Price of a pint of Beer in the Lane

[JCoftheN]

My goodness I just paid ?6.50 for a pint of beer at a pub on the lane , I don?t remember the prices being so excessive or is it me ?

[DulwichFox]

JCoftheN Wrote:

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> My goodness I just paid ?6.50 for a pint of beer

> at a pub on the lane , I don?t remember the prices

> being so excessive or is it me ?

Where did you go.. ?

You can still get a Pint of Volden Session Bitter for ?3.30 / Volden Pale for ?3.80 in the EDT (East Dulwich Tavern.

and it's a Good Pint.

If you choose One of the 'Nobs' Bars like The Great Exhibition... Franklins... Palmerston

then you will pay more.

DulwichFox

[I hammer]

I thought price of beer went down 3p in the budget?

[Sephiroth]

duty on beer went down 3p

everything else around the cost of serving beer (eg paying staff who are in short supply) outweighs this by orders of magnitude

[DulwichFox]

I hammer Wrote:

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> I thought price of beer went down 3p in the

> budget?

When It goes UP 1p in the Budget it goes up 10p at the Pump. Immediately

Never goes down at the Pump

Foxy.

[Sephiroth]

?I?m a cynical old queen who has bitter takes on everything but can?t at any point lift my cynical glasses and look at hard cold reality?

Jesus wept

Prices in pubs are going up because of massive inflationary reasons. 3 p off duty doesn?t even begin to compare

Serious question. Do you honestly expect pubs to lower prices by 3p a pint.

Let?s imagine YOU ran a pub over last 2 years. How do you think you would balance your income and outgoings?

[tiddles]

The duty thing is a huge con- it only applies to 40 gallon barrels (that places like weatherspoons have) all independent or craft ales come in 20 - 30 gallon barrels so they do not qualify. Great photo op for the govt - whilst the reality is they are pandering to their mates who donate to the party whilst real honest entrepreneurs are of course shafted. Plus of course all overheads and cost of sales are going thru the roof for the pub/restaurant industry- food up 20%, staff- if you can find them, 10-15%, utilities- 250-300%, rents, 15-20% - so there is no way your av pint is going to lower in price?

[JCoftheN]

It was at the Palmerston

[granadaland]

They must have dropped their prices then because last time I went in there it was ?6.80/pint.

Not been there since?

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

Where's the cheapest pint [of lager, on draft] on Lordship Lane, then?

[MrsR]

Try The Castle on Crystal Palace Rd or a little further The Man of Kent on Nunhead Lane for traditional pubs.

[ken78]

MrsR Wrote:

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> Try The Castle on Crystal Palace Rd or a little

> further The Man of Kent on Nunhead Lane for

> traditional pubs.

and the price is ????

[redpost]

Sephiroth Wrote:

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> ?I?m a cynical old queen who has bitter takes on

> everything but can?t at any point lift my cynical

> glasses and look at hard cold reality?

>

> Jesus wept

>

> Prices in pubs are going up because of massive

> inflationary reasons. 3 p off duty doesn?t even

> begin to compare

>

> Serious question. Do you honestly expect pubs to

> lower prices by 3p a pint.

>

> Let?s imagine YOU ran a pub over last 2 years.

> How do you think you would balance your income and

> outgoings?

Yes, there are inflationary pressures but also an element of price gouging going on

Go up north to a city centre pub .... similar rent and wages, yet 25-30% cheaper for a pint

[Sephiroth]

I would question that "similar" rent and wages - a city centre pub in Sheffield is paying similar rent, rates and wages to SE22? And charging significantly less?

[tiddles]

Rent on lordship lane is probably around -?80-?100k - same in Sheffield??

[BrandNewGuy]

As Foxy says, there is perfectly good ale on sale at less than ?4 a pint. And these days there are lots of different beers available with lots of different strengths, so without knowing what you're buying, just saying "?6.50 for a pint of beer" doesn't tell us very much. It's like saying "?15 for a bottle of wine".

[Angelina]

I paid ?5 for a glass of coke in the pub in Dulwich Village - which is enough to make you turn to alcohol and buy a pint instead

[Nigello]

Meanwhile, 'Spoons a bit of a way further up into F Hill will give you a pint of IPA or bitter from about ?2.60 and will even bring it to your seat when you use the app. (I don't go there, just am aware of its enticements.)

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

Angelina Wrote:

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> I paid ?5 for a glass of coke in the pub in

> Dulwich Village - which is enough to make you turn

> to alcohol and buy a pint instead

Luckily the Crown and Greyhound has procedures in place to discourage alcoholism eg ensuring that no-one gets served within half an hour of approaching the bar

[Angelina]

I think we only got served because we asked if they served very expensive chips

[BrandNewGuy]

Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote:

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> Angelina Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

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> > I paid ?5 for a glass of coke in the pub in

> > Dulwich Village - which is enough to make you

> turn

> > to alcohol and buy a pint instead

>

> Luckily the Crown and Greyhound has procedures in

> place to discourage alcoholism eg ensuring that

> no-one gets served within half an hour of

> approaching the bar

Haha! The bizarre thing is that's been the case for at least 20 years...

[Angelina]

I used to buy alcohol but price of soft drinks on tap is a bit much

[Sue]

Angelina Wrote:

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> I used to buy alcohol but price of soft drinks on

> tap is a bit much

The Ivy House in Nunhead has Lucky Saints zero alcohol (I think, very low % anyway) lager on draught.

Can't remember the price but I'm pretty sure it's less than a fiver! And also quite drinkable!

[Angelina]

Thanks Sue

[JCoftheN]

To clarify I bought one pint of lager Moretti I believe , so nothing fancy