The absolute state of pubs these days

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I'm getting increasingly aggravated by the state of pubs - for one thing, the price of a pint is getting insane, now £7 as standard for a pint! 7?! I remember when I thought £4 was a lot, and it's just going to get worse, I imagine. Because of Russians, or something.

As well as that, pubs are closing so damn early, I find. Tonight I walked into one and was told they were closing... at 9.41pm. I walked into another at around 9pm a couple of weeks ago and they just yelled NO SORRY WE'RE CLOSED, shouting at me from behind the bar. I'm trying not to take this personally by now...

AND IF THAT WEREN'T ENOUGH the quality of some of the beer is so damn weak. 4% this, 4% that premium gnats ****, Pravha etc etc, it has no taste whatsoever. It's an insult to beer. May as well consume mop water.

At Tesco it's £6 for four good quality ales. I actually went into a pub tonight and heard myself asking if they "had a pint around a fiver..." the shame of it. That's what we've come to. ******.

/rant

TLDR; a lot of pubs these days - overpriced, weak and boring beer; lazy staff. "You wouldn't download a beer".
 
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Weatherspoons £2.65, what are you doing paying £7?

Join the students and pensioners whiling away the time. Or less then £2 various brands of IPA in the supermarket. No true northerner would pay that for beer.

PS I remember five pints for 10 shillings.
 
Not been in one for over three years, not so much costs for most of that time, but Covid. Used to do regular pub lunches.
 
Pubs can't compete with stores. Especially difficult when keeping the heating on all day with business rates the way they are and this is on top of pitifully low-wage growth.

Either we tax store-bought alcohol as a means to provide pubs some sort of discount or let pubs die.
 
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Pubs can't compete with stores. Especially difficult when keeping the heating on all day with business rates the way they are and this is on top of pitifully low-wage growth.

Either we tax store-bought alcohol as a means to provide pubs some sort of discount or let pubs die.
I’d happily pay extra for supermarket beer if it would really help pub’s survive
 
Seem to be a lot more people supplementing the booze with powder these days as well.

Is it a post COVID thing? Pub clientele have changed. Depends on the pub of course.
 
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