
Brewery costs are spiking
(Picture: PA)The cost of a pint of beer is set to rise, a brewing chief said on Friday as the cost-of-living squeeze hitting Britain gets worse.
William Lees-Jones, managing director at Manchester-based JW Lees Brewery which has 150 pubs across the North West and Wales, stressed that CO2, needed for beer production, was “becoming very, very expensive” due to shortages.