BarTalk

What are your plans for raising beer prices at your bar this year?

John Ellis

Crown Inn

Oakengates

Shropshire

I only change my prices once a year, straight after the Budget. This year I'm anticipating a rise of between 5p and 10p a pint.

I'm told by some of my customers that a nearby freehouse has raised prices by up to 40p - and I think that this will completely price them out of the market. I've got a January sale on at my pub at the moment, offering the majority of my beers for £2 a pint.

Jessica Luke

Brewery Tap

Peterborough

Cambridgeshire

I'm putting the finishing touches to my price list now. We try and stay competitive - we're rasing our beer prices by about 10p across all of our brands. With the recent rise in costs for producers it's pretty much mandatory to raise prices. Luckily, we're a city-centre freehouse, so with no beer tie and high volumes we can afford to be competitive.

Nigel Anstead

White Horse

Bedford

Luckily, we've got a strong business here so we only raise prices in February then just grit our teeth and get on with it when the Budget comes in. We're looking at an increase of about 10p a pint on regular lager and ale and up to 15p on premium brands like Guinness. Wine's going to be 10p on a small glass and 15p on 250ml serving. Soft drinks wise we're going to charge about 10p more.

David Parker

Shoulder of Muton

Castleford

Yorkshire

I've got a freehouse so I don't raise prices a lot, maybe once every two years. I've only got

to pay the utilities and my

part-time barmaid on top of

the beer, so it's not really

much of an issue. Some of

the leasehold pubs near me have to charge a lot more for their beer, almost 25% more than me, in some cases, and I really feel for them.