Part of the fun of visiting all the national houses popping up at London 2012 is a chance to sample food and – especially – drink from across the world. In other words, if you’ve never had beer from New Zealand, here’s your chance to do it without taking a trip all the way to Auckland. But which London 2012 attractions have the best beer prices? Come with Londonprepares.com as we take you on a tour of the houses we’ve checked out so far (Updated, 7 August)
Top of the charts
Austria House – ₤4 for a pint of Stiegl, ₤8 for a stein with a ₤5 deposit for the stein. No entry fee
Grenada House - ₤2.50 for a bottle of Stella. No entry fee
Jamaica House - ₤4 for a pint of Becks, Stella, Bud or Kopparberg. ₤4 for a tall can of Red Stripe. No entry fee
Kenya House – ₤3.50 for a bottle (500ml) of Tusker. No entry fee
Newham Live Site – ₤3.50 for a pint of Heineken. No entry fee
Slovak Meeting Point – ₤4 for a pint of Zlaty Bazant. No entry fee
Others with free entry
Africa Village - ₤3.50 for a bottle of Carlslberg; ₤4 for a bottle of Hepworth’s Sussex Blonde lager or Magner’s; ₤4 for a can of Guinness (440ml); ₤4.50 for a bottle of Tusker (5ooml). No entry fee
Imagine Denmark – ₤4.25 for a pint of Carlsberg. No entry fee
Hyde Park Live Site - ₤5 for a pint of Heineken, ₤4.50 for a pint of Foster’s. No entry fee
House of Switzerland - ₤4.50 for a pint of Appenzeller, ₤3 for a half-pint. 1936 Biere also available. No entry fee
New! Japan Arigato House – ₤4.30 for a pint of Asahi, ₤3.80 for a bottle. No entry fee
Victoria Park Live Site - ₤4.70 for a pint and ₤3.80 for a bottle of Heineken, ₤4.30 for a pint of Foster’s. No entry fee
The rest (in alphabetical order)
Belgium House – ₤5 for a pint of Stella, Leffe and Hoegaarden (₤2.50 for a small beer). ₤5 entry fee
Czech House – ₤4 for a pint of Pilsner Urquell (₤2 for a half-pint). ₤5 entry fee
Club France – ₤5 for Heineken. ₤5 entry fee
German House - ₤5 for a pint of Wernesgruner Pils, Hefeweissbier or Dark Lager; have run a special with 5 pints for the price of 4. Free until 5pm, ₤10 after
Holland Heineken House - ₤2.75 for a small cup of Heineken (equivalent to 330 ml, or one bottle). €12.50 entry fee (yes, the entry fee is in Euros)
Irish House – £3.95 for a pint of Amstel, Murphys, Symonds Cider or Savanna Cider. £5 entry fee before 6pm, £10 after
Kiwi House – ₤4 for a bottle of Moa. ₤5 entry fee
We’ll continue to check on beer prices at other country houses and update them on this page. If you have a beer price to report, let us know in the comments below.
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