The price of a pint of beer has jumped by about 50p in just over 12 months, according to official data.
Taking into account the regional variations, on average, pubgoers fancying a draught pint of lager - which is the UK's favourite choice of beer - were facing a price tag of about £4.56 in May of this year.
According to Office of National Statistics (ONS) data, the same drink was around 47p cheaper a year ago in May 2022 at £4.09.
Month on month, draught lager saw a 0.5% rise from £4.54 in April 2023.
This means the average price tag of a pint has jumped 11% over the last 12 months.
Last month's figures from the ONS showed the cost of a lager had gone up by 46p - again 11% - in the year from April 2022 to April 2023.
This is the second consecutive month draught lager prices had risen by 11% year on year.
In the same time period, the price of a draught pint of bitter rose from £3.50 to £3.80.
This is a whopping 30p more expensive than a year earlier in May.
If the trend continues, the average price of a pint of lager in the UK could surpass £5 by next year.
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) national chairman Nik Antona told the National Advertiser that the latest ONS data was "worrying".
He said: "It is clear just how much households will struggle to afford a night out at their local pub, social club or taproom.
"With energy bills for businesses spiralling and the cost of goods and employing staff rocketing too, pubs - and the breweries that service them - have no choice but to put prices up to make ends meet, despite doing everything they can to continue to welcome their loyal customers."
Beer brewers have frequently shared how the current cost of living is affecting their businesses.
The cost of brewing, alongside everything else, has risen due to higher energy costs, inflation, and supply chain issues.
Last week, Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin warned that there were "no limits" to how high prices could go.
Speaking on LBC radio with Andrew Marr, the pub chain head said the cost of a pint of beer would "quite probably" reach £8 and could reach £10 if nothing changed.
In January of this year, the Brewdog CEO James Watt said that if energy costs continued to rise, the brand's popular Punk IPA beer would have to go up to £27.50 a pint.
