NEWS & VIEWS – 28th April 2025
Modest Rise of Pub Numbers
Let’s start this week with a glimmer of good news regarding pub numbers, which shows that there has been a modest rise in the numbers of community pubs, food pubs and high street pubs in the year to March 2025, according to the Hospitality Market Monitor..
Let’s start this week with a glimmer of good news regarding pub numbers, which shows that there has been a modest rise in the numbers of community pubs, food pubs and high street pubs in the year to March 2025, according to the Hospitality Market Monitor..
London’s Roughest Pub Crawl!
This one is a bit random! We couldn’t resist linking to an article in the Daily Star, which saw them send two journalists out on London’s roughest pub crawl!
This one is a bit random! We couldn’t resist linking to an article in the Daily Star, which saw them send two journalists out on London’s roughest pub crawl!
How Much!?
Now this is a really good read! It is easy to underestimate the Pub Curmudgeon, but he is actually a really perceptive observer and commentator on the UK pub scene. This week he takes a close look at pub pricing, in a market where apparently the average Brit now drinks only about 1.25 pints per week in a pub. (Ahem..!!)
Now this is a really good read! It is easy to underestimate the Pub Curmudgeon, but he is actually a really perceptive observer and commentator on the UK pub scene. This week he takes a close look at pub pricing, in a market where apparently the average Brit now drinks only about 1.25 pints per week in a pub. (Ahem..!!)
German Beer Consumption on the Wane
Finally, here is some good news! It turns out that general reverence for German beer has significantly declined in the past decade. Consumption of German beer is down 6% Worldwide in the decade to 2024, with consumption in Germany itself down 15%. Look, German beers are fine, but please don’t tell us that a Pilsner or a Helles can be compared to a wellbrewed NEIPA or a BA Imperial Stout!
Finally, here is some good news! It turns out that general reverence for German beer has significantly declined in the past decade. Consumption of German beer is down 6% Worldwide in the decade to 2024, with consumption in Germany itself down 15%. Look, German beers are fine, but please don’t tell us that a Pilsner or a Helles can be compared to a wellbrewed NEIPA or a BA Imperial Stout!
