Dunnes craft beer 4 for €9

Red Silurian · 19-09-2014 8:15pm #1

Dunnes stores have an offer on selected 500ml craft beers at 4 bottles of the same beer for €9 included in the list is a few of the O'Haras the Cuirim Gold and the Belfast blonde

All 4 beers need to be the same though so be careful!

ThisRegard · 19-09-2014 8:20pm

Belfast Blonde is very nice.

TheDriver · 19-09-2014 11:29pm

Their o'haras red ale at 2.99 is always 1.89 in Tesco.....

Gatling · 19-09-2014 11:33pm

Smithwicks pale ale can usually got 5 for €10 in tesco too

Devia · 20-09-2014 12:22am

Gatling wrote: »

Smithwicks pale ale can usually got 5 for €10 in tesco too

Saw it in supervalue for 1.80 a bottle earlier.

Banjo String · 20-09-2014 9:24pm

Gatling wrote: »

Smithwicks pale ale can usually got 5 for €10 in tesco too

Drank a few nbottles of these , and the summer ale last weekend and very nice it was too.

cruhoortwunk · 20-09-2014 9:48pm

Anyone know the full list of beers on this?

TheDriver · 20-09-2014 10:38pm

Nothing in my dunnes today. Hint to anyone who likes o haras, o sheas in aldi is same thing, all made by Carlow brewing. Bar red ale in Tesco, o haras is nearly double price everywhere and it tastes the same....

20-09-2014 11:47pm

This offer is not in in all stores, probably just on certain short dated beers in certain stores to clear stocks.

shivers27 · 21-09-2014 4:02pm

Not on in Dunne's donaghmede today anyway

Gatling · 21-09-2014 4:06pm

Banjo String wrote: »

Drank a few nbottles of these , and the summer ale last weekend and very nice it was too.

It's my current go to beer for all occasions

Red Silurian · 22-09-2014 5:13pm

Taken in dunnes stores Jetland, Limerick yesterday!

MonkstownHoop · 22-09-2014 5:53pm

colmtheperson wrote: »

Dunnes stores have an offer on selected 500ml craft beers at 4 bottles of the same beer for €9 included in the list is a few of the O'Haras the Cuirim Gold and the Belfast blonde

All 4 beers need to be the same though so be careful!

Dunnes usually always have this offer on and it's never been 4 of the same always mix and match

OldMrBrennan83 · 22-09-2014 6:23pm

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MonkstownHoop · 22-09-2014 6:30pm

Patww79 wrote: »

You could leave the notions at the door and get normal beer cheaper.

That's your choice

Red Silurian · 22-09-2014 9:05pm

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Dunnes usually always have this offer on and it's never been 4 of the same always mix and match

Your man at the self service till on Friday seemed to disagree, I do acknowledge it's strange though

willciviceg5 · 22-09-2014 9:23pm

Do you know if Kinsale Pale Ale is included in this offer?

22-09-2014 9:26pm

Been caught a few times with the 4 for €9 when mixing it up. Generally a trip to customer services or asking whomever is on the till about it will sort it.

And as for saying you can leave your notions at the door, well I'd sooner pay €9 for 4 really nice beers than I would pay the same for 6 or 8 of a lesser quality beer.

Red Silurian · 23-09-2014 1:43pm

willciviceg5 wrote: »

Do you know if Kinsale Pale Ale is included in this offer?

Unfortunately not, seems to just be the ones in my attached image

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Been caught a few times with the 4 for €9 when mixing it up. Generally a trip to customer services or asking whomever is on the till about it will sort it.

I'll take it to CS next time so, the bloke at self service was no help, cheers for that advice!

Speak Now · 23-09-2014 1:49pm

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Whats normal beer?

neto · 23-09-2014 2:14pm

willciviceg5 wrote: »

Do you know if Kinsale Pale Ale is included in this offer?

O'Briens Wine have Kinsale Pale Ale on 6 for 5 mix and match offer

Gone West · 23-09-2014 2:35pm

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This is one of the most tired, boring and trite things that you can hear people say in Ireland.
Just because you don't know any better... if you weren't trolling it would be a little less sad though

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TheDriver · 23-09-2014 2:38pm

Whats gas is that as much as I like ale etc, I do think "poshing" up anything less mainstream than bud or miller is getting a bit tiresome. In England, Ale is standard fare and not jacked up prices because its "craft"...........Before the craft word came in, speciality stuff was only marginally dearer.
I have also realised that more expensive isn't always better so its right to try and find the nicer ale. For me its banana bread beer or O'Haras Red Ale or Pale Ale. Hobgoblin or Bishops Finger hits the spot too. Most of which are common place in UK.

OldMrBrennan83 · 23-09-2014 2:40pm

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cruhoortwunk · 23-09-2014 2:42pm

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It's sad that people are thinking outside the usual 4 taps/brands and trying different things? Sad that people are willing to pay more for something that is not generic and shít?

OldMrBrennan83 · 23-09-2014 2:44pm

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BMJD · 23-09-2014 2:45pm

First it's the craft beer, before you know it they'll be looking at nudie magazines. Lord save us all!

TheDriver · 23-09-2014 2:54pm

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I do concur to a point about what you are saying however some of us like that taste. But there is unfortunately a cohort who believe that craft beer = cool just because its dear.

Owryan · 23-09-2014 2:57pm

willciviceg5 wrote: »

Do you know if Kinsale Pale Ale is included in this offer?

I saw kinsale pale ale in my local super valu as part of an offer today. Think it was 4 for 9/10 euro.

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 23-09-2014 2:59pm

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Or maybe people have different opinions and tastes than you?

MBSnr · 23-09-2014 3:00pm

Tesco were doing 2 for €5 on Fullers Pride, Honeydew and Indian Pale Ale. From tomorrow it's 4 for €9 on those. Even better...!

OldMrBrennan83 · 23-09-2014 3:02pm

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drumswan · 23-09-2014 3:04pm

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Look at the reverse hipster, way ahead of the pack. You're like the ironic hipsters in the US who drink Pabst Blue Ribbon because they are ahead of normal hipsters who 'still' drink decent quality, locally brewed beer.

Is this offer in every Dunnes? Do they have cans of Blacks?

MBSnr · 23-09-2014 3:07pm

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So why are you posting in a thread about beer you obviously dislike? We really don't need to know your preference.

drumswan · 23-09-2014 3:10pm

MBSnr wrote: »

So why are you posting in a thread about beer you obviously dislike? We really don't need to know your preference.

You missed him, he's headed off to the Food and Drink forum to tell everyone they should be eating McDonalds and not to get ideas above their station because it makes him feel inferior

marco_polo · 23-09-2014 3:11pm

Patww79 wrote: »

I'm not trolling. I just see it as a sad indictment of what Ireland is becoming.

I know what you mean. Its sad to see all of that money going to skilled indigenous irish brewers creating local employment, you can't help but feel so so sad for all those diago and Miller shareholders, they are the forgotten victims here

TheDriver · 23-09-2014 3:15pm

marco_polo wrote: »

I know what you mean. Its sad to see all of that money going to skilled indigenous irish brewers creating local employment, you can't help but feel so so sad for all those diago and Miller shareholders, they are the forgotten victims here

This is the real crux of it all. Some of these are NOT skilled irish brewers but simply mass produced in other countries. One example is Tsingtao which is simply the Heineken of Beijing however people pay a fortune here for it. Same as anything brewed by Marstons in UK. (which is nice stuff but a bottle of hobgoblin is not worth 3 euro). However stuff like Rebel Red, Kenmare brewing etc etc is proper craft small brewery stuff

marco_polo · 23-09-2014 3:28pm

TheDriver wrote: »

This is the real crux of it all. Some of these are NOT skilled irish brewers but simply mass produced in other countries. One example is Tsingtao which is simply the Heineken of Beijing however people pay a fortune here for it. Same as anything brewed by Marstons in UK. (which is nice stuff but a bottle of hobgoblin is not worth 3 euro). However stuff like Rebel Red, Kenmare brewing etc etc is proper craft small brewery stuff

I do know what you mean in so far as the way some supermarkets advertise them, you could consider it a "trendy" foreign beer, so in the context of this thread thats a fair enough point (and definately not one the poster I replied to was making might I add), but Tsingtao would hardly be considered craft by any stretch of the imagination.

I have nothing against big brand beer once I like it btw, Paulaner and Guinness are two of my favourites.

dashcamdanny · 23-09-2014 7:33pm

I got 4 for 9 in Tesco tonight . O'haras IPA. They have some sort of sale on also. Probably in retaliation to Dunnes. Gotta love these price wars..

Tasty.

TheDriver · 23-09-2014 7:55pm

O haras ipa is same as o sheas ipa in aldi, even bottle is same but only 1.89 normally. Plus its Irish pale ale and not normal India pale ale....

dashcamdanny · 23-09-2014 7:59pm

TheDriver wrote: »

O haras ipa is same as o sheas ipa in aldi, even bottle is same but only 1.89 normally. Plus its Irish pale ale and not normal India pale ale....

India pale ale simple means its hopped quite well as in the olden days they used lots of hops to preserve it on long trips to . Irish IPA is the same , but they like to use american hops. Still very nice beer.

I heard that the Aldi stuff comes from the same place, but its not the same brew.

23-09-2014 8:20pm

TheDriver wrote: »

O haras ipa is same as o sheas ipa in aldi, even bottle is same but only 1.89 normally. Plus its Irish pale ale and not normal India pale ale....

I drink both of them but I prefer the o'haras. It's smoother and when you can get it for 2.15 it's well worth the extra 26 cent. It's 5.2% as opposed to 4.3% I think. Both brewed by the carlow brewing company.

Speak Now · 23-09-2014 8:37pm

TheDriver wrote: »

O haras ipa is same as o sheas ipa in aldi, even bottle is same but only 1.89 normally. Plus its Irish pale ale and not normal India pale ale....

Brewed in the same place but definitely not the same.

cython · 23-09-2014 8:37pm

TheDriver wrote: »

O haras ipa is same as o sheas ipa in aldi, even bottle is same but only 1.89 normally. Plus its Irish pale ale and not normal India pale ale....

dashcamdanny wrote: »

India pale ale simple means its hopped quite well as in the olden days they used lots of hops to preserve it on long trips to . Irish IPA is the same , but they like to use american hops. Still very nice beer.

I heard that the Aldi stuff comes from the same place, but its not the same brew.

Correct, as per the poster below (except that four for 9 euro is 2.25 a bottle :pac:)

9400 wrote: »

I drink both of them but I prefer the o'haras. It's smoother and when you can get it for 2.15 it's well worth the extra 26 cent. It's 5.2% as opposed to 4.3% I think. Both brewed by the carlow brewing company.

Ultimately I think a lot of the reason for the difference between the IPAs for O'Sheas and O'Haras is that selling the ABV of O'Hara's at the price of O'Sheas would not be cost effective, whereas you would see the stout and red ales at similar prices much more frequently, as they are the same ABV across brands (O'Shea's IPA is pulled down to the same as this). I think this is also why Leann Follain is that bit more expensive (and another good one to get at 4 for 9 euro, IMHO)

major deegan · 23-09-2014 8:38pm

drumswan wrote: »

Look at the reverse hipster, way ahead of the pack. You're like the ironic hipsters in the US who drink Pabst Blue Ribbon because they are ahead of normal hipsters who 'still' drink decent quality, locally brewed beer.,

Is this offer in every Dunnes? Do they have cans of Blacks?

See you mention the old pabst blue ribbon,Is that to be got here anywhere do you know? (Not for a hipster btw). Cheers!

Speak Now · 23-09-2014 8:41pm

cython wrote: »

Correct, as per the poster below (except that four for 9 euro is 2.25 a bottle :pac:)

Ultimately I think a lot of the reason for the difference between the IPAs for O'Sheas and O'Haras is that selling the ABV of O'Hara's at the price of O'Sheas would not be cost effective, whereas you would see the stout and red ales at similar prices much more frequently, as they are the same ABV across brands (O'Shea's IPA is pulled down to the same as this). I think this is also why Leann Follain is that bit more expensive (and another good one to get at 4 for 9 euro, IMHO)

Leann Follain is an excellent stout, great value when 4 for €9. Over 6% as well isnt it?

major deegan · 23-09-2014 8:49pm

marco_polo wrote: »

I do know what you mean in so far as the way some supermarkets advertise them, you could consider it a "trendy" foreign beer, so in the context of this thread thats a fair enough point (and definately not one the poster I replied to was making might I add), but Tsingtao would hardly be considered craft by any stretch of the imagination.

I have nothing against big brand beer once I like it btw, Paulaner and Guinness are two of my favourites.

What's the Paulaner like? I've seen the bottles and have meant to try it ... Is it a german lager/ale or a pills or something? Cheers!

marco_polo · 23-09-2014 8:59pm

major deegan wrote: »

What's the Paulaner like? I've seen the bottles and have meant to try it ... Is it a german lager/ale or a pills or something? Cheers!

It a weiss (wheat) beer, but it packs more of a punch than something like Erdinger which is pleasant drink but a little bland (imo of course everyone taste buds are different). Definately worth a try at least and very available around dublin on draft. Wasn't sure if I liked it the first time I tried it but it is now definately my goto beer when there is a tap available.

Speak Now · 23-09-2014 9:00pm

major deegan wrote: »

What's the Paulaner like? I've seen the bottles and have meant to try it ... Is it a german lager/ale or a pills or something? Cheers!

Its a Weissbier isnt it? Something like Erdinger.

Dunnes craft beer 4 for €9

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