A Scots man has sparked a debate among punters after taking to Twitter to post a picture of his £18 bill that he paid for just two pints in a popular pub.
According to Glasgow Live, the punter paid a staggering total of £18.27 for two pints of Juice Forsyth IPA at Shilling Brewing Company in Glasgow during a visit at the weekend.
The tweet reveals a picture of his receipt for the drinks alongside the caption: "This still knocked me six at the weekend, when did this become acceptable in Glasgow? Great pints mind you."
As you would expect from a Scottish following, the tweet generated a large amount of responses from baffled Glaswegians, some of whom who thought that the price was reasonable considering the choice of pints, with others reacting in outrage at the price he paid for them.
The man in question wrote that even though it was "a beautiful pint", he was left "shocked at the price of it", after one Twitter user replied to his post saying that "hops are really expensive and some of these craft beers take huge amounts of them as well as expensive malt".
Another person responded to the tweet by saying: "It's £4.20 for a 440ml can in an off-license, that equates to around £5.40 a pint so an extra £2 on top sounds reasonable".
Some were left less than impressed with the cost of the pints, with one person adding: "Places like this deserve to be empty at they prices ...... I’d have handed the pints back sorry no chance" while another wrote: "People need to start boycotting places like this and tell the bars why".
They were joined by others who replied: "That’s why I don’t drink in pubs" and "Two pints of what, molten gold?"
Shilling Brewing Company have commented, stating: "Shilling Brewing Company is home to the largest Draught Beer selection available under one roof in Scotland, we pride ourselves on regularly having over 30 unique beers to choose from, starting from £4:50 a pint.
"We appreciate some specialist beers come with a premium price due to the ingredient cost and unique brewing processes used by ourselves and other specialist small batch breweries which we support and collaborate with. We do however offer all our beers in a Third Pint, Half Pint, Schooner and Pint size options therefore giving everyone a chance to sample a top quality beer without breaking the bank."
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