Down the Hatch?

The Covid-19 related closure of public houses in the UK has reportedly resulted in more than 70 million pints of beer having to be poured down the drain (https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/may/15/lockdowned-pubs-forced-to-pour-70m-pints-of-beer-down-the-drain-coronavirus). This is not only an economic loss for the landlords (the beverage in casks and barrels has a limited life) but there must be some very merry rats in the sewage systems. Although one might think that a reduced frequenting of pubs would improve human health, there are some reports suggesting that lockdown is actually increasing home consumption of booze.