Consumption of alcoholic drinks in the UK
Spirits(100% alcohol) Wines Beer - standard barrels Beer - bulk barrels Cider Total alcohol
per head (litres) per head (litres) per head (litres) per head (litres) per head (litres) per head (litres)
1852 2.82 1.04 99.49     15.26
1862 2.12 1.5 103.13     14.3
1872 2.9 2.36 144.47     20.28
1882 2.69 1.82 125.39     17.87
1885 2.46 1.73 123.57     17.19
1890 2.64 1.77 136.29     18.83
1895 2.56 1.68 134.47     18.49
1900 3.06 1.91 146.28     20.63
1905 2.43 1.23 129.48     17.55
1910 1.5 1.14 118.57     14.74
1913 1.73 1.09 121.75     15.63
1914 1.84 1.14 124.93     16.06
1915 1.92 1 114.71     15.13
1916 0         14.21
1917 0         12.09
1918 0         5.9
1919 0         6.32
1920 1.37 1.91 85.41 129.93   10.61
1921 1.11 1.18 91.77 0   11.48
1922 0.96 1.09 79.05 0   9.91
1923 0.88 1.27 73.6 0   9.29
1924 0.88 1.41 75.41 0   9.51
1925 0.83 1.54 78.59 0   9.87
1926 0.98 1.59 75.87 0   9.52
1927 0.73 1.73 74.96 0   9.29
1930 0.7 1.82 74.05 93.59   0
1935 0.52 1.77 58.15 0   0
1938 0.57 2.09 64.96 0   0
1940 0.6 2.04 66.33 92.22   0
1941 0.54 1.77 64.51 0   0
1942 0.54 0.91 68.15 112.21   0
1943 0.52 0.5 64.06 0   0
1944 0.52 0.45 66.33 114.48   0
1945 0.44 0.41 69.05 118.12   0
1947 0.52 0.95 60.88 101.31   0
1948 0.52 1.23 61.33 102.67   0
1949 0.44 0.91 54.97 99.49   0
1950 0.52 1.04 53.15 87.68   0
1951 0.54 1.27 55.88 83.59   0
1952 0.49 1.32 56.79 83.59   0
1953 0.52 1.23 55.42 82.68   0
1954 0.54 1.32 54.97 81.77   0
1955 0.6 1.5 53.61 79.05   0
1956 0.62 1.59 54.52 80.87   0
1957 0.65 1.73 54.97 79.96   0
1958 0.65 1.77 54.97 79.96   0
1959 0.65 1.77 52.7 75.41   0
1960 0.7 2.04 54.06 81.77   0
1961 0.78 2.27 58.15 84.5   0
1962 0.75 2.41 60.42 88.6 1.6 0
1963 0.8 2.54 59.51 89 1.6 0
1964 0.85 2.86 60.88 92.6 1.6 0
1965 0.91 3.09 61.78 91.9 1.7 0
1966 0.83 3.09 62.69 93.7 1.8 0
1967 0.83 3.09 63.15 94.8 2.1 0
1968 0.83 3.68 63.15 96.6 2.1 0
1969 0.83 3.73 64.06 100.4 2.4 0
1970 0.9 3.7   103 2.6  
1971 1 4.4   106.2 2.6  
1972 1.1 5   107.6 2.6  
1973 1.4 6.3   113.3 2.8  
1974 1.5 6.7   116.1 2.8  
1975 1.5 6.3   118.5 3.3  
1976 1.6 6.5   120.7 3.8  
1977 1.4 6.3   119.1 3.6  
1978 1.7 7.5   121.3 3.7  
1979 1.9 8.1   123.4 3.8  
1980 1.8 8.2   118.9 4  
1981 1.7 8.6   113 4.4  
1982 1.6 8.7   109.8 5.2  
1983 1.6 9.5   111.2 5.8  
1984 1.6 10.4   110.6 5.8  
1985 1.7 10.9   109.3 5.6  
1986 1.7 11.3   109.3 5.7  
1987 1.7 12   111.3 5.7  
1988 1.8 12.4   114.2 5.5  
1989 1.8 12.7   114.4 5.7  
1990 1.7 12.5   113.9 6.4  
1991 1.6 12.3   109.7 6.5  
1992 1.5 12.6   105.9 7.6  
1993 1.5 13.2   102.6 7.8  
1994 1.6 13.6   104.8 8.3  
1995 1.4 13.4   102.1 9.6  
1996 1.4 14.1   103.2 9.7  
1997 1.5 15.2   105.1 9.5  
1998 1.4 15.7   100.9 9.5  
1999 1.6 16.6   100.7 10.3  
2000 1.6 17.3   97.2 10.2  
2001 1.6 18.2   99 10  
2002 1.7 19.6   100.6 10.1  
Sources:
Brewers' Almanck 1928 p. 117 and 129
Brewers' Almanck 1971 p. 73 and 74
Statistical Handbook of the British Beer & Pub Association 2003 p.35

Notes:
for an explanation of a Standard Barrel and a Bulk Barrel look here. I can't be bothered to explain it again now.