New study says a pint of lager could cost £13 in five years time

A new study has predicted that the price of a British pint will cost up to £13 by 2030.

Not something you want to read on a wet Wednesday in August.

At this time of the year, you'd expect beer gardens to be packed to the brim with punters enjoying a well-deserved drink after work. Instead, the weather is s**te (should we be surprised?), and the last thing you want to do is sit and get windswept by Storm Floris.

Gusts of up to 82mph winds have peaked across Britain, with Scotland being one of the worst-affected areas after more than 43,000 homes lost power.

Dozens of flights to and from UK airports have been cancelled, but what's worse than all of that is how we aren't able to enjoy a decent summer now, and in the future.

The price of a pint could skyrocket in the coming years (Getty Stock Images)

But rather than complaining about the weather, which never gets old, let's start to get our heads around the fact that in under five years' time, you could be paying £13 for a pint.

That's according to a new study by online review site PlayCasino.

They have forecasted that Peroni could go from an average price of £6.83 to £11.33, whilst San Miguel might increase from £6.36 to £10.55. Stella Artois is predicted to go from £5.27 to £8.74 and Heineken from £6.00 to £9.95. Also, let's not forget Carlsberg, forecasted to jump from £4.23 to £7.02

Just the standard pint though, could reach £8 nationwide by 2030, and £11 in cities, they said.

Regular punters will find it more cost-efficient to just drink at home (Getty Stock Images)

"Touristy zones and stadiums could even see £12 to £13 pints becoming the norm," it added.

They blame the 'end of pandemic support' that 'many pubs are still catching up with financially'.

A landlord said: "Our energy bills have tripled, stock costs are up and we’re still recovering from the pandemic.

Non-pub drinking might become the new norm (Getty Stock Images)

"Prices are rising because they have to - or we don’t survive."

One punter told the Guardian earlier this year that many are now facing the fact that it just makes sense to sit and drink in the garden.

“I think, this summer, it will get to the point where on a nice sunny day people will just sit in the garden because they can’t afford to go to the pub,” he said.

“Without a doubt, I can feel the cost of living crisis. You go to supermarkets and you just see everything going up.”

LADbible Group has contacted Peroni, San Miguel, Carlsberg, Stella Artois, and Heineken for comment.