Booze deals [Megathread #2]

p225886 · 20-06-2021 8:51am

killbillvol2 wrote: »

Gets a lot of love on the whiskey thread. A no brainer at that price.

Definitely recommend it. Had just bought a bottle for €30 in Tesco the day before. Might have to pop into Supervalu now...

rob316 · 20-06-2021 11:57am

wildrover444 wrote: »

What's that whiskey like. Haven't tried it.

Cracking whiskey for the price, really recommend

odyssey06 · 20-06-2021 12:07pm

wildrover444 wrote: »

What's that whiskey like. Haven't tried it.

Roe and Co...
It is 46 percent so stronger than eg your basic jameson or powers but v smooth. Good with ice or in a strong cocktail like a manhattan or old fashioned.
Think the whiskey in it is min 7 years old

SteM · 20-06-2021 1:18pm

24 bottles of peroni for €25 in tescos in the square.

ablelocks · 20-06-2021 4:31pm

odyssey06 wrote: »

Roe and Co...
It is 46 percent so stronger than eg your basic jameson or powers but v smooth. Good with ice or in a strong cocktail like a manhattan or old fashioned.
Think the whiskey in it is min 7 years old

i drink my whiskey straight, but Roe & Co. i find too smooth and a little bit too caramely for my liking. I had to drink 2 bottles (not in one sitting) to make sure, but wouldn't go for it again.

edit: hadn't thought about if for cocktails - might have to do a retest....

odyssey06 · 20-06-2021 5:29pm

ablelocks wrote: »

i drink my whiskey straight, but Roe & Co. i find too smooth and a little bit too caramely for my liking. I had to drink 2 bottles (not in one sitting) to make sure, but wouldn't go for it again.
edit: hadn't thought about if for cocktails - might have to do a retest....

I like to change it up sometimes with Roe & Co and mix it with Bushmills original.
2 parts Bushmills to 1 part Roe and Co is a nice combo.

And that leads me to this bargain, though not sure how long valid for...

Bushmills Original and 2 Tumbler Gift Set for €24 in Tesco (nice glasses)
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=307738026

POBox19 · 20-06-2021 5:37pm

odyssey06 wrote: »

I like to change it up sometimes with Roe & Co and mix it with Bushmills original.
2 parts Bushmills to 1 part Roe and Co is a nice combo.

And that leads me to this bargain, though not sure how long valid for...

Bushmills Original and 2 Tumbler Gift Set for €24 in Tesco (nice glasses)
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=307738026

Just 5 minutes later and it is unavailable, you must have got the last one.

odyssey06 · 20-06-2021 5:39pm

POBox19 wrote: »

Just 5 minutes later and it is unavailable, you must have got the last one.

The Tesco website can be a bit mysterious... I think when I view it it is showing stock in Clare Hall but for others it might be Maynooth etc.
I still see it as available.

Quackster · 22-06-2021 10:51am

odyssey06 wrote: »

The Tesco website can be a bit mysterious... I think when I view it it is showing stock in Clare Hall but for others it might be Maynooth etc.
I still see it as available.

If you're logged in, it'll show stock for whichever store delivers to your address. If you're not logged in, I'm not sure.

Claude Greengrass · 22-06-2021 9:01pm

Tesco Dundrum
Plenty of peroni 24 for 25 quid.
Half price molson for 77cent.
Applemans cider 1.50

Surreptitious · 22-06-2021 9:35pm

Slabs of Bulmers 440ml 26 euro
Beefeater gins 70cl 20 euro
Gordon's pink and lemon gin 70cl 18 euro

Dunnes

Viscount Aggro · 24-06-2021 6:44pm

The "Canadian" Molson is fake, brewed in the UK.
Tastes completely different.

spuddy90 · 24-06-2021 7:10pm

12 330ml cobra in super value for 13 euro.

killbillvol2 · 24-06-2021 9:21pm

Viscount Aggro wrote: »

The "Canadian" Molson is fake, brewed in the UK.
Tastes completely different.

Well it couldn't taste any f***ing worse!

okidoki987 · 24-06-2021 10:54pm

Lidl selling Santa Rita 120 Reserva Especial Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet for €7.00, reduced from €11.99, 41% off.

Ryans1993 · 25-06-2021 9:38am

Anyone see Jameson 700ml on offer anywhere?

Frank_1969 · 25-06-2021 10:32am

Ryans1993 wrote: »

Anyone see Jameson 700ml on offer anywhere?

I picked up one in Aldi on Wednesday for €18

Ryans1993 · 25-06-2021 3:26pm

Frank_1969 wrote: »

I picked up one in Aldi on Wednesday for €18

Just missed out on it.

sceach16 · 25-06-2021 4:11pm

Dunnes (Portmarnock) Friday 25/06

Rockshore 15 500 ml for 18 e.
Bud 24 500 ml for 26 e.

BPKS · 25-06-2021 6:26pm

Anybody ever seen 20 bottles boxes of Rockshore Cider?

murphyebass · 26-06-2021 7:35am

Any Guinness on sale?

TriStar6 · 26-06-2021 10:57am

murphyebass wrote: »

Any Guinness on sale?

€18 for 15 in Dunnes and Tesco

bronkobilly · 26-06-2021 11:31am

murphyebass wrote: »

Any Guinness on sale?

tesco's guinness 24 cans 30 euros 500ml cans

rob316 · 26-06-2021 11:35am

28 in lidl

murphyebass · 26-06-2021 4:21pm

rob316 wrote: »

28 in lidl

Was 8 for 12 in my Lidl. Grabbed them at that. Could be worse.

€28 would have been much nicer though.

Tazz T · 27-06-2021 11:44am

BPKS wrote: »

Anybody ever seen 20 bottles boxes of Rockshore Cider?

I'm struggling to find the cans at the moment. Seem to be sold out as soon as they come in especially Supervalu which has had a bit of a discount on them.

cadaliac · 27-06-2021 12:45pm

okidoki987 wrote: »

Lidl selling Santa Rita 120 Reserva Especial Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet for €7.00, reduced from €11.99, 41% off.

Local Lidl near me only had the Sav Blanc at that price. The Cab sav was full price.
Ballincollig Cork.

TetraSonic55 · 27-06-2021 1:07pm

Flying Flamingo Hard Seltzer Range €1 a can in Tesco until the 30th.

GY A1 · 27-06-2021 2:58pm

Is bulmers still on offer in dunnes or anywhere else

tallaghtfornia · 28-06-2021 12:17pm

Tazz T wrote: »

I'm struggling to find the cans at the moment. Seem to be sold out as soon as they come in especially Supervalu which has had a bit of a discount on them.

Speaking to my Guinness friend they are struggling with small packs and both canning plants in Belfast and Runcorn are at capacity due to global demand for Guinness in cans - was also telling me that they have outsourced the canning of rockshore/carlsberg/tuborg/hop house 8Pk cans to a canning company in Hertfordshire in the UK.

mistersifter · 28-06-2021 7:24pm

I hear Heineken are making a new stout to compete with Guinness.

Cant wait not to buy that.

bazz26 · 28-06-2021 7:37pm

They are calling it Island's Edge. :eek:

That's probably where most of it will end up.

Former Former Former · 28-06-2021 7:52pm

mistersifter wrote: »

I hear Heineken are making a new stout to compete with Guinness.

Cant wait not to buy that.

Don't they own both Murphy's and Beamish??

murphyebass · 28-06-2021 8:15pm

mistersifter wrote: »

I hear Heineken are making a new stout to compete with Guinness.

Cant wait not to buy that.

Why? If it’s decent and cheap (doubt it will be) I’d buy it.

Guinness, Beamish, Murphys are all very similar. If Heineken’s version is similar I’ll give it a whirl again dependent on price.

O haras have one now too. Meant to be nice but it’s a couple of euro a can and when Guinness can be got at just over a euro a can normally it’s hard to justify any of the others.

testtech05 · 28-06-2021 8:18pm

Former Former Former wrote: »

Don't they own both Murphy's and Beamish??

I thought the same tbh

TheDriver · 28-06-2021 8:55pm

They could do a Beamish on it and have a cheaper price as its main selling point

28-06-2021 9:26pm

TheDriver wrote: »

They could do a Beamish on it and have a cheaper price as its main selling point

Beamish isn't really cheaper though.

The problem with Beamish and Murphys is they don't sell crates so you're stuck with 4s of Beamish around e8 and 6 of Murphys for e13ish.

You are correct in a sense that the Guinness 4 or 6 pack may be dearer(I think 4 Guinness is the same as Beamish really at around e8). But Guinness gets cheaper the more you buy.

If you meant the pub trade, yes both may be cheaper but I only know one place I go to here that sells Murphys and none who sell Beamish.

Personally I find they're all similar quality wise and all have some good points.
I'm happy enough get cans of any of them and often mix and match along with the OHaras and Left Hand.

mistersifter · 28-06-2021 11:30pm

murphyebass wrote: »

Why? If it’s decent and cheap (doubt it will be) I’d buy it.

Guinness, Beamish, Murphys are all very similar. If Heineken’s version is similar I’ll give it a whirl again dependent on price.

O haras have one now too. Meant to be nice but it’s a couple of euro a can and when Guinness can be got at just over a euro a can normally it’s hard to justify any of the others.

I wasnt being entirely serious but I imagine it'll be shíte - like somewhat akin to what Rockshore and Molson are to lager or maybe Orchard Thieves to cider.

Like a lot of people, Id be fussier about stout than lager and I'd opt for a bland lager over a mediocre stout, so this new pint would have to be very nice for me to bother with it.

Never tried O'Haras but must give it a lash. I've tried Stella Noir and a few other stouts sold abroad and didnt like them. I have never really enjoyed a black beer that wasnt Guinness or Murphy's. Beamish is grand but I wouldnt bother too much with it either.

Don't think Guinness Foreign Extra will be bet. Delicious stuff.

29-06-2021 10:53am

mistersifter wrote: »

I have never really enjoyed a black beer that wasnt Guinness or Murphy's. Beamish is grand but I wouldnt bother too much with it either.

You're missing out, particularly if you are willing to try new stuff out.

I asked on here a while ago about a black IPA I hadn't seen in ages named Coalface by Kinnegar brewing but it has been discontinued. It was lovely. Some of the recommendations that were offered by other posters at that time:

Black Bucket out of Kinnegar - a black rye IPA
9 White Deer - Black Lightning
Wicklow Wolf & Dot - Guardian of the Galaxy
8 Degrees - Hill of the Serpent
Blacks of Kinsale - Black IPA
Metalman - Moonbeam India Black Ale

If you're into German beers, there's a whole sub-genre of dunkelbiers to get your teeth into. Pretty much all of the bigger (and most of the smaller) braueri produce one or two. You'll find the Paulaner and erdinger versions everywhere. Some of the others to keep an eye out for are
Weihenstephaner
Konig Ludwig
Hacker-Pschorr Dunkel Weisse
Ayinger Urweisse dunkel and
Schneiderweisse dunkel

Edit: Think you've inspired me to try my hand at one for my next batch of homebrew

mistersifter · 29-06-2021 11:43am

Deleted User wrote: »

You're missing out, particularly if you are willing to try new stuff out.

I asked on here a while ago about a black IPA I hadn't seen in ages named Coalface by Kinnegar brewing but it has been discontinued. It was lovely. Some of the recommendations that were offered by other posters at that time:

Black Bucket out of Kinnegar - a black rye IPA
9 White Deer - Black Lightning
Wicklow Wolf & Dot - Guardian of the Galaxy
8 Degrees - Hill of the Serpent
Blacks of Kinsale - Black IPA
Metalman - Moonbeam India Black Ale

If you're into German beers, there's a whole sub-genre of dunkelbiers to get your teeth into. Pretty much all of the bigger (and most of the smaller) braueri produce one or two. You'll find the Paulaner and erdinger versions everywhere. Some of the others to keep an eye out for are
Weihenstephaner
Konig Ludwig
Hacker-Pschorr Dunkel Weisse
Ayinger Urweisse dunkel and
Schneiderweisse dunkel

Edit: Think you've inspired me to try my hand at one for my next batch of homebrew

Mission accepted!!

Cheers for those suggestions, I'll get cracking on that this weekend

DublinCJM · 29-06-2021 2:25pm

mistersifter wrote: »

Mission accepted!!

Cheers for those suggestions, I'll get cracking on that this weekend

If you happen to spot any "deals" while you're out there, then pop 'em in here

Mickiemcfist · 29-06-2021 5:11pm

A vote here for Wicklow wolf Oatmeal stout, unbelievably nice and an easy transition for a Guinness drinker.

rubadub · 30-06-2021 10:01am

The Islands edge is only 4%, so I reckon that will put people off, even though its only a very small bit weaker than the usual ones. People seem to have their mind made up about things.

For some odd reason the beers here tend to be 4.3% (guinness is 4.2% here 4.1% in the UK). I think there is only 1 other country in the world where heineken is 4.3%.

If they had upped it to 4.5%-5% I reckon they would have seen a lot more people try it.

According to Paula Conlon, marketing manager for stouts and ciders at Heineken Ireland, the new launch will aim to "rejuvenate" the stout category.

"Island’s Edge offers a modern take on stout with a refreshing taste and a progressive attitude. The unexpected addition of tea to the stout has resulted in a smoother, creamier, more accessible stout which consumers loved in taste tests," she said.

GY A1 wrote: »

Is bulmers still on offer in dunnes or anywhere else

Still €15 for 12x500ml in obriens, this would be €26.40 if it was 24x440ml.

Sam Russell · 30-06-2021 10:09am

rubadub wrote: »

The Islands edge is only 4%, so I reckon that will put people off, even though its only a very small bit weaker than the usual ones. People seem to have their mind made up about things.

For some odd reason the beers here tend to be 4.3% (guinness is 4.2% here 4.1% in the UK). I think there is only 1 other country in the world where heineken is 4.3%.

If they had upped it to 4.5%-5% I reckon they would have seen a lot more people try it.

Still €15 for 12x500ml in obriens, this would be €26.40 if it was 24x440ml.

The 4.2% is to do with excise tax. It would be better if the normal was 5% as it is in many countries.

stimpson · 30-06-2021 11:05am

If there is one thing I never wanted in my stout it’s tea.

Coffee, chocolate, cocoa flavours maybe. But tea? Really?

Hoboo · 30-06-2021 11:53am

stimpson wrote: »

If there is one thing I never wanted in my stout it’s tea.

Coffee, chocolate, cocoa flavours maybe. But tea? Really?

Apparently Guinness has chocolate and coffee "notes". I wish this nonsense would stop.

Hugo_Whoriskey · 30-06-2021 11:55am

rubadub wrote: »

The Islands edge is only 4%, so I reckon that will put people off, even though its only a very small bit weaker than the usual ones. People seem to have their mind made up about things.

For some odd reason the beers here tend to be 4.3% (guinness is 4.2% here 4.1% in the UK). I think there is only 1 other country in the world where heineken is 4.3%.

If they had upped it to 4.5%-5% I reckon they would have seen a lot more people try it.

Still €15 for 12x500ml in obriens, this would be €26.40 if it was 24x440ml.

Was one of the taste and branding testers for this (islands edge wasn't one of the ones shown then, but none of them were any better tbh).
It was actually a lovely stout tbh, if the one we got was the one that'll be launched. The tea was mentioned so it may well be. Had assumed it was Molson coors launching it as Heineken already have two in their portfolio but there you go.

Seve OB · 30-06-2021 12:44pm

Hoboo wrote: »

Apparently Guinness has chocolate and coffee "notes". I wish this nonsense would stop.

what do you mean?
are you saying that drinks in general do not have smells and tastes or just guinness?

rubadub · 30-06-2021 2:04pm

Sam Russell wrote: »

The 4.2% is to do with excise tax. It would be better if the normal was 5% as it is in many countries.

lower % means lower excise tax, but that is the case in many/most countries.

I used to think there was something special about 4.3%, like it was entering a new tax band or something, and if it went to 4.4% it would be significantly more tax but that is not the case. At 2.8% beer is half the excise duty rate per unit alcohol. Tesco used to have a value beer that took advantage of that.

https://www.revenue.ie/en/companies-and-charities/excise-and-licences/excise-duty-rates/alcohol-products-tax.aspx

https://twitter.com/Heineken_IE/status/374906420337979392

Aaron McAllorum
Sep 2, 2013
@Heineken_IE
why is Heineken in Ireland only available at 4.3% abv and not at 5% abv like the rest of Europe?

Heineken Ireland
@Heineken_IE
@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

odyssey06 · 30-06-2021 2:17pm

Sam Russell wrote: »

The 4.2% is to do with excise tax. It would be better if the normal was 5% as it is in many countries.

That will make a difference when MUP comes in... 4% beer could be 20% cheaper at the minimum price than 5% beer?
We might start seeing more wines stocked at 12% / 12.5% as they could be priced cheaper than 14%.

Booze deals [Megathread #2]

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