Greene King has revealed the five leading events that saw the most pints pulled in its pubs 2023 with St Patrick’s Day remaining the most popular day to grab a pint as Greene King sold a total of 700,000 pints across its pubs. The Six Nation’s also proved to be a favourite, with over 3 million pints pulled during the tournament.
The top five events that saw the most pints pulled this year across the UK were:
- St Patrick’s Day: A day synonymous with high spirits and a visit to the local topped the charts, as Saint Patrick’s Day saw 700,000 pints were sold across Greene King pubs – more pints pulled than any other moment in the year.
- The King’s Coronation: A once in a generation event, witnessed by millions around the world and hundreds of thousands in their local pub, it saw 562,000 pints poured in celebration.
- The Six Nations: The Six Nations is always a sporting must-see and this year that was no different. Over nine days, more than 3 million pints were poured during the rugby with five Six Nations matches seeing draught pint sales anywhere between 410,000 and 460,000, with England vs Scotland on the opening day enjoying the most pints sold.
- Spring Bank holiday (May 27): With temperatures well into the twenties in some parts of the country, it’s no surprise that close to 400,000 pints were pulled that day.
- FA Cup Final, Manchester United vs Manchester City: Across the UK, Sports fans took to their local to see Manchester City beat United two goals to one, buying over 350,000 pints throughout the day.
