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Ale

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But demand is soft, at +10.0% this quarter, so Ale is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
59
59 / 100
Top 7% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +13 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£313K/yr510K searches / yr
90-day growth
+10.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
46%top-5 click share · 26 brands · 53 sellers

Flapen Score

Ale against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Ale is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

59Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Ale market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Ale 510K times last year and spent an estimated £313K. The top 5 brands take 70% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 510K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +10.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £313K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
510K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+10.0%
Conversion, latest week
4.4%
Market size, estimated
£313Ka year
Peak month
December2.6× the quietest month
Top search term
ale238K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.04.

Listings sell for £14.04 on average, from £2.38 to £30.09. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £14.04 that is £7K to £11K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.04under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.38–£30.09
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£7K–£11K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

54% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #222 within Beer, Wine & Spirits. It carries 153 reviews at 4.51 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
54%
Prime listings
95%
Out of stock, average day
8.0%
Average rank
#222in Beer, Wine & Spirits
Average rating
4.51 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
153per listing
Listings tracked
41

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 78 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
78 months

Products

Top Ale products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 46% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£13K£25K£38K£50K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

26 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 81%

Open market

26%

  • Old Speckled Hen30%
  • Greene King17%
  • Badger10%
  • Sharps Brewery8%
  • Camden4%
  • Fullers4%

Demand

Ale search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

23K18KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Search terms

Top Ale search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • ale238K/yr
  • pale ale30K/yr
  • doom bar25K/yr
  • bitter & ale34K/yr
  • real ale28K/yr
  • old speckled hen17K/yr
  • ales23K/yr
  • real ale gifts for men19K/yr
  • ale beer12K/yr
  • ale gift set14K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ale

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Taste-Overall25%+0.01

the taste is lighter than one would get from a stronger beer

just don't taste the same

bland and flavourless

Value For Money18%−0.12

Not good value at all

Now double the price I'm buying elsewhere for the same original price

Not worth it

Quality-Overall12%−0.07

I expected much better quality control

Poor product

Poor

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%−0.11

So it is still somewhat misleading

Just not the same

Firstly, like the IPA, I feel that the marketing of this beer is somewhat misleading

Gifting Purpose8%+1.53

Something different to give as a gift

there was a bottle missing making it unsuitable for gifting

Love

Alcohol Flavor25%+2.79

Good beer

Very drinkable

Excellent tasting beer without any hint of being low alcohol

Value For Money16%−0.12

Great value

I think its a good price range

Great price

Taste-Overall16%+0.01

Excellent tasting beer without any hint of being low alcohol

Very tasty

The taste is exactly as they describe: less shouty

Gifting Purpose14%+1.53

Great gift pack can recommend

Great gift

My boyfriend was very pleased with his gift

Quality-Overall10%−0.07

Glass is a nice touch - good quality has some weight to it

Great product

Quality

FAQ

Common Ale questions

Answered from the same tracked data.