Lammy said:To brew beer yourself from the raw ingedients (including gas and electric) it costs about £6 to make 9 gallons (72 pints). That's just over 8p a pint. Now imagine how cheap it is to make it on a large scale!!!
At most I's say it costs about 4p a pint to make. We pay on average over £2 a pint. You do the maths.
You're not taking into account the costs of transportation, marketing and advertising, bar staff and, the real killer, property.
Tax plays a part, but the real difference between us and the continent is the much higher rents over here.
The costs of the raw materials are a very small part of the cost of your pint.