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Somewhere in south-central England.

I have just had a serious shock.

As it is a hot day I popped into a local pub on my way back from the railway station to slake my thirst with a pint of lager.

I was charged £4.90!

This isn't Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, or a trendy bar in Gamlastan in Stockholm, it is just a little town pub in southern England.

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Ouch! Unless it was some kind of super fancy lager made by monks in the mountain out of magical hops, if I ordered a beer and was charged that much, I'd give it right back.

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I was in one the other day which had the gall to charge £5.50. This was in Birmingham, not even a very nice bit.

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Solution = move to Denmark for six months and then come home to revel in comparatively cheap booze.

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Glasgow, Scotland

Sure it wasn't just some club at ten at night?

Try asking for a Pepsi and wonder why a fizzy drink costs more than a pint! #Bars hate designated drivers
   
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4.9 British Pound equals
7.53 US Dollar

7$ beers are quite common in the US. Most restaurants in DC have 6$ domestics during non Happy hour. 12$+ beers are not uncommon. And this is the suburbs.

These same places will have 3$ fountain drinks.

Not at all surprised.

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nkelsch wrote:
4.9 British Pound equals
7.53 US Dollar

7$ beers are quite common in the US. Most restaurants in DC have 6$ domestics during non Happy hour. 12$+ beers are not uncommon. And this is the suburbs.

These same places will have 3$ fountain drinks.

Not at all surprised.


Did Jon Taffer come to DC and ruin all the bars?

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Brum

I did encounter a bar in France that sold £9 pints of Guinness. I have no idea why, it was in a shopping centre.

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nkelsch wrote:
7$ beers are quite common in the US. Most restaurants in DC have 6$ domestics during non Happy hour. 12$+ beers are not uncommon. And this is the suburbs.


And you're still left with crappy American beer at the end of it.

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 Kilkrazy wrote:
I have just had a serious shock.

As it is a hot day I popped into a local pub on my way back from the railway station to slake my thirst with a pint of lager.

I was charged £4.90!

This isn't Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, or a trendy bar in Gamlastan in Stockholm, it is just a little town pub in southern England.


Was it an imported lager or a specialty brew?

Was this a topless pub?

Has Mrs. KK been informed of your poor spending choices?

I just stick to wine or Bourbon.

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nkelsch wrote:
4.9 British Pound equals
7.53 US Dollar

7$ beers are quite common in the US. Most restaurants in DC have 6$ domestics during non Happy hour. 12$+ beers are not uncommon. And this is the suburbs.

These same places will have 3$ fountain drinks.

Not at all surprised.


Prices are similar out here in the Puget Sound area as well.... even worse if you're at some form of sporting event
   
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I've only got used to those sorts of prices in London, some pubs down south are going the same way.
   
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I drink cider, having to pay more than £3.50 a pint is common

You sure this was a special type of super lager? In London that would be quite cheap though.

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 Kilkrazy wrote:
... southern England.


Ah, I see your problem

   
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Manchester UK

In Manchester I consider £4 a pint to be cheap. Essentially, poor people have been priced out of pubs, more or less.

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I will only rarely on special occasions get a drink when I’m out. For the price of what bars/restaurants charge, I can get significantly more for my beverage dollar elsewhere. And not have to deal with the limited selection of what they have, but get exactly what I want.

   
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 welshhoppo wrote:
I drink cider, having to pay more than £3.50 a pint is common

You sure this was a special type of super lager? In London that would be quite cheap though.


Ah you can't be from Somerset! Nice £1.50 for a pint of Thatchers

I took my wife out to Prezzo the other day to congratulate her getting a new job, her glass of wine was £9.50! The sodding main meal I had was only 50p more!


 
   
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Ow!
I'd be smug about the price of fruit juice in comparison, but it's also fething ridiculous these days. £7.40 for two orange juices last week in Birmingham.
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Having been charged £5 for a pint of cider before, my friends and I promptly went to Sainsbury's and bought 12 pints for £9. fething ridiculous prices at some of the local bars, though; you'd think you were drinking it out of a diamond encrusted chalice.

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$73 on a fething shot of tequila?! I believe we have a winner, folks!

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 Wyrmalla wrote:
Sure it wasn't just some club at ten at night?

Try asking for a Pepsi and wonder why a fizzy drink costs more than a pint! #Bars hate designated drivers



???

around here I generally get free soda when I am the DD, but then again I get free booze quite often as well.

depends where you go though, the same beer could be 1.50$ CAD or 10$cad

5 pounds is crazy though... are you sure the beer didnt come with a land title or dukedom?


 
   
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Daston wrote:
 welshhoppo wrote:
I drink cider, having to pay more than £3.50 a pint is common

You sure this was a special type of super lager? In London that would be quite cheap though.


Ah you can't be from Somerset! Nice £1.50 for a pint of Thatchers

I took my wife out to Prezzo the other day to congratulate her getting a new job, her glass of wine was £9.50! The sodding main meal I had was only 50p more!



I'm from South Wales. We do get tasty ciders such as Black Dragon, Taff and a few others from the Valleys. I do like Somerset Cider.

As a curious note, never drink Kentish Cider, stuff tastes like cat pee.

Its quite common that at swanky restaurants, the alcohol is pretty expensive. Its how they make their money.

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Your mistake was not drinking Tennents. There's no chance of that costing four and a half quid.

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 Jihadin wrote:
I spent 73 dollars on a Tequila shot. Did not fathom that Tequila can be a sipping shot



I paid out 84 Euro for a 30 year old scotch.... Obviously we're talking completely different drinks, and I honestly can't fathom what type or brand of Tequila would be worth more than the cost of the glass the bottle's made out of
   
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 motyak wrote:
Your mistake was not drinking Tennents. There's no chance of that costing four and a half quid.

Or Harp. There's also precious little chance you'll enjoy it though

 
   
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 Dreadclaw69 wrote:
 motyak wrote:
Your mistake was not drinking Tennents. There's no chance of that costing four and a half quid.

Or Harp. There's also precious little chance you'll enjoy it though


There is if you have enough ha

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 Jihadin wrote:
I spent 73 dollars on a Tequila shot. Did not fathom that Tequila can be a sipping shot


I didn't think you were supposed to buy those shots. I thought they were just meant to make everything else look cheap.

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