Beer gannin up! Joke! http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/04/22/the-budget-beer-up-5p-a-pint-91466-23446074/
lets say you drink 10 pints in a week. Thats only 50p a week difference. Hardly gonna cripple ya is it.
It only really affects people who drink about 30 pints a week. I'm more concerned about petrol, council tax etc.
If you lead a similar lifestyle next year, the indications are that you will be £3.34 worse off. Sounds alright to me.