How much is a pint of ale/stout in Central London these days
How much is a pint of ale/stout in Central London these days
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soad

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34,751 posts

207 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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I should have a few spare hours to kill tomorrow afternoon, all being well. smile

Not ventured darn sarf since 2012...

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

286 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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Ale? Stout?

These 'ere modern jessies only drink weasel piss...hehe

Cotty

42,275 posts

315 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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Not that I drink the stuff bit it depends where you go. could vary by a couple of quid a pint.

soad

Original Poster:

34,751 posts

207 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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Cotty said:
Not that I drink the stuff bit it depends where you go. could vary by a couple of quid a pint.
A pub, no fancy bars. Think I paid close to a fiver last time. Cheers

okgo

42,362 posts

229 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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soad said:
A pub, no fancy bars. Think I paid close to a fiver last time. Cheers
I think he meant where you go in London. A council estate in Kennington might be somewhat different to a bar in Sloane Square smile

But as a general rule of thumb, pints of stuff are between £4-6.

Kenty

5,287 posts

206 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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£10 a pint in the Shard bar........

timolloyd

229 posts

191 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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If you're near the City look out The Pride of Spitalfields near Brick Lane. £3.50 for a pint of London Pride. Has to be the cheapest, closest to anywhere useful, apart from Wetherspoons of course...

Buff Mchugelarge

3,316 posts

181 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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Kenty said:
£10 a pint in the Shard bar........
And I assume people pay that simply so other people can see they've payed double the normal price for a pint and be impressed?

I don't get people sometimes.. rolleyes

Gargamel

16,414 posts

292 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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Kenty said:
£10 a pint in the Shard bar........
So poor sod has to carry that keg up forty five flights of stairs....

anonymous-user

85 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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Gargamel said:
Kenty said:
£10 a pint in the Shard bar........
So poor sod has to carry that keg up forty five flights of stairs....
Aye, it'd be bloody hard to hand-pump from the cellar - not to mention cleaning the pipeseek

soad

Original Poster:

34,751 posts

207 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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Buff Mchugelarge said:
And I assume people pay that simply so other people can see they've payed double the normal price for a pint and be impressed?

I don't get people sometimes.. rolleyes
Put it on the expenses. And you're paying for the view.

okgo

42,362 posts

229 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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Buff Mchugelarge said:
And I assume people pay that simply so other people can see they've payed double the normal price for a pint and be impressed?

I don't get people sometimes.. rolleyes
Clever post, your second line is indicated by what you said in the first line.

soad

Original Poster:

34,751 posts

207 months

Tuesday 8th September 2015
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timolloyd said:
If you're near the City look out The Pride of Spitalfields near Brick Lane. £3.50 for a pint of London Pride. Has to be the cheapest, closest to anywhere useful, apart from Wetherspoons of course...
Sadly, a bit out of the way. SW1 postcode remains pricey (as expected).

anothernameitist

1,500 posts

166 months

Tuesday 8th September 2015
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Best ( cheapest) places are Sam Smiths Houses

Ste1987

1,798 posts

137 months

Tuesday 8th September 2015
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anothernameitist said:
Best ( cheapest) places are Sam Smiths Houses
This. I was stunned when I got a pint for £2.50, in London! This was a few years ago, mind

ziontrain

290 posts

152 months

Tuesday 8th September 2015
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Ste1987 said:
This. I was stunned when I got a pint for £2.50, in London! This was a few years ago, mind
still a similar price, think i got 3 pints for 8 quid or thereabouts earlier this year

iphonedyou

10,424 posts

188 months

Tuesday 8th September 2015
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Buff Mchugelarge said:
And I assume people pay that simply so other people can see they've payed double the normal price for a pint and be impressed?

I don't get people sometimes.. rolleyes
My girlfriend took me, and paid that, to celebrate my becoming chartered and getting RICS accredited after going back to university for four years, moving 400 miles from home then working for 2.5 years while studying.

I only wish I'd known how you'd have viewed us, sitting there purely to be seen to be drinking something at a tenner a pint. Maybe the evening wouldn't have been quite so bloody delightful.

Look, my eyes are rolling too.

iphonedyou

10,424 posts

188 months

Tuesday 8th September 2015
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ziontrain said:
still a similar price, think i got 3 pints for 8 quid or thereabouts earlier this year
Yeah, Taddy's is £3.25 in Sam Smiths pubs currently. Great!

smile

LordGrover

34,189 posts

243 months

Tuesday 8th September 2015
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What are prices like up t'North anyway?
You can pay a lot more in town (Bath/Bristol), especially for that yellow lady beer but out here in civilised surrounds it's £3.00-£3.50 for proper beer in most proper locals. That's for your c. 4% ABV beers, go north of 5% and you'll pay a little more.

andy-xr

13,204 posts

235 months

Tuesday 8th September 2015
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Two drinks will see change from a tenner. As to how much change is anyone's guess, depends what mood the person serving you is in, whether they're mid text/conversation and whether there's anything on the rill. You might just get silver, it might have copper as well

I probably couldnt tell you how much a pint actually is, I only really go out with a few people so it's generally a few drinks in a round