Alcohol prices

Mr. Brightside · 09-03-2007 08:26AM #1

Ok so I've been out of the country for a while now, whats the general price for a pint of say Carlsberg in Dublin? Around €5 maybe? What about spirits with mixer, say vodka and sprite? About €6? I have to go back in the summer so I may as well know so that I dont get too much of a shock!

So Glad · 09-03-2007 08:34AM

I was asked to pay 5.50 for a bottle of Miller before....

I hate this country...

shane86 · 09-03-2007 08:57AM

Suburban pubs about 4.50 for a pint of big brand beer. Town pubs have hit over the fiver barrier for normal price. Same in the clubs. Disgrace.

Caliden · 09-03-2007 09:45AM

Guinness is still cheap which is why I drink it. 3.50 in most pubs in galway

xzanti · 09-03-2007 10:30AM

Mr. Brightside wrote:

Ok so I've been out of the country for a while now, whats the general price for a pint of say Carlsberg in Dublin? Around €5 maybe? What about spirits with mixer, say vodka and sprite? About €6? I have to go back in the summer so I may as well know so that I dont get too much of a shock!

More like €8

Kinetic^ · 09-03-2007 10:33AM

So Glad wrote:

I was asked to pay 5.50 for a bottle of Miller before....

I hate this country...

Don't let the door hit you on the way out then!!! :rolleyes:

source · 09-03-2007 10:37AM

never mind the price of alcohol.....i was out last nite and an oj and a bottle of water came to €6????? WTF???????

iremex · 09-03-2007 10:39AM

about 7euro for a bottle of miller in cocoon bar on saturday night last week. i was in a fairly oiled state so i couldnt be 100% sure.
earlier on in the night, paid 5.20 for a pint of guinness in davy byrnes.

Kinetic^ · 09-03-2007 10:44AM

iremex wrote:

about 7euro for a bottle of miller in cocoon bar on saturday night last week. i was in a fairly oiled state so i couldnt be 100% sure.
earlier on in the night, paid 5.20 for a pint of guinness in davy byrnes.

If you're frequenting the likes of cocoon bar then frankly you need to get yourself checked out!!!

ruprect · 09-03-2007 10:45AM

So Glad wrote:

I was asked to pay 5.50 for a bottle of Miller before....

I hate this country...

That equates to €9.46 for a pint, the main reason I never buy long necks in pubs, and why 500ml bottles of good quality strong german/czech beers are excellent value.

super_furry · 09-03-2007 10:46AM

Kenny 5 wrote:

Don't let the door hit you on the way out then!!! :rolleyes:

Yes because everyone unhappy with the country should leave. NOW!

Sm0ke · 09-03-2007 11:23AM

super_furry wrote:

Yes because everyone unhappy with the country should leave. NOW!

if that happened then their would be a substantial decrease in the population!

Sangre · 09-03-2007 11:28AM

Citibar = 2e drinks.

Ow my head

Tiesto · 09-03-2007 02:41PM

its an absolute disgrace I must say..
Im going out less now..I simply cant afford it..
When I compare what i was paying in Germany. I would have a great night out in Germany for 40 euro.. Here I need about 100..

Customer : Can I have a pint of heineken please.
Barman : No problem, if you just pull your pants down, bend over and take my rod in ur ass, ill have it for you in a jiffey

RAPE!!!!

NeMiSiS · 09-03-2007 02:46PM

What irritates me more than the prices is the selection as in every single bar in Ireland p[retty much has taps with Buid/Heiniken/Miller/Smithicks/Guiness etc.. Branch out a bit lads..
TK

Malteaser! · 09-03-2007 03:10PM

where i work a pint of guinness and smithwicks is 3.90e and the rest of the pints are 4.50!

i can't remember exactly what the spirits are but with a mixer it works out at 6 something!

KamiKazi · 09-03-2007 03:18PM

NeMiSiS wrote:

What irritates me more than the prices is the selection as in every single bar in Ireland p[retty much has taps with Buid/Heiniken/Miller/Smithicks/Guiness etc.. Branch out a bit lads..
TK

do you have any idea how hard it is for any other beer to take off?

So Glad · 09-03-2007 03:19PM

iremex wrote:

about 7euro for a bottle of miller in cocoon bar on saturday night last week. i was in a fairly oiled state so i couldnt be 100% sure.
earlier on in the night, paid 5.20 for a pint of guinness in davy byrnes.

Hold on...........7 euro, for a BOTTLE of Miller.

The cocoon bar is the spawn of satan.

HelterSkelter · 09-03-2007 03:21PM

Tiesto wrote:

When I compare what i was paying in Germany. I would have a great night out in Germany for 40 euro.. Here I need about 100..

Can you breakdown what exactly you spend the €100 on? That seems excessive.

jester77 · 09-03-2007 03:38PM

Didn't realise the prices had gone that crazy since I left :eek:
Glad I live here, €3 for half litre of quality beer in my local and also €3 for a half litre bottle of Budvar. I remember paying around €5-€6 at home for that same bottle a few years back!

Caliden · 09-03-2007 03:44PM

cab - 15e
food - 5e
club entry - 10e

5 pints - 25-30e
3 double vodkas + red bull (4.50e per vodka + 4e for red bull)

100e

Judt · 09-03-2007 03:44PM

shane86 wrote:

Suburban pubs about 4.50 for a pint of big brand beer. Town pubs have hit over the fiver barrier for normal price. Same in the clubs. Disgrace.

And how much does alcohol abuse, from people fighting outside pubs to dying of liver disease in hospitals, cost this country? Disgrace.

Caliden · 09-03-2007 03:48PM

Judt wrote:

And how much does alcohol abuse, from people fighting outside pubs to dying of liver disease in hospitals, cost this country? Disgrace.

they're abusive because of the high prices they pay! it's a vicious cycle don't ya know

Degsy · 09-03-2007 04:02PM

Its not just the high prices that piss me off,its the generally unpleasant service that accompanies it.Standing for ages at the bar being ignored while a smart-arse barman serves some bird ahead of you.No please,thank you or kiss my arse,and teh change usually dumped into a puddle of slops on the bar rather than put into your hand.The biggest stinker of them all is this trick of banging teh prices up at 11 o'clock or whatever time it is,knowing you've probably had a few and the chances are you're in a round with somebody and you arent going to say "**** this i'm not paying that".THEN after you've been raped all night you wanto go to the toilet and there's a moocher standing there expecting you to pay him for handing you a bit of bog roll!

Ciaran500 · 09-03-2007 04:09PM

Judt wrote:

And how much does alcohol abuse, from people fighting outside pubs to dying of liver disease in hospitals, cost this country? Disgrace.

What does that have to do with the thread?

Judt · 09-03-2007 04:16PM

Ciaran500 wrote:

What does that have to do with the thread?

I was making an ironic point, that we see the price of booze as being a disgrace when the price of boozing is so high.

jellie · 09-03-2007 04:23PM

Further you go from the cities the cheaper it is.

pint of heineken + pint bottle of bulmers in dublin = >€10
same in kerry: i got more than €2 change!

Crucifix · 09-03-2007 04:23PM

Judt wrote:

I was making an ironic point, that we see the price of booze as being a disgrace when the price of boozing is so high.

It would be interesting to see how much booze costs the government weighed against how much it earns them actually.
I would suggest people seek out the cheaper places as much as possible. They can only charge what people are willing to pay.

Judt · 09-03-2007 04:25PM

Crucifix wrote:

It would be interesting to see how much booze costs the government weighed against how much it earns them actually.
I would suggest people seek out the cheaper places as much as possible. They can only charge what people are willing to pay.

We earn more, but that's why the price of booze is so "disgraceful". One of those viscous cycles. Though I daresay if you've ever got a knock off of a drunk when the pubs close, or had one puke all over your shoes (they were f***ing nice shoes) you might begin to think outside the box of simple euros spent and euros earned.

Royale with Cheese · 09-03-2007 04:26PM

Tiesto wrote:

its an absolute disgrace I must say..
Im going out less now..I simply cant afford it..
When I compare what i was paying in Germany. I would have a great night out in Germany for 40 euro.. Here I need about 100..

Was a student in Cologne last year. Ok students tend to do everything as cheaply as possible, but I had many a great night out for well under €20, which includes transport home and a drunken kebab. Drinking in pubs/clubs is cheaper there but the main thing was buying beer from shops. Could get 6 330ml bottles of really nice beer for €3.50, which is what I used to go for. Cheaper again if you get the 500ml bottles. If you really want to be cheap you could get 6 500ml bottles of piss, but it was drinkable, from lidl for €2. Actually they sell this beer in Lidl here. In Germany it's called Bergadler premium pils but here it's not called Bergadler, some other name. Exact same bottles (dark brown glass). €7

500ml beers in the bars in the city were €3.50, not amazingly cheap but far better than Dublin. Never used to buy that many drinks in clubs, mostly from kiosks outside. Loads of cool small pub/clubs you could hop from and the street they were on was always full of people. Just go to a kiosk, get a beer and hang out on the street. Was great during the summertime. 100% legal and you can drink your beer in front of the bouncers before you head in to a club and they won't care. Afterwards just get a €2 kebab and then head back home on the 24 hour tram system, was free for students. Quality.

HelterSkelter · 09-03-2007 04:30PM

Caliden wrote:

cab - 15e
food - 5e
club entry - 10e

5 pints - 25-30e
3 double vodkas + red bull (4.50e per vodka + 4e for red bull)

100e

So 11 alcoholic drinks consumed over what period of time? Not critising you or anything, just curious.

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