A UK brewery faces financial strain after beer duty hikes, now costing £1,500–£2,000 monthly, threatening its survival.

A small Oxfordshire brewery is facing financial strain after the UK Labour government’s latest budget raised beer duty, increasing monthly payments to £1,500–£2,000, according to MP Olly Glover. The brewery’s owner says the burden threatens sustainability without his second job. Duty now makes up 30%–40% of a firkin’s cost, limiting the ability to raise prices without losing competitiveness. The brewery criticized government comparisons to large brewers like Budweiser as irrelevant, while Glover called for policy changes, including upcoming legislation to tackle late payments.