Price of popular pints rises AGAIN as some big brands hit £6 for first time ever – how much will YOU pay?

Scottish Sun

19-06-2025

Find out which brands are the cheapest and the most expensive
PRICEY PINT Price of popular pints rises AGAIN as some big brands hit £6 for first time ever – how much will YOU pay?
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PINTS of some of the UK's best-loved craft beers have soared in price over the last few months, new data shows.
Drinkers may have noticed the cost of Camden Hells, BrewDog IPA and Camden Pale Ale rising.
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BrewDog's popular Punk IPA is among the beers that have risen in price
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The price of a Camden Hells is also up by a huge 10.8% on average
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The average cost of a BrewDog IPA has increased by a whopping 12.5% since the start of the year, according to analysis by The Morning Advertiser.
At the start of the year, a pint would have set you back an average of £5.64.
Now it's increased to beyond the £6 mark, hitting £6.34.
Camden Hells is up by a huge 10.8% on average, rising from £5.72 at the start of the year to £6.34 now.
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That makes Camden Hells and BrewDog the most expensive pints in the UK now.
Camden Pale Ales have also increased in price, but by a more subtle 1.7%.
They cost £5.69 on average, up from £5.59 in January.
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Beavertown's Neck Oil had cost an average of £6.36 but that's gone down to £6.24.
Average price of a pint rises
The Morning Advertiser previously found the average price of a pint had risen from £5.08 at the start of the year to £5.17 now.
The trade magazine regularly examines the average cost of a pint across London, the Midlands, the North East, the North West, the South East, the South West, Scotland, and Wales.
Beer prices have been rising sharply thanks to higher alcohol taxes, soaring utility bills and increased staffing costs.
It's probably no surprise that the priciest pints are found in London, where the average pub charges £6.10.
The latest research found pints of Guinness have reached £6.45 and Birra Moretti is £7.17 in the capital.
If you're looking for the cheapest pint in the UK, the Midlands is the place to go.
There an average pint will set you back £4.68.
Tennent's lager is the most affordable option there at £3.50, followed by Carlsberg at £3.72.
Foster's and Greene King IPA are a little more expensive - but still very affordable - at £3.80 and £3.85 respectively.
But even in the Midlands, pint prices increased by 5.15% between January and April.
They rose by 3.87% in Wales and 2.54% in the South East.
During the same period, prices in London actually fell by 1.22%.
Which brands are the cheapest and most expensive?
The survey also looked at the average prices of over 30 beer brands.
As we mentioned, Camden Hells and BrewDog Punk IPA are the most expensive pints at £6.34.
But Beavertown Neck Oil follows closely behind at £6.24.
A pint of Peroni costs an average of £6.12.
Only slightly cheaper is Asahi at £6.11.
On the more affordable end of the scale, Tennent's and Carlsberg emerged as the cheapest options.
Drinkers will pay an average of £4.23 a pint for these.
Greene King IPA, Budweiser, and Foster's, come with an average price of £4.36, £4.38, and £4.47 respectively.