Good Drink Bargain Alerts!

fmul9798 · 31-01-2026 12:18PM

Having not reduced it at Christmas, Dunnes have Johns Lane 12 for 50 - picked up 2 today, along with Writers Tears tequila cask finish marked as “delisted last one” for 50 (possibly store specific for that one,not sure)

AhhHere · 07-02-2026 09:30PM

Where has the Best prices for German beer?

loyatemu · 07-02-2026 10:14PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124215985#Comment_124215985

Germany?

Hotblack Desiato · 07-02-2026 11:51PM

Thank you, thank you, I'm here all week. But seriously folks…

You can get a 4x500mL pack of Budvar (not German… but proper Pilsner) for €9.20 in Dunnes. Hard to beat that - this side of the border, anyway.

Molloys do a 4x500mL pack of Warsteiner for €9.99, it's only 4.8%, the Budvar is 5% and imho also tastes nicer.

I live in hope for widespread and more affordable availability of Spaten…

L1011 · 07-02-2026 11:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124216117#Comment_124216117

Probably more likely to be supermarkets near the border in Czechia.

Hotblack Desiato · 08-02-2026 12:03AM

Fond memories of picking up cans of Pilsner Urquell in little shops in Prague for feck all!

Also when I spent a summer working in Munich, 1989. First time I went into a German offy, it was all in bottles and you had to pay a deposit for the bottles and the crate. I picked up something that looked likely and die Verkäuferin said :

"DAS IST ALKOHOLFREI"

Me: Whuh?

"DAS IST ALKOHOLFREI"

Ah. Well she had me figured out, anyway.

Put it back and got a crate of Spatens. Lovely stuff.

In 1995 spent a couple of weeks visiting a friend who was working on the (many) building sites in Leipzig. The former and still little-changed East was quite a contrast to the West. The local beer was Ur-Krostitzer, delish and cheap as chips. I'm pretty sure I won't see that in an Irish off-licence in my lifetime 😀

L1011 · 08-02-2026 01:27AM

A college friend of my partner lives in the outer outskirts of Leipzig (ten minutes bus from the last stop on a S Bahn line) so I've been there a bit. Can't remember the name of the beer by the crate we buy in Penny, but its decent and ridiculously cheap on returning a full crate.

thesandeman · 08-02-2026 07:41AM

Got this when I was picking up the bargain Black Bush in Carry Out.

Very nice taste for a (Polish) Macro. It's from the Carlsberg brewery there now but apparently Diageo haven't managed to take over that market yet which could explain the quality.

MUP for 4*500ml until March.

donaghs · 09-02-2026 08:51PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124216355#Comment_124216355

If German Pils is your thing, you can get a 4 packs of Veltins and Bitburger in supervalu for €9 (molloys actually have the bitburger for €8 -https://molloys.ie/products/bitburger-500ml-can-4-pack). Lots of people selling the 660ml bottle of Warsteinter for €3 or less.

thesandeman · 09-02-2026 11:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124221614#Comment_124221614

Tesco have the Veltins at €7.57 (MUP) at the moment.

Hotblack Desiato · 11-02-2026 06:50PM

Veltins not nearly as nice imho.

irish_goat · 11-02-2026 07:39PM

I'd agree, Veltins one of the poorest of the big German brands we get here.

AhhHere · 11-02-2026 08:10PM

Seems o briens in-store offers are the best for what I'm looking for. spaten, erdinger, frankiszkaner, paulaner etc

thesandeman · 11-02-2026 09:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124227527#Comment_124227527

Of you want those then Aldi and Lidl are very competitive.

thesandeman · 12-02-2026 01:33AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124227307#Comment_124227307

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124227442#Comment_124227442

Agreed. I wouldn't pay the usual price for it but it's well worth the MUP cost. Hopefully whoever designed the can got a bonus.

dashingdash · 12-02-2026 11:46PM

Not sure if it's an error, but 500ml bottles of Galway Bay Brewery Full Sail are scanning for 2.25 in Marks and Spencer Liffey Valley. I think it's a euro cheaper than the price on the shelf.

odyssey06 · 20-02-2026 10:37AM

Today (20th) only there's a flash 24 hour sale on The Single Malt Shop (based in Blackrock, ships from warehouse in Wexford).

If you've an eye on a special bottle move quickly eg Redbreast 12 for €55, Redbreast 21 for €198.

Free delivery over €100.

https://thesinglemaltshop.com/

donaghs · 22-02-2026 12:51PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124231433#Comment_124231433

They actually stock a nice range of beer there now.

L1011 · 24-02-2026 12:58PM

Some of the M&S own brand stuff has re-turn logos but isn't registered. Rather annoying. Stuff I reported to re-turn before got fixed, not sure if the most recent stuff has.

odyssey06 · 24-02-2026 01:00PM

@L1011 maybe wrong thread for the M&S unregistered items?

L1011 · 24-02-2026 01:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124261724#Comment_124261724

Post above mine is directly mentioning M&S's beer selection.

redshift-rider · 04-03-2026 03:10PM

In Aldi tomorrow (5th Mar) they have O'Brother Brewing x Velo coffee amber ale.

500ml can for €2.49. I can't read the abv, looks like 5.0 or 5.6

Velo is a coffee roaster in Cork

ablelocks · 04-03-2026 07:23PM

@thesandeman posted in the bargain alert thread - 30% off all Blacks using code Patrick30

odyssey06 · 21-04-2026 10:10PM

Martins off licence free Irish shipping for April - code on website homepage.

Celtic Whiskey Shop €20 off €100 spend with code APRIL20. Valid until Thursday.

redshift-rider · 29-04-2026 11:49AM

Aldi have Spaten Munchen 500ml bottles for €2.49

Dunnes have Grafters Brown ale down to €2.00. Small reduction but it might suggest it's not selling great, because they normally don't reduce their Grafters range, they're already very competitively priced. If you've not tried it maybe pick up a few bottles just in case they discontinue it.