Wetherspoons has announced it will be discontinuing the popular San Miguel beer in its pubs by the end of the month.
Instead, the chain will be offering punters Poretti which will cost less than £4 a pint at most locations.
A Wetherspoons spokesperson said: "San Miguel will be available in pubs until the end of November."
Recent research shows that San Miguel is the nation’s favourite beer, with it topping a YouGov poll from 2024.
Researchers asked the public what they thought about 164 well-known brands between July and September this year and ranked the results as a percentage of people who had a positive opinion.
San Miguel came top of that list with 61% followed by Guinness at 53% and Kopparberg, Strongbow and Thatchers Gold in joint-third at 51%.
Perhaps it is understandable as a result that some Wetherspoons drinkers are not too happy at the news it will not be sold in the pubs after November.
Drinkers not happy at San Miguel Wetherspoons decision
As reported by the Metro, some people were not happy with the news, as one Facebook commenter said they were "gutted it’s going", while another was a little more blunt exclaiming they were "p***** off" by the news.
A third shared how San Miguel is his "go to, especially in the summer".
One person on X (formerly known as Twitter) wrote: "Saw on Facebook that Spoons are going to replace San Miguel with Poretti later this month.
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"So another 5.0% lout bites the dust, although they have recently introduced Staropramen on draught."
However, not everyone was devastated at the news, as one person on X posted: "Spoons has dropped San Miguel for Poretti, biggest upgrade ever."
Another person wasn't too happy about the replacement beer being Poretti either, as they shared: "I’m not a fan of either of those. San Miguel gives me a headache!"
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