Most Breweries have now raised their barrel prices by 4%, reflecting the price of the raw materials (hops) the price of which has been raised by farmers due to a poor harvest in 2007. This means that virtually all pubs are either going to have to tack on an average of an extra 10 pence a pint in the weeks ahead . In many places a pint of premium lager will pass the £3 mark now......curious as to what price rises people have noticed in general, most pubs will be putting up the price of their beers and lagers this week I should think.....this will probably even effect Weatherspoons prices as well as they have a very low margin as it is.......

My locals put their prices up by about 10p a month ago.

My locals put their prices up by about 10p a month ago.

Oh they 'cashing in':suspect: early then as supplies at the new price only went up last week.......

The prices from my supplier went up in mid January. I had no option but to pass the increase on to the customer.

My suppliers increase was last week. No one has commented though on the price rise at the pumps.... you always expect someone to give a moan or too but I think everyone has got used to price rises these days.

But I stand by my philosophy that if a drink is worth drinking, the price is the secondary factor, its the quality that counts!:)

What's driving beer prices? High and rising (respectively) grain and energy prices or other factors as well?

What's driving beer prices? High and rising (respectively) grain and energy prices or other factors as well?

Several things are combining, energy costs, the in particular the cost of hops due to the poor 2006 Harvest, and also factors like the price of actual beer kegs, the cost of beer kegs has also gone through the roof due to metal prices. Because of the value of metal at the moment, many kegs are being stolen for melting down, meaning the breweries have to buy more kegs and pass the costs on to the customers. There is an epidemic of beer keg theft in Sheffield so keep your eyes peeled:thumbsup:

So if you see a pub with a pile of empty kegs outside like MANY still do the night before beer delivery day or those with limited cellar space, don't steal them, as the next beer price rise will be down to you in part!!!!!

When I ran pubs I found that suppliers never all put their prices up at the same time. I would get barrells from different suppliers depending on who charged the cheapest that week (fortunately I was a free house). Prices would fluctuate by 10p - £5 on a barrell between suppliers week in week out.

In my earlier days in the trade I was tied to a pub company for barrells and even then they didn't necessarily put all their barrells up at the same time. I would get a letter through every so often to tell me about particular price hikes on certain brands, but it would never all come on all barrells at the same time.

The Commercial at Chapeltown upped prices by 10p a pint last week.

The Commercial at Chapeltown upped prices by 10p a pint last week.
probably a PUNCH pub as they put all their prices up last Monday...Enterprize I believe were earlier and raised their prices a few weeks back.......

probably a PUNCH pub as they put all their prices up last Monday...Enterprize I believe were earlier and raised their prices a few weeks back.......

Thought The Commercial was a privately owned free house pub?
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Part brewery tap of Wentworth Brewery,I believe?

Ive noticed a price drop recently on my tipple. Maybe it won't last for long.

Enterprise is all deliveries as of the 17th Feb.