Pub beer

[Scylax]

Beer/lager now costs upwards of £3 per pint in pubs. Why does anyone pay such horrendous prices for a commodity which retails at about 50p. per pint in the local supermarket ? Beer at home tastes the same.

Similarly all drinks in pubs are overpriced, alcoholic or otherwise. No wonder pubs are closing every week, though I blame the Exciseman, not the publican.

[ummmm]

Humans are social creatures.

[cazzz1975]

in these times of austerity I expect more people will drink at home or have mates around

[saxy_jag]

There are some beers you can't get at home - many of the real ales, for instance.

And no matter how good a bottled or canned beer is, it never tastes quite as good as draft.

[society]

The seating accommodation and tending service are part of the exorbitant price. Some pubs have to pay a rent amongst other fees, taxes, surcharges etc. Nothing is for free you know...

[Whickerman]

I do take your point but the truth is society has allowed pubs to the the focal point for nights out. Nothing wrong with that but the publican has to make a living and pay a huge amount of overheads, as mentioned above.
I also believe that good draught beer is better than what you get at home. However, what I can't get my head around (agreeing with you here) is people who insist on bottled beer and pay 6-7 times the price in pubs than they do in shops.

[JonnyBoy12]

Most humans are social creatures, ummmm! Okay if you are so friendly then you can buy me a pint next time we are all down at the pub then.

[ummmm]

No problem....

[bushbaby_de]

I was slightly shocked when I saw this headline in the news last week.... Beer has been over £3 a pint for years and years in Reading, so how come the rest of you have only just caught up?!

[NazNomad]

"Humans are social creatures".

So they sit at home and socialise online ... snigger.

[ummmm]

Oh dear bushbaby....

[oranger]

Weatherspoons are still pretty cheap

[boxtops]

People who don't see many other people in their working day like going to the pub for a pint just to be able to chat sometimes - besides, draught tastes better.

[Count-A-Strong]

Upwards of £3 a pint! You need to move.

[treebear]

35% beer in my local £2.35
5;7 % beer £2.55
norfolk

[boxtops]

£2.60 in our local.

[ummmm]

Naz...do you like being slapped????? :-)

[NazNomad]

What do you think? ;-)

[boxtops]

Mind you naz, you're not wrong - I'm on here while OH is at the pub.

[treebear]

missed a dot in my 3.5 % sorry
35% more like a shot don't know the price of them

[ummmm]

I think a big fat kinky YES :-)