Cost of craft beer in pubs

[rje66]

Mylocal innkeeper in north co dublin charges 5.70 for mcgargles,5.30 for oharas ipa, is this pubs taking the piss a little or thats what you have to fork out for craft beer?

Discuss

As an ocassonial pub goer lately ,ill pay that if im solo or only out for 2 or 4, but anymore im on guiness @4.80.
Im always trying to convert the nasayers but these prices dont help.
Thoughts???

[Vermelho]

So you're moaning about a 50cent difference between Guinness and O'Hara's? Those prices are about standard. You'll pay €6 to €7 for a good craft beer in some pubs.

[rje66]

Oh no,not  moaning,just throwing it out there for discussion. Was just curious what others thought. Would hate to think vitners were taking advantage of the popularity  of craft beer.

[krockett]

So you're moaning about a 50cent difference between Guinness and O'Hara's? Those prices are about standard. You'll pay €6 to €7 for a good craft beer in some pubs.

You'll pay that for bad ones too.  Hotel near me charges 6.75 for all 'craft' beers - mostly German ones like Paulaner.
Only producer that meets definitions would be Stag Ban - I've seen this very expensive for some reason in a few places. Its over 7 euro a pint in Deep South in Cork.

[imark]

6.75 a pint! Jesus if ever there was a reason to homebrew then that's it.

[Bubbles]

So you're moaning about a 50cent difference between Guinness and O'Hara's? Those prices are about standard. You'll pay €6 to €7 for a good craft beer in some pubs.

You'll pay that for bad ones too.  Hotel near me charges 6.75 for all 'craft' beers - mostly German ones like Paulaner.
Only producer that meets definitions would be Stag Ban - I've seen this very expensive for some reason in a few places. Its over 7 euro a pint in Deep South in Cork.

There's a bar in East Point that has a chalkboard sign advertising their craft beers.. On the list, Tyskie..

'Nuff said..

[BigDanny84]

Stag Ban - I've seen this very expensive for some reason in a few places. Its over 7 euro a pint in Deep South in Cork.

That is crazy and is not going to help promote craft beer, €5/€5.50 would be loads in my opinion.

[molc]

One of the things that irks me with craft recently is the price of the Irish products are higher or the same as imports in a lot of the craft bars.
I vote with my wallet usually and actually get American or Belgian beers in those circumstances, as its the only message I can send that might be understood. I refuse to pay €6 and above regularly for locally produced goods. I support Irish, but not our rip off culture.

The other thing that annoys me is the servings have gotten smaller but the price has stayed the same. I remember in Galway Bay pubs, when they first opened, that a half was 2.50 and a pint was 5. I quite like a 330ml serving, but when I get a beer that's under 5% avg, I want a decent pint to drink.

[cruiscinlan]

One of the things that irks me with craft recently is the price of the Irish products are higher or the same as imports in a lot of the craft bars.
I vote with my wallet usually and actually get American or Belgian beers in those circumstances, as its the only message I can send that might be understood. I refuse to pay €6 and above regularly for locally produced goods. I support Irish, but not our rip off culture.

The other thing that annoys me is the servings have gotten smaller but the price has stayed the same. I remember in Galway Bay pubs, when they first opened, that a half was 2.50 and a pint was 5. I quite like a 330ml serving, but when I get a beer that's under 5% avg, I want a decent pint to drink.

And if you can get Beamish at €3.60 even in city centre pubs in Dublin, it makes you wonder why brewers running their own pubs can't match it for their regular range.

[Qs]

Its a fiver in my local for most of their pints. Its majority local stuff and usually Lagunitas with occasional other random beers. The only time its more than a fiver is if its something Lagunitas Sucks coming in at 8% but thats for a proper pint. The bar manager says other local pubs charging way over that are taking the piss. Although most don't charge too much more. In one of our local pubs you can get 3 Wicklow Wolfs for €11.

[jawalemon]

In my local Sheary's it's a fiver for a pint of what ever is on. A couple of them are American sized pints but I've seen the same for 5.5 - 6 in other pubs. 

[hopapotamus]

In my local Sheary's it's a fiver for a pint of what ever is on. A couple of them are American sized pints but I've seen the same for 5.5 - 6 in other pubs.

surely a pint is a pint ? as in an irish pint , selling more or less than a pint would be frowned upon by the powers that be ......
as for price i feel it is taking the piss and it does discorage me from buying local , i wonder if franciscian well beers will drop in price now their new macro brewery is open , i love rebel red but as its now a macro product i am not stupid enough to pay the "craft tax"

[cruiscinlan]

surely a pint is a pint ? as in an irish pint , selling more or less than a pint would be frowned upon by the powers that be ......
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American fluid ounces are smaller than Imperial units so their pint is 473ml whereas the Imperial is 568ml. There are the lads you'd bring it to the attention of if you think you're being sold short measures:

http://www.nsai.ie/Our-Services/Measurement/Complaints-and-Appeals.aspx

[delzep]

Shearys advertised their American pint sizes on their price list so the customer knows before they buy

[hopapotamus]

ah thats fair enough