Beer price rise 'inevitable'

Beer drinkers may be left goggle-eyed come July as the price of their favourite tipple looks set to soar.

DB is staring down the barrel of a 6 to 7 per cent rise, as opposed to 3 per cent last year, while Lion Nathan, which hasn't set its new prices yet, concedes it will be at least 4 per cent.

And the smaller breweries, which lack the buying power of the two titans, will be even harder hit.

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