local pubs have a vital role to play in almost every
neighborhood - 
In general, pubs are predominantly for drinking beer and spirits -
The nearest pub is commonly referred to as “the local”, and people
often going there are known as “regulars”. 
- The puritan tradition has led to the widespread view that drinking
is potentially dangerous, which should therefore be restricted, in
terms of both who can do it and where it can be done 
- In Britain, most people, including regular ones, consider that it
would be wrong to give a child even half a glass of beer.
- In 1993, research was published showing that nearly 70% of fifteen-
year-old children drank some alcohol in an average week, leading to a
general agreement that this was a serious “social problem.
- While under-fourteen people are not allowed inside pubs, except for
the ones having a special children’s certificate, the under-eighteen
would not be served in pubs.
To British people, drinking is confined to pubs, and wine and beer
are not as much a part of home life as in other European countries. 
- No beer in most Cafés
- In the twentieth century, the lessening of the negative attitude to
alcohol has been balanced by increasing concerns about its impact on
health and safety
- There are government-sponsored guidelines that state the maximum
amount of alcohol people should drink in a week without endangering
their health.
- The laws against drinking and driving have been strengthened and
are fairly strictly observed.
- Before the 1960s, wine was drunk only by the higher classes and was
associated in most people’s minds with expensive restaurants. Since
then, it has been increasingly popular.
- Beer is still the most popular alcoholic drink. There is a wide
range of beers in Britain. The most popular one is “bitter”, and
the sweeter, darker version of bitter is “mild. Several kinds of
bottled beer, known as “ales”, are also available. Besides, during
the 1980s, “larger”, which is stronger than traditional kinds of
beer and has gas in it, gained the popularity from young people.
Also, Shandy, which is half beer and half fizzy lemonade, stands out
as a good choice when it comes to quenching the thirst.Finally,
cider, an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples,
is available on draught.