Bottles of Bud Light

Jsmac67

Folks,

Any ideas where I can pick up bottles of bud light in Dublin? Can find cans everywhere and anywhere but not bottles.

Thanks in advance!

irish_goat

I think they've pretty much been discontinued in the Irish market, Coors Light bottles have soaked up that corner.

the beer revolu

Just buy cans.
Beer keeps better in cans.
Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know what they are talking about.

rubadub

the beer revolu wrote: »

Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know what they are talking about.

many who prefer bottles over cans are drinking from the can, so need to pour it into a suitable glass.

poitinstill

i could drink a cold bottle of one of those lights ( think miller lite is a tad better )
but wouldnt be bothered drinking cans of it even to put them into a glass . maybe a cup or earthen ware stein type as to see how pissy yellow it is would be off putting.

willowthewisp

Why is it you can get this in the north but not in the south.
It’s popular in the UK also, I know a lot of people don’t, but i like it.

L1011

Budweiser was distributed by different firms from different breweries both sides of the border until fairly recently. Diageo from James Gate in ROI, inbev from various UK breweries in NI. It's now C&C both sides of the border and Scotland, brewed in clonme and possibly Wellpark

Specific product offerings and established sales patterns from before that change will be slow to alter. If anything, without Diageo pushing it, conventional Budweiser could fade away.

L1011

L1011 wrote: »

Budweiser was distributed by different firms from different breweries both sides of the border until fairly recently. Diageo from James Gate in ROI, inbev from various UK breweries in NI. It's now C&C both sides of the border and Scotland, brewed in clonme and possibly Wellpark

Specific product offerings and established sales patterns from before that change will be slow to alter. If anything, without Diageo pushing it, conventional Budweiser could fade away.

C&C aren't looking to import it and hardly anyone is looking for it in the shops, in my own experience anyway!.

L1011

C&C would be the ones making it rather than importing it; and I think cans are still being sold - its just the bottles the OP wanted / presumably the bouncing poster wants.

As a niche product that nobody will pay a premium for, its not going to be stocked widely if at all even if made available. Rockshore is probably the closest in terms of 'flavour' and is sold in bottles.

North American lagers come and go here depending on who's trying to push them - Molson Canadian is still in offos but Labatt and Rolling Rock have vanished.

Clareman

My understand is that C&C were planning a big relaunch of Budweiser last summer when they took it over and that would have included Bud Light but the whole lockdown killed that so it didn't go any further, when/if the pubs re-open there'll be a push for it but that'll depend on the way things reopen.

BeerNut

And when the pubs re-open you'll be able to switch up your Irish Bud Light with some English Bud Light at Wetherspoon, just for variety

irish_goat

I think Budweiser seems to get an unfair amount of criticism. It's no better or worse than the likes of Coors Light or Rockshore but they don't get anywhere near as much derision. I can't see it returning anytime soon without quite a big marketing push anyway.

the beer revolu

irish_goat wrote: »

I think Budweiser seems to get an unfair amount of criticism. It's no better or worse than the likes of Coors Light or Rockshore but they don't get anywhere near as much derision. I can't see it returning anytime soon without quite a big marketing push anyway.

I've always thought this.
It's also much more distinctive than other macros , despite its reputation for being close to water!!

Shed.

Jsmac67 wrote: »

Folks,

Any ideas where I can pick up bottles of bud light in Dublin? Can find cans everywhere and anywhere but not bottles.

Thanks in advance!

I haven't seen cans for many years now and would love some. Have you come across cans of Bud Light lately?

willowthewisp

Bring back the Bud Light, just find it strange that you get it in the north and not in the South. Understand the whole C&C thing, but still No change or indication of it entering the market. He’ll I even tried contacting them but the email address gives a bounce back.

I was over in the states a few years back for work and the guy I was with over there said drinking Bud Light was like making love in a canoe.

willowthewisp

You’d hardly believe it, walked into the off-licence this evening to pick up 6 buideals of Coors Light, only to be struck down by a fridge pack of 12*440 ml Bud Light cans.

I’ll be scouring Dublin off licences tomorrow for a six pack of the glass variety!

What a day!

willowthewisp

For anyone who didn’t know……It’s back baby!

Sipping on a nice crisp cool bottle of Bud Light !

jt69er

Will be available on tap soon.

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119027239#Comment_119027239

Good luck to C&C reps trying to convince someone to replace a line for that.

BeerNut

Given the sheer number of samey lagers I've seen them fit onto one bar, not a bother.

jt69er

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119040946#Comment_119040946

That's what reps do every day of the week.

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119043282#Comment_119043282

They're having trouble keeping Bulmers in enough places at this stage as market leader for draught cider. Finding someone willing to swap over a lager line for a particularly low seller will be nigh on impossible.

Will have to be Tuborg price point and specifically target those with the basis that it's a bigger brand.

That said, if MolsonCoors ever take Coors Light off Heineken Ireland, not all those taps would stay, or convert to whatever Heineken pushes as an alternative (their Heineken Light seems to be gone on draught)

jt69er

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119043291#Comment_119043291

Draught Bulmers biggest competitor's are Bulmers Pint Bottles & Bulmers Cans so draught can be done without.

Xander10

I use to drink bud as my beer of choice.

Often heard it slagged off as a beer. Was it really worthy of that?

Tempted to go looking for some before the 10 pm curfew.

irishproduce

Where are they selling cans of this?

odyssey06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119062036#Comment_119062036

Tesco and Supervalu. Had defo seen the 440ml cans in store and online they are supposed to have 12x300ml bottles.

https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/en-IE/products/295704839

irishproduce

Thanks

donaghs

Tesco have cans. Saw them last week. Saw box of 330ml bud light bottles in Molloy’s today.

Never a fan normally, but I remember helping a friend move apartment on a hot humid day in the US years ago, and the chilled Bud Light I had after tasted like the greatest beer ever.

willowthewisp

Bud Light…….It’s allllllllll right!