Those 5LT Heino Kegs

admiralofthefleet

just cracked open one of those 5 litre heino kegs and after the initial highness of the gas i got a pint, i can safely say that i have yet to taste nicer, cleaner, purer heino. its absolutely beautiful.
i would encourage all brothers to get some. dont mind the 'chill for 10 hours' thats written on it, just feck it in the deep freeze for 2 hours and enjoy.

kinkstr

Seen these in tescos last week, how much are they?

Holsten

€20 I think.

Fresh Pots

€21.99 in spar, can probably get them cheaper though.

admiralofthefleet

sorry lads i should have said that they are 20.99 in tesco, but someone mentioned over on bargain alerts that they are cheaper in centra stores

Fresh Pots

anyone know if you can re-use them?

admiralofthefleet

itsabagofleaves wrote:

anyone know if you can re-use them?

what like bring them back for a re-fill? no you cant, sadly

Tom Dunne

admiralofthefleet wrote:

just cracked open one of those 5 litre heino kegs and after the initial highness of the gas i got a pint, i can safely say that i have yet to taste nicer, cleaner, purer heino. its absolutely beautiful.
i would encourage all brothers to get some. dont mind the 'chill for 10 hours' thats written on it, just feck it in the deep freeze for 2 hours and enjoy.

I got one or two of them a while back and damn were they nice. I always left them in the fridge overnight. Much nicer than the 500ml cans.

crosstownk

tom dunne wrote:

I always left them in the fridge overnight.

I totally agree. I chill mine for 24 hours (where possible). If they aren't cold enough the head is way too big.

I agree with brother admiral - it is top notch Heineken. IIRC, I got one a while back in Superquinn for €18.99. I saw them in my local SuperValue yesterday - I must check the price as the shop is quite reasonable with beer prices.

someothername

yep gotta agree that these are the job!
i lash mine into the deep freeze for 2 hrs as well and they are perfect..... actually i better pick one up for tonight on the way home!

crosstownk

I got one on the way home from work - €20.99 and it was already chilled in a special Heineken fridge. Gonna crack it open once the Chinese arrives.........:D

crosstownk

admiralofthefleet wrote:

its absolutely beautiful.
i would encourage all brothers to get some.

It is beautiful - I'm in the process of emptying one.

Thank you for this thread, brother admiral.

Rowley Birkin QC

Just pouring myself and the oul lad a nice fresh pint from these little beauties, top notch.

It wasn't me!

I have not borne witness to this sight, pray direct me to an appropriate vendor?

admiralofthefleet

It wasn't me! wrote:

I have not borne witness to this sight, pray direct me to an appropriate vendor?

tesco is your friend! €20.99

Not being a heineken fan myself, do any brothers know if the stella artois kegs are still around? Also dunnes have kegs of something called bitteburg or something for €20. Anyone tried these out? Think I might get one for tomorrow night.

Tom Dunne

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bitteburg

That's enough to put me off.

Suppin' a few Lidl Perlenbacher right now, they are the job. €7 for 6x500ml bottles.

admiralofthefleet

agree with you there brother tom, i love that stuff, its sends me a little haywire though, i was seeing the little rabbits in tuxedos the last time i drank a skinfull of that

Tom Dunne

admiralofthefleet wrote:

agree with you there brother tom, i love that stuff, its sends me a little haywire though, i was seeing the little rabbits in tuxedos the last time i drank a skinfull of that

*looks to the left*

You mean that rabbit isn't really there? :eek:

admiralofthefleet

yeah he is, your mind is just trying you tell he isnt. is he doing the charleston dance?

Hagar

They sell coolers complete with taps for them over here. Sorta like this version here. Just slot the keg in like a cartridge in a fountain pen and away you go. About €120 I think but that includes your first keg. I'm sorely tempted brothers.

Tom Dunne

admiralofthefleet wrote:

yeah he is, your mind is just trying you tell he isnt. is he doing the charleston dance?

No, the Macarena.

OMG, it's worse than I thought.

admiralofthefleet

sorely tempted? i be all over that like a rash on a hoors arse. do they ship to Ireland or can they be bought in france?

edit: brother tom: you are fcuked, once the macerena kicks in its time for the men in white coats

mik_da_man

Just making my way through 2 of the Hino Kegs, and really like the look of the coolers - wonder do they do a bulk discount????...
For the brotherhood - who's with me?

Mik

Drag00n79

Deleted User wrote:

Not being a heineken fan myself, do any brothers know if the stella artois kegs are still around? Also dunnes have kegs of something called bitteburg or something for €20. Anyone tried these out?

I haven't seen them but if it's Bitburger, it's good German bier.

Shamrok

Shamrok wrote:

I haven't seen them but if it's Bitburger, it's good German bier.

I shall take your word for it Brother Shamrok,will pick one up tomorrow afternoon.

The tax man

Greetings brothers, First post on BG&RH. Hopefully my growing beer storage unit will allow me to fit in here.:D
I was a great fan of the 5lt Heino kegs the last time they surfaced in Superquinn a few months back. Damn shop ran out of them too fast for my liking. At least I got my mits on 6 of those puppies and it's great to see them back. Heineken is my poison of choice so I'm a happy camper right now.
With a bit of luck they might stay around. If so I'd be on for one of those coolers too.

Cheers.:D

mik_da_man

Just checked and shipping is about $120 for 2 coolers - which is NOT cheap
hopefully we can get a better bulk discount

admiralofthefleet

keep us updated in this, i'm with you man. seriously. i want one of those