Woe for drinkers as the price of beer rockets by 50p in just 12months

Two pints of lager and no change for crisps… woe for drinkers as the price of beer rockets by 50p in just 12months

• Pub-goers face an average price of £4.56 for a draught pint of lager in the UK
• The same drink was 47p cheaper a year ago, meaning costs increased by 11% 

The price of a pint of beer has soared by almost 50p in just 12 months, according to official data.

After allowing for huge regional differences, pub-goers on average face forking out £4.56 for a draught pint of lager – the nation’s favourite style of beer. 

The same drink was 47p cheaper a year ago, meaning its cost has jumped by 11 per cent.

Draught bitter has shot up by 8.5 per cent, rising from £3.50 to £3.80 in the same period, said the Office for National Statistics.

If the trend continues, the average price for a pint of lager could break the £5 barrier for the first time next year.

After allowing for huge regional differences, pub-goers on average face forking out £4.56 for a draught pint of lager – the nation’s favourite style of beer

Kate Nicholls, of trade body UKHospitality, said: ‘Businesses want to keep their prices as reasonable as possible but the cost of doing business is forcing these prices up.’

Campaign for Real Ale chairman Nik Antona said the data was worrying and it was ‘make or break time’ for the sector.

He urged the Government to tackle crippling business rates to help. ‘Pubs pay a grossly unfair portion of the total business rates bill and proper reform is the only permanent fix to the issue,’ said Mr Antona.

It comes as the price of biscuits has soared to nearly double their cost last year.

Everyday dunkers across Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose, Aldi and Lidl have risen a shocking 87 per cent since June 2022.

Those hitting the sky-high prices include Morrison’s own-label bourbon creams – which have risen from 40p to 75p.

And digestive biscuits from Asda, Tesco and Lidl have all risen by more than 40 per cent, according to data from retail researcher Assosia. 

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