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Booze deals [Megathread]

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    #9152
    tallaghtfornia
    Registered Users Posts: 669 ✭✭✭tallaghtfornia


    The drinkers who were on were saying it was terrible taste

    I can second this its not as nice as the 500ml can speaking to my mate in Diageo the 470ml cans are brewed in Dublin but packaged in Runcorn the normal 500ml cans are manufactured in Belfast for the ROI market which are much nicer.


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    #9153
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 37,770 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Slab of Carlsberg €25 in super value


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    #9154
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,373 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Slab of Carlsberg €25 in super value
    several other deals there

    molson is 20
    coors light 28
    heineken 28

    all finish today though https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/wine-beer-spirits-lager/c-150302375


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    #9155
    brick tamland
    Registered Users Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭brick tamland


    rubadub wrote: »
    several other deals there

    molson is 20
    coors light 28
    heineken 28

    all finish today though https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/wine-beer-spirits-lager/c-150302375

    All very strange as my local (large) suppervalu had none of those offers yesterday

    Im guessing a mistake and starts today/tomorrow


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    #9156
    Poor_old_gill
    Registered Users Posts: 2,893 ✭✭✭Poor_old_gill


    brick tamland wrote: »
    All very strange as my local (large) suppervalu had none of those offers yesterday

    Im guessing a mistake and starts today/tomorrow

    As a veteran of this game- SuperValu booze offers usually run from Thursday to Wednesday so your prob right about them starting tomorrow


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    #9157
    GY A1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭GY A1


    Thanks
    Picked up the last molson
    Slab bulmers
    1L powers
    For €60 with a voucher
    rubadub wrote: »
    several other deals there

    molson is 20
    coors light 28
    heineken 28

    all finish today though https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/wine-beer-spirits-lager/c-150302375


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    #9158
    mistersifter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,129 ✭✭✭mistersifter


    Pretty sure I saw boxes of Molson for about 15 euro in Dunnes last week. Also got a box of hop house for 20. Worth a look again this week.


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    #9159
    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,114 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Molson was indeed 15 euro in Dunnes.


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    #9160
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 23,367 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    zell12 wrote: »
    Will Aldi pricematch on Thursday?
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    Turns out Aldi will pricematch better
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    #9161
    geordi
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭geordi


    Anyone know if there are slabs of Guinness 500ml on offer? These 470ml cans have me spooked:eek:


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    #9162
    mel123
    Registered Users Posts: 2,189 ✭✭✭mel123


    what do we think, will there be any good deals like previous years in the supermarkets this year on the trays of beer?


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    #9163
    Ivefoundgod
    Registered Users Posts: 2,431 ✭✭✭Ivefoundgod


    geordi wrote: »
    Anyone know if there are slabs of Guinness 500ml on offer? These 470ml cans have me spooked:eek:

    There isn't and there won't be, best bet is to get 2x12 packs of 500ml somewhere that's on offer. Occasionally goes down to €15.


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    #9164
    tallaghtfornia
    Registered Users Posts: 669 ✭✭✭tallaghtfornia


    geordi wrote: »
    Anyone know if there are slabs of Guinness 500ml on offer? These 470ml cans have me spooked:eek:

    I bought 24 of these last week had a few last night and they did not taste the same as the normal Guinness with the widget - Ill finish them off as I paid for them but would rather pay the extra for the 8/12 packs with the widget.


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    #9165
    Ivefoundgod
    Registered Users Posts: 2,431 ✭✭✭Ivefoundgod


    tallaghtfornia wrote: »
    I bought 24 of these last week had a few last night and they did not taste the same as the normal Guinness with the widget - Ill finish them off as I paid for them but would rather pay the extra for the 8/12 packs with the widget.

    Found them hit and miss, the widgets didn't seem to "activate" when opening some of the cans. A solution I found was to give the can slight shake before opening which seemed to do the trick.


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    #9166
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 15,824 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    might need one of these


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    #9167
    tallaghtfornia
    Registered Users Posts: 669 ✭✭✭tallaghtfornia


    Seve OB wrote: »
    might need one of these

    Yes Seve I remember these well :D


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    #9168
    msmx5
    Registered Users Posts: 474 ✭✭msmx5


    tallaghtfornia wrote: »
    I bought 24 of these last week had a few last night and they did not taste the same as the normal Guinness with the widget - Ill finish them off as I paid for them but would rather pay the extra for the 8/12 packs with the widget.
    Ivefoundgod wrote: »
    Found them hit and miss, the widgets didn't seem to "activate" when opening some of the cans. A solution I found was to give the can slight shake before opening which seemed to do the trick.

    I found turning the can upside down then back again is normally good enough. Might try storing them in the fridge upside down.

    I'm in the rare situation of having completely run out of Guinness and I'm not sure whether to risk the 470ml "Runcorn" Cans.... think I'll search out some 500's if I can.

    On a separate note - I overheard a Guinness rep mention to the local Supervalu off-licences manager today that the 8 Packs of Guinness will soon have 2 free cans of Guinness Zero included as a promotion.


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    #9169
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 19,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    Could it be that the 470 ml Runcorn cans is just a move to shift stock prior to Brexit?


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    #9170
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,154 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    Just on Aldi, the actual crate prices are...
    Carlsberg €19.68
    Budweiser €23.64
    Guinness €25.08


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    #9171
    Stevek101
    Registered Users Posts: 1,281 ✭✭✭Stevek101


    Whats the story with Aldi's prices, are they different for each store?


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    #9172
    Rows Grower
    Registered Users Posts: 7,826 ✭✭✭Rows Grower


    Sam Russell wrote: »
    Could it be that the 470 ml Runcorn cans is just a move to shift stock prior to Brexit?

    You could well be right there, Diageo are a miserable, ruthless crowd when it comes to customer loyalty.

    That could well bite them on the arse yet with all this Covid carry on. No way I'll be buying any 470ml cans anyway.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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    #9173
    Frank_1969
    Registered Users Posts: 343 ✭✭Frank_1969


    Ivefoundgod wrote: »
    Found them hit and miss, the widgets didn't seem to "activate" when opening some of the cans. A solution I found was to give the can slight shake before opening which seemed to do the trick.

    IHave had a good share of dud cans also.
    I reckon if the can is too cold the liquid gets too dense and the widget can't move through it to the top of the can.i find 2 to 3 hours in the fridge is optimal.


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    #9174
    fulhamfan
    Registered Users Posts: 133 ✭✭fulhamfan


    Rows Grower wrote: »
    You could well be right there, Diageo are a miserable, ruthless crowd when it comes to customer loyalty.

    That could well bite them on the arse yet with all this Covid carry on. No way I'll be buying any 470ml cans anyway.

    Guinness have been by far the best brewery to staff in pubs giving gift vouchers for bar staff, hand sanitizer and other supports to the bar owners. Hard to fault them


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    #9175
    Rows Grower
    Registered Users Posts: 7,826 ✭✭✭Rows Grower


    fulhamfan wrote: »
    Guinness have been by far the best brewery to staff in pubs giving gift vouchers for bar staff, hand sanitizer and other supports to the bar owners. Hard to fault them

    Guinness are the most miserable,greedy grab it all and take it for granted obnoxious business anyone in the Irish bar trade has dealt with for the last few decades.

    They wouldn’t give you a beer mat and charged for every promotional Item sporting the name down to the glasses all because they were surfing the wave of “if you don’t want to stock Guinness it’ll be your loss, not ours”.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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    #9176
    Yyhhuuu
    Registered Users Posts: 798 ✭✭✭Yyhhuuu


    Rows Grower wrote: »
    You could well be right there, Diageo are a miserable, ruthless crowd when it comes to customer loyalty.

    That could well bite them on the arse yet with all this Covid carry on. No way I'll be buying any 470ml cans anyway.

    That's the attitude of the majority of shops nowadays towards customers in my experience


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    #9177
    andrew1977
    Registered Users Posts: 3,089 ✭✭✭andrew1977


    12x500ml Guinness is 15 euro in centra .


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    #9178
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users Posts: 3,076 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    Anyone know why Beamish is never on a slab deal. It's a budget beer in the pub but premium priced in the supermarket. Guinness is higher priced in the pub but dirt cheap in the supermarket.


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    #9179
    sceach16
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭sceach16


    Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »
    Anyone know why Beamish is never on a slab deal. It's a budget beer in the pub but premium priced in the supermarket. Guinness is higher priced in the pub but dirt cheap in the supermarket.


    I have seen tinnies but never slabs of Beamish. (My opinion)....they are concentrating on draught. Heineken own it now and it is brewed in Murphy's.


    Long term U may not see it at all!


    Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamish_and_Crawford


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    #9180
    tallaghtfornia
    Registered Users Posts: 669 ✭✭✭tallaghtfornia


    sceach16 wrote: »
    I have seen tinnies but never slabs of Beamish. (My opinion)....they are concentrating on draught. Heineken own it now and it is brewed in Murphy's.


    Long term U may not see it at all!


    Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamish_and_Crawford

    Believe it or not Diageo can this for Heineken in Belfast using the same widget and canning process they use for for Guinness same shape of can etc - it is shipped from Cork to Marshals road and canned in single cans and 4 packs - from what I heard the reason for them not selling slabs is the market would not be there.

    Murphys draught can is canned in the Tadcaster Johns Smiths brewery in the UK.


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    #9181
    tallaghtfornia
    Registered Users Posts: 669 ✭✭✭tallaghtfornia


    Sam Russell wrote: »
    Could it be that the 470 ml Runcorn cans is just a move to shift stock prior to Brexit?

    Guinness have never had this can size before they have only canned 440ml for the UK and export market and 500ml for ROI market - would say the logic here is around compacity - the new size and widget can would take a lot of engineering from a canning prospective - so they would have most likely ran over 1000 pallets (enough to service the Christmas market) of this over a few shifts so they would not need to do a change over.

    Runcorn mostly can the 440ml (Belfast so also) and on occasions 500ml cans of Kilkenny for the ROI market.

    Just my tupence worth


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