Cobra Cans?

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I was telling some lads that are going to ****** this weekend about the offer of 24 Cobra cans for €24 that Dunnes are doing this weekend. Said it would be handy for their drink requirements.

I myself bought 2 cases!

Anyway, they reckoned that anything that is that price must be 'slop' and that the cans look really cheap. Then they went away and bought loads of Carling for the more expensive price of €1.40 a can.

We were having a few bottles another night and I offered them some Warsteiner. They took one look at the bottle, decided it's probably terrible stuff and stuck to their Miller.

Anyway, I reckon people should try and sample more beers, rather than the Bud, Heineken, Carlsberg, Carling, Miller etc. and not dismiss different beers straight away.

The fun of drinking beer is sampling new stuff!

What do you guys think?

EDIT: Never knew the above festival is being promoted/ran by a certain company, apologies!

marcphisto

That attitude to "strange" beers is all to prevelant tbh. I don't understand it myself.

Cobra is a fine beer out of a bottle so I assume that the can would be ok also, it's bound to be superior to Carling anyhow!

As for Miller instead of Warsteiner, unbelievable. :eek:

Miller = American Beer = any number of ingredients and preservatives.
Warsteiner = German Beer = 4 ingredients.

Having done the crate thing on both I know which one is less painful the next day!

Mr Magnolia

Couldn't agree more.

Some people are happy sticking to Heineken or whatever. I prefer to sample as many different beers/wines/foods as I can. Have a look here for some recommendations.

You may want to ask the forum mod to merge the threads for you.

funktastic

It's only an introductory offer for Cobra as it's new in can form. The price will be pretty expensive soon as i think its about €2.85 or so in a bottle normally.

happy_acid_face

Kasen Repulsive Monster wrote:

Anyway, I reckon people should try and sample more beers, rather than the Bud, Heineken, Carlsberg, Carling, Miller etc. and not dismiss different beers straight away.

The fun of drinking beer is sampling new stuff!

What do you guys think?

Couldn't agree more. Its great to see people experimenting more. I think you should visit here -> www.irishcraftbrewer.com You'll find some great advise on places to go and beers to try! also www.ratebeer.com is another great place to find the best of beers! And here of course too!

oblivious

Kasen Repulsive Monster wrote:

We were having a few bottles another night and I offered them some Warsteiner. They took one look at the bottle, decided it's probably terrible stuff and stuck to their Miller.

Ah, the power of marketing and lack of interest in trying something new:(

ciaran76

Bought 24 myself. Well worth it for that value.

Had a few friends over who the next day went and got their own 24 pack.

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oblivious wrote:

Ah, the power of marketing

This would be the same marketing that convinces people that Cobra is an Indian beer? Would it sell so well (and at such a high price) if people saw it for the UK beer it actually is?

BeerNut

PaschalNee wrote:

This would be the same marketing that convinces people that Cobra is an Indian beer? Would it sell so well (and at such a high price) if people saw it for the UK beer it actually is?

I doubt anyone buys Cobra because they think it's Indian. It's not like India has a reputation as the world's greatest brewer.

Belgium has a reputation as a great brewing nation, yet I don't think people who buy Stella Artois do so because they think it's Belgian rather than the UK beer it actually is.

oblivious

PaschalNee wrote:

This would be the same marketing that convinces people that Cobra is an Indian beer? Would it sell so well (and at such a high price) if people saw it for the UK beer it actually is?

My post had nothing to do with Cobra

i71jskz5xu42pb

oblivious wrote:

My post had nothing to do with Cobra

Fair enough - my only point (badly made it would seem) was that marketing is at work for the left of centre beers as it is for the more mainstream beers. People who lament the power of marketing don't seem to get that they too are influenced by marketing.

i71jskz5xu42pb

BeerNut wrote:

I doubt anyone buys Cobra because they think it's Indian. It's not like India has a reputation as the world's greatest brewer.

I'd say people buy it because they think it's a bit exotic, something a bit different. Which is true if you consider Bedford exotic.

oblivious

PaschalNee wrote:

Fair enough - my only point (badly made it would seem) was that marketing is at work for the left of centre beers as it is for the more mainstream beers. People who lament the power of marketing don't seem to get that they too are influenced by marketing.

True to a point, but there is an ocean in the difference of marketing between the mega swill and left of centre. Unfortunately these big brands product are ruled more by the financial controller and marketing department then the master brewer.

shane86

marcphisto wrote:

Cobra is a fine beer out of a bottle so I assume that the can would be ok also, it's bound to be superior to Carling anyhow!

As for Miller instead of Warsteiner, unbelievable. :eek:

Miller = American Beer = any number of ingredients and preservatives.
Warsteiner = German Beer = 4 ingredients.

LOL Ah I love the smell of beer snobbery.

For the record, no idea as to Cobra alcoholic, I had a sip/smell of Cobra non alcoholic from a workmate who was driving us one night. Quite litreally tastes/smells like vomit if you had a very heavy night and a curry on top of it. Honestly, people have good reason to be wary of lesser known brands.

Mr Magnolia

shane86 wrote:

LOL Ah I love the smell of beer snobbery.

As much as you love the smell of beer ignorance?

oblivious

Mr Magnolia wrote:

As much as you love the smell of beer ignorance?