Pint costs at Wetherspoon pubs hit lofty new heights as booze value soars
Pint costs at Wetherspoon pubs have hit a whopping £7.30 in London after the finances chain hiked costs for the second time in simply six months.
Bosses have confirmed meals and drink costs have been ratcheted up by as a lot as virtually 4 per cent – after the earlier rise final August. Last summer season it was revealed pint costs had reached a hefty £7.09 for a Leffe lager within the chain’s Moon Under the Water department in London’s Leicester Square.
Now researchers have noticed the worth of some brews in fashionable London shops is now pushing by way of the £7 mark or sits simply pennies underneath it. Spoons followers on the Moon Under the Water will now pay £7.30 for a pint of Leffe, £7.09 for a pint of Mad Squirrel Big Sea West Coast IPA and £6.98 for a San Miguel.
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Pubgoers may even now must shell out £6.88 for favourites together with a pint of Stella Artois – up 20p on the outdated value of £6.68 – and £6.66 for a Guinness. Wetherspoon’s common Spencer Thompson, 48, from Wallington, south London, stated: “I feel like I’m being hit in the pocket every way I turn.
“Every penny counts these days with the cost-of-living crisis biting so this comes as a real blow for Wetherspoon’s lovers like me.”
Pints of Stella Artois and Heineken, low alcohol BrewDog Punk and Kopparberg Strawberry & Lime at the moment are being requested to cough up £4.21 a pint up from £4.09. Elsewhere within the capital a pint of Leffe is £6.97 on the Victoria Station department up 20p, whereas a Corona and a San Miguel are available at £6.63 up 19p and a Stella Artois is £6.52, additionally up 19p.
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A pint of Leffe Blonde at The Paramount in Manchester is now £5.20 up 20p whereas San Miguel and Corona are priced at £4.74 after an 18p improve. Prices fluctuate relying on location which means cheaper brews can nonetheless snapped up outdoors the large cities and vacationer hotspots.
At The Swatters Carr in Middlesborough a pint of Leffe Blonde has gone up 17p however remains to be priced at simply £4.45 whereas a pint of Worthington’s Creamflow remains to be a all-time low £1.86. Meanwhile at The Thomas Sheraton in Stockton-on-Tees a pint of Leffe Blonde might be snapped up for £4.22 regardless of a 16p rise and a Corona and San Miguel are simply £3.75 a pint – up 14p.
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Martyn James, unbiased shopper champion, stated: “It’s one of the signs of the booze price apocalypse when the Spoons hits up to £7.30 for a pint. But do not despair.
“As this research shows, if you want a bargain, you’re better off ditching the cities and tourist traps and heading out into the country for a nice pint and a chilled day out.”
Pub firm J D Wetherspoon stated: “Most costs in Wetherspoon pubs have elevated by 3.95% from Thursday, 1 February 2024. Some costs have elevated by much less. Ruddles Bitter has elevated by 1%. Bud Light lager, Stowford Press Cider and Doom Bar bitter have elevated by 2%. Draught Pepsi has not elevated.
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“The average increase, across all bar and food products is 3%.”
Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin stated: “Wetherspoon, like most pub companies, has seen some big increases in costs.
“We believe that our prices remain competitive, even after these changes.”
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