I tried London’s £11 pint of Heineken – was it worth the price?

Clearly I wasn’t too offended to drink the high-price booze (Picture: Craig Munro)

An £11 pint is an abomination. Let’s get that out the way first.

Here in the capital, we’ve become used to booze prices that would make non-Londoners’ eyes water – with laughter, mainly.

But there’s something about that double-digit threshold that still holds the power to turn stomachs and freeze spines. It goes against everything Winston Churchill and Princess Diana stood for.

When I learnt there was a bar in central London that was serving beers that didn’t just breach the £10 barrier, but whacked another pound on top, something stirred deep in my soul. I...