Good deal on beer in the Rathmines area

colferma

Deveney's off-licence on Rathmines Rd. are selling 24 x 330ml bottles of O'Hara's red ale, O'Hara's blonde (can't remember the exact name of it) and also some other type of beer for €17 each. The beer's expiry date is September 09; it tastes fine. Pretty good I think, if you like your reds.

coldfire1x

September 09

Is this already expired?

Gran Hermano

coldfire1x wrote: »

September 09

Is this already expired?

I'd suspect so. Deveny's offie have sold beer either out of date or soon out of date at discounted prices for over a decade.

coldfire1x

^^ Not a bargain then. (some may differ).

Funkfield

Gran Hermano wrote: »

I'd suspect so. Deveny's offie have sold beer either out of date or soon out of date at discounted prices for over a decade.

Got me through college

colferma

Funkfield wrote: »

Got me through college

Still gets me through the day :P
Yep it's expired; I just posted it as it's not the usual Heineken/Coors/Bud/Guinness/cider etc. that pops up here now and again. That said, didn't know it was a regular thing with Deveney's.

cojomo2

is it even legal to sell out of date beer? does is have a 'use by' date as well as a 'best before' date?

mayordenis

It's absolutely legal, and the beer will still be perfectly fine.

cojomo2

mayordenis wrote: »

It's absolutely legal, and the beer will still be perfectly fine.

It may be fine as in it won't do you any harm, but in terms of taste, I can confirm that after about 3 months after the bb date, Guinness definitely does not taste good...maybe its different for larger though?

Dublinstiofán

cojomo2 wrote: »

It may be fine as in it won't do you any harm, but in terms of taste, I can confirm that after about 3 months after the bb date, Guinness definitely does not taste good...maybe its different for larger though?

O'Hara's is an Ale and i had a couple which had been gone off by almost a year with no taste difference or side effects. Bargain in my mind

mayordenis

cojomo2 wrote: »

It may be fine as in it won't do you any harm, but in terms of taste, I can confirm that after about 3 months after the bb date, Guinness definitely does not taste good...maybe its different for larger though?

Yes Guinness and most mass prooduced beers will more or less go off on the date exactly.

There's plenty of beers, where the date is only on as a regulation, and some like wine will continue to improve, now I'm not saying O'hara's red will continue to improve but it will most certainly be drinkable.

Stiv

They've also got some O'Hara's Red in the fridge - 7 33cl bottles for 5 euro. Tastes grand to me.

banchang

cojomo2 wrote: »

It may be fine as in it won't do you any harm, but in terms of taste, I can confirm that after about 3 months after the bb date, Guinness definitely does not taste good...maybe its different for larger though?

The taste difference is larger for out of date larger alright.

Agent Smith

If you've drank Larger thats out of date, chances are you'll be fine. but on the off chance your not, yourself and the toiliet bowl will be great friends the next morning as your puking your ring up

lindtee

What is larger?

banchang

lindtee wrote: »

What is larger?

Beer with a bigger taste than stout