Research conducted by Electric Radiators Direct has revealed that Stoke-on-Trent is currently the third-cheapest city in the UK for a pint of lager.
The research concluded that Stoke-on-Trent’s pubs serve a pint for £4 on average. This puts it behind Coventry, where pints cost £3.80, and the number one cheapest spot Hull, where pints cost £3.75.
Stoke-on-Trent was technically tied third with Aberdeen and Southhampton, as these cities also have an average pint price of £4.
The most expensive city was, of course, London. Pint prices in the capital are currently averaged at £6.50, which is 35% higher than the UK average.
London was followed by Brighton & Hove, Belfast, Oxford, and York as the priciest pint locations.
Across the UK, pint prices have doubled in the last 15 years. The average price of a beer was £2.30 in 2008, now it is £4.80.
Some pubs in London have even started selling pints for as much as £9.
The chairman of Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), Nik Anton, stated: “Pubs don’t wish to pass on the high prices to their loyal customers. But with the costs of goods, energy bills and staff at skyhigh levels, plus the burden of unfair business rates, closing would be the only other choice.”
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