Beer Prices

Operator criticises brewers

Call to take action on beer price hikes

14-Dec-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A leading operator has hit out against price rises from big brewers and called on fellow publicans to put pressure on them to lower prices.

Good Pub Guide 2015: Regional breakdown of beer prices

04-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

The average price for a pint of beer in Britain is now £3.31, a 3.4% increase on last year, according to the Good Pub Guide 2015.

Pubs 'fail to pass on duty cut' but supermarkets do

13-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

Pubs are continuing to increase beer prices despite the duty cut, new research from Wilson Drinks Report has claimed.

Beer prices set to rise if droughts continue

22-Mar-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Beer prices could be set to rise by as much as 2p a pint as the drought across the south of England may lead to a shortage of barley and hops.

FSB: pubs struggle due to tie

27-Aug-2009 By John Harrington

One in eight tied pubs are struggling to survive because of the beer prices charged by their pubcos, according to a new Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) survey.

Licensees to call for pubco action

23-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

Frustrated licensees are to present an open letter calling for a fairer deal on rents and beer prices to the bosses of Britain's two biggest pubcos at a protest march on Monday.

'The £4 pint looms'

14-Sep-2008

Breweries are raising beer prices for the second time this year, leading to the £4 pint. The companies blame an 'unprecedented' rise in the price of...

Supermarket beer prices still falling says Tesco chief

15-Apr-2008

Tesco has admitted keeping its beer prices low as a part of a drive to protect customers from the impact of inflation.As Britain's biggest retailer...

Beer prices set to rise

15-Nov-2007

Brewers have warned pubs that beer prices must rise next year, increasing the mounting financial pressure on licensees. According to industry...