Booze deals [Megathread]

elperello wrote: »

That's a find.

You'd wonder how the Belgians ever get any work done drinking that strength.

The other offer in your link is very good too.

Six for the price of five €10 on some nice beers.

I was in Brussels ten years ago for a stag. While my gang were slugging our way through beer like there was no tomorrow, there was these two Belgian lads sipping a small jug of red wine for the night. I felt a little envious at their restraint but that might answer your question lol

Jaden wrote: »

This is a GREAT selection of beers. I am actually going to LIDL to get some right effing now. Thanks.

Ya may hang on till 10:30 or you'll be disappointed! (assuming you are in Ireland and subject to our nonsense laws)

Probably old news to the expert drinkers here but Grolsch are gone from the Irish market so no more flip top bottles

Seve OB wrote: »

I haven’t seen grolsch in donkeys years

It was regularly on sale in tesco, €20 for 24cans and 5%. Then the offers stopped and then it seemed to disappear.

The rip off swingtops are here. https://nutsaboutwine.ie/shop/grolsch-12-x-330ml-e14-99/
only worth buying if you are using them for homebrewing, and even then there are better beers with swingtops and brown glass.

I imagine they will continue to be here, since many offies do not order from the official distributors anyway.

I remember getting Stolichnaya vodka years back before it was officially distributed here. Then it came in, price increased and it dropped from 40% to 37.5%.

Similar to how some places will sell 5% cans or 330ml bottles of Heineken not intended for the Irish market.

Tesco do a 650ml 5% but I think its not intended to be sold here, and I wonder what heineken think about them doing this.
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=255218992

Blaze420 wrote: »

Just curious as to why it's not intended to be sold here, is it the size of the bottle or the strength?

The strength, they dilute it down to 4.3% for the Irish market to match "irish tastes". My supervalu used to sell scottish market 5% heineken beside the irish 4.3% and the 5% was cheaper per can.

Some "craft beer" type pubs who do not serve the likes of guinness sometimes have 5% heineken, they import from non-official places. I guess either the offical distributors want nothing to do with them, or the pub does not want to deal with them.

There is/was only 1 other country with 4.3% heineken, I can never remember the name, some obscure place I had never heard of before.

https://twitter.com/AaronMcAllorum/status/374528719484112896

@Heineken_IE
why is Heineken in Ireland only available at 4.3% abv and not at 5% abv like the rest of Europe?
2:46 PM · Sep 2, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
Heineken Ireland
@Heineken_IE
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Sep 3, 2013
Replying to
@AaronMcAllorum
@AaronMcAllorum
Hi Aaron, in Ireland the cultural standard abv for the majority of beer brands is 4.3%, so we abide by that abv standard.

So excited to try these. Blow the head off ya

I think ill start with the weakest and work my way up! 😅

The_Conductor wrote: »

Since when are Grolsch gone? I bought Grolsch in the off-licence in Lucan Village after Christmas. If they're gone- its a recent development.

Apparently they stopped a brewing contract last November in UK and Ireland. Their owner Asahi has withdrawn Grolsch from these 2 markets. Very disappointing news to discover.

fin12 wrote: »

https://www.lidl.ie/en/p/craft-beer-specials/belgian-beer-giftpack/p40563

Has anyone bought this box in Lidl?

What are the beers like?

The Bornhems are great, Pirratt ok, Guilden draak is sickly sweet.
With all of them caution is advised, very strong.

Andrew00 wrote: »

What do people think of Birra Moretti

Really nice. Get the 4 660ml for a tender in Tesco.

Is there any consensus on best place to buy good value wine?

I'd normally get that Tesco deal for 6 bottles but seems to be rate these days or has reduced selection.

Thinking there might be some better place online. Or maybe some group collective buying deal.

geordi wrote: »

Wine Lab is great. 55 for 6 bottles, with free delivery. https://www.winelab.ie/shop/everydayheroes

Failing that, Aldi wines are the best price to quality of all the supermarkets. Check out the vino veritas thread on boards for recommendations.

A lucky dip! No thanks

eoinp11 wrote: »

Is there any consensus on best place to buy good value wine?

I'd normally get that Tesco deal for 6 bottles but seems to be rate these days or has reduced selection.

Thinking there might be some better place online. Or maybe some group collective buying deal.

Tesco 6 for €40 and 6 for €50 selections start again this Monday morning and are available throughout the May bank holiday weekend. 😉

undertaker fan 88 wrote:

Any offers on Guinness. Would usually only drink it in bars but am completely fed up of cider and dont drink beer at all.

Come on my dude do you think the undertaker would drink cider?? Get a nice IPA into yourself

Tesco are doing Gordon's, Captain Morgan and Smirrnoff 25 euro for a litre also slabs of Bud and Carlsberg for 25 euro.

Hopefully this will trigger a reaction from the other supermarkets.

I don’t really like the Belgian beers, I’ve only had the one with the least % but it’s like a stout. Il just drink them anyway.