Bars and public houses may be promoted to review their pub insurance needs after hearing that beer sales fell last year.
According to figures from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), total beer sales fell by 3.9 per cent in 2010.
Pubs took the brunt of the decline, with beer sales in public houses down 7.5 per cent compared to 2009.
The BBPA said "huge" rises in taxes on beer may have been responsible for the fall and urged the government to halt any further planned hikes.
Brigid Simmonds, chief executive of the group, pointed out that by increasing beer taxes, the government is essentially shooting itself in the foot.
"Beer has always been a rich revenue source for government, but they may now be cooking the golden goose," she remarked.
"As beer duty has increased so dramatically over the last few years, the amount of beer produced and sold in Britain has fallen."
The BBPA's members own almost two-thirds of Britain's pubs and account for 96 per cent of the beer brewed in the UK.
