Pint prices could reach £4.25 by the summer, says Sacha Lord

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The price of the average pint could shoot up by between 16 and 20p, as pubs and bars struggle with a battery of sky-rocketing costs.

Other operators have suggested that this could surge to as much as 70p by Christmas. Both the brewing and hospitality industries are facing increases in costs, from grain to make beer, to energy to light and heat venues and fuel to power its deliveries.

All of this will at some point have to be passed on to customers, with many businesses in the sector having absorbed as much of the increases as they can.

Currently the average pint in the UK costs £4.07, with that figure likely to increase to £4.25 by June, according to predictions from night time economy advisor Sacha Lord, one of the founders of the Warehouse Project. READ MORE “Our sector looks like it's back to normal with the naked eye, but behind the scenes, operators are barely breaking even,” he said. “Many operators will be forced to increase customer prices by around four to five per cent simply to stay afloat and this additional rise will be noticeable to punters. "Landlords are trying their best in what is a financially precarious situation for many and putting prices up isn't something they will want to do.