What types of drinks were drunk during world war 2 in Great Britain?

Answer 1

Alcohol availability during World War 2 depended on locations. If you were in the Pacific Theater you might come across some Japanese Sake on one of the seized islands. On the Naval ships you might find hard liquor stashes or beer. In Europe there was wine, beer and hard liquor in many places. Sometime the troops could enjoy some of it. One soldier confessed that when they freed France he was given cases of Champagne. He and his buddies had Champagne for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They even bathed in it. In England the Americans enjoyed the dark ales the Brits sold in the pubs. My dad really loved that ale. I learned about those ales in an English Pub that was in San Diego. The Russians had Vodka. I think they drink more vodka there than they drink milk or water ... just kidding.

Answer 2

Primarily they drank hot teas. They drank ersatz coffee if they could tolerate it. Some pubs still offered their traditional dark ale but it was rationed. Some people brewed their own ales. Juice had to be made from the actual fruit since bottles of juice were rarely on the shelves thanks to the Germans sinking so many ships with food goods from Canada and the USA. They had water too obviously. The Coca Cola Company sent over hundreds of thousands of cases of Coke to England for the military forces to enjoy and to share with the Brits.