Good Drink Bargain Alerts!

stevenmu

IIRC there's a loophole. The law basically says that you can't sell a drink below the first price charged for it that day. So pubs will sometimes open, one barman will sell another a drink at the low price (€2.10 in this case), setting the baseline for that day. They can then sell the drink at normal pricing all day, and drop down to €2.10 again for the promotion.

There was a bit of an outcry when pubs were first found to be doing this, and talk of changing the law. I don't really remember what happened, but I'm guessing the law wasn't changed and that pubs voluntarily don't do this, except for special occasions.

L1011

That's entirely plausible (and McDowell's law drafters weren't the best based on other things we've discovered since - though I don't think he was responsible for the day of legal drugs); suspect its such an edge case and so unlikely to be used regularly its not worth fixing.

If places started doing it with any regularity, it'd be stopped.

irish_goat

Reminds me there was a bar in Galway doing a promo during the Germany v Brazil world cup match. 50c off Erdinger or Brahma if their respective nations scored. Pints of Erdinger ended up costing 50c. Not sure if that complied with the law but sure pubs will always get away with it if they're one off promos.

rubadub

stevenmu wrote: »

So pubs will sometimes open, one barman will sell another a drink at the low price (€2.10 in this case), setting the baseline for that day. They can then sell the drink at normal pricing all day, and drop down to €2.10 again for the promotion.

Are you saying they can drop to €2.10 on the same day, or the next day?

stevenmu wrote: »

There was a bit of an outcry when pubs were first found to be doing this

outcry from who? any media links or forum links?

Pubs have been increasing the price of drink close to midnight for donkeys years, there is nothing new about selling drink cheaper ealier in the day for a limited time. This is the only sort of complaints I have heard, people asking if its legal to raise prices around midnight.

I never heard of, nor could I imagine anyone complaining about finding a way around the "happy hour law". Except maybe a pissed off lawmaker, but it seemed an unpopular law and not really a big deal as happy hours are not that popular/common anyway.

There are other loopholes, like if you open at noon but want happy hour at 6-7pm you simply claim you are out of stock of the cheaper drink all day until you hit 6pm, and then magically run out when it hits 7pm. You could have an unpopular beer or vodka on offer so regular drinkers will not be upset at it "being out of stock".

minidazzler

stevenmu wrote: »

IIRC there's a loophole. The law basically says that you can't sell a drink below the first price charged for it that day. So pubs will sometimes open, one barman will sell another a drink at the low price (€2.10 in this case), setting the baseline for that day. They can then sell the drink at normal pricing all day, and drop down to €2.10 again for the promotion.

Not exactly how that law works, Overall people are openly just flouting the happy hour laws.

Prices must only rise, not fall ever even back to original level.

2ndcoming

There is definitely a loophole, sure look at Dicey's with a different price for drinks every day of the week.

I think they can charge what they want as long as they stick to it for that day, they just can't have a Happy Hour like you see in nearly every other country where prices are reduced around end of work time to tempt punters in then jacked back up to full price when the hook is in.

L1011

All day offers were never blocked.

The intent was to stop people pouring the cheaper stuff down just before the price went up; although they still allowed prices to go up meaning this doesn't have any impact...

RasTa

Less waffle, more bargains please!

rubadub

Supervalu craft beers (have to click "see all")
https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/category/150200596

main stream beers
https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/wine-beer-spirits-lager/c-150302375

from this page below you have to keep clicking, "show all" etc to really see all offers, only a few are shown at the top level
https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/specialoffers?categoryId=150100075

Johnny Drama_11

Supervalu have 4 for €10 on Leann Folláin.

O'Briens (I was in in the one in Blanchardstown) have 4 for €10 on Trouble Brewing (Dark Arts Porter, Sabotage India Pale Ale, Deception Golden Ale & Graffiti Session Pale Ale)

McCanns cider is down to e2(from e3) in my local Lidl.

My local Dunnes has the Blacks of Kinsale range down to 4 for e9 including, most importantly, Rocketship.

Krusty_Clown

gilberto_eire wrote: »

My local Dunnes has the Blacks of Kinsale range down to 4 for e9 including, most importantly, Rocketship.

Also true of the the O'Haras range, including Leann Folainn, IPA, Red etc. A good deal at €2.25/bottle. Also Sierra Nevada for €2/bottle and Pilsner Urquell, also for €2.

BaZmO*

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Also Sierra Nevada for €2/bottle

That's a really good price. Must stock up for Christmas.

Big Nasty

BaZmO* wrote: »

That's a really good price. Must stock up for tonight

FYP!

prodsc

Selected Tesco stores til Sunday;

1 Litre
Smirnoff, Gordon's ,Capt Morgan & Bacardi €20
Slabs Heineken, Guinness and Bud €20.

stores include Dundalk extra/ Drogheda extra/Letterkenny sq/Monaghan/Longwalk Dundalk/Bettystown/Cavan/Balbriggan/Sligo/Drogheda

gucci

I want to buy and send my friend (he lives in Dublin, I am in the UK) a few nice beers for a gift....probably 6 or 8 beers? Can anyone suggest the best place to order from? I have used O'Briens before for wine delivery for a similar job, but I want to make sure I am getting the best bang for my buck!

L1011

O'Briens or Drinkstore probably.

Bobby42

My local Dunnes have 4 pack of Leffe for 6 euro. Decent price considering its normally around the 9/10 mark.

Quackster

Bobby42 wrote: »

My local Dunnes have 4 pack of Leffe for 6 euro. Decent price considering its normally around the 9/10 mark.

Been that price for some time now. Hoegaarden too. And with the shop & save vouchers, it works out at as little as €4.80 a pack which is a steal.

Johnny Drama_11

Tesco in Northern Ireland have Punk IPA 4 for £5. Handy for anyone living up that way or making a trip up north.

fmul9798

Time to give back..
May be limited to certain stores
Galway SC tesco - Glenfiddich 12 no price on shelf, scanning with an asterisk (usually means it is Clearance) 25 euro!
Have not seen it on the shelves there before. About 4 left just now.

irish_goat

Porterhouse Central is selling Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale for €4 as their beer of the day. Not sure what year it is from but that's a bargain anyway. Normally €5 in off licences.

BaZmO*

irish_goat wrote: »

Porterhouse Central is selling Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale for €4 as their beer of the day. Not sure what year it is from but that's a bargain anyway. Normally €5 in off licences.

Great price for any year tbh, especially considering it's bar prices. Although you wouldn't have more than a couple at a sitting.

Johnny Drama_11

Johnny Drama_11 wrote: »

Tesco in Northern Ireland have Punk IPA 4 for £5. Handy for anyone living up that way or making a trip up north.

Just to add to the below;

Brewdog
5am Saint - £1.75 - 330ml bottle.
Kingpin lager - £1.75 - 330ml bottle.
Vagabond - £1.99 - 330ml bottle.
Elvis Juice - £1.85 - 330ml bottle.
Dead Pony Club - 4 cans for £6 or £1.75 - 330ml bottle.
Blackheart stout - £1.75 - 330ml bottle.
Mr President (re-named Hardcore IPA I think) - £2.19 - 330ml bottle.

Johnny Drama_11

My local Dunnes (Donaghmede) have Sweetwater IPA for €1.75 a bottle and Sweetwater blue for €1.50 a bottle.

The 4 for €9 was still available and Sierra Nevada was still on offer at €2 a bottle.

Johnny Drama_11

Johnny Drama_11 wrote: »

My local Dunnes (Donaghmede) have Sweetwater IPA for €1.75 a bottle and Sweetwater blue for €1.50 a bottle.

The 4 for €9 was still available and Sierra Nevada was still on offer at €2 a bottle.

The two nearest to me have the Sierra Nevada and general 4 for e9 but the only one with Sweetwater have it 4 for e10 which is nowhere near as appealing for 330ml bottles.

I'm eager to try it though so I'll likely give it a look at either way but I'd load up on them at 4 for e7.

laros

Sweetwater IPA for €1.75 a bottle and Sweetwater blue for €1.50 a bottle.

It was the same in both Dunnes in Tullamore at the weekend but be aware its short dated stock BBE Dec 2016

Losty Dublin

O'Hara's have a tidy 8 bottle box set out for the Christmas. One of each of their mainstays plus Leann Follain and 2 bottles of their IPA's; you are looking at €21 (I think) for the set and a handy present for many of us.

MonkstownHoop

Losty Dublin wrote: »

O'Hara's have a tidy 8 bottle box set out for the Christmas. One of each of their mainstays plus Leann Follain and 2 bottles of their IPA's; you are looking at €21 (I think) for the set and a handy present for many of us.

Meh, currently you can get 8 Leann Follain for 18 in Dunnes, Mcgargles have a similar box.

Losty Dublin

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Meh, currently you can get 8 Leann Follain for 18 in Dunnes, Mcgargles have a similar box.

I know I know but it's aimed at the average man on the street and not real ale twats such as you and I

laros

The Mc Gargles box is 12 x 330ml bottle's including Francis Big Bangin IPA and Toothless Decs Brown Ale

MonkstownHoop

laros wrote: »

The Mc Gargles box is 12 x 330ml bottle's including Francis Big Bangin IPA and Toothless Decs Brown Ale

Yeah but you can buy big banging on its own and manipulate the sample 4 packs to include 4 brown ales, no need to bother with the rest ;-)

laros

Brown ales only seem to be available in the 12 pack sealed selection boxes

MonkstownHoop

laros wrote: »

Brown ales only seem to be available in the 12 pack sealed selection boxes

I've seen them in the 4 packs, Supervalu and Dunnes

andekwarhola

I think there's an O'Haras gift pack out that has a bottle of their anniversary stout and a snifter glass. Has anybody spotted this in the shops?

Ruben Remus

andekwarhola wrote: »

I think there's an O'Haras gift pack out that has a bottle of their anniversary stout and a snifter glass. Has anybody spotted this in the shops?

Yes, saw this in a SuperValu in Galway. 330ml bottle of the stout with a glass. I didn't get it, but I think it was being sold for a tenner.

Flex

Saw this in the paper this morning

Bottles of Jameson

• Super Valu for €21
• Tesco for €20

Pretty amazing price tbh, haven't seen them that low in a very very long time. Only €20 in Tesco until Saturday though I think, so stock up!

EagererBeaver

Flex wrote: »

Saw this in the paper this morning

Bottles of Jameson

• Super Valu for €21
• Tesco for €20

Pretty amazing price tbh, haven't seen them that low in a very very long time. Only €20 in Tesco until Saturday though I think, so stock up!

14 here in Spain

murphyebass

Flex wrote: »

Saw this in the paper this morning

Bottles of Jameson

• Super Valu for €21
• Tesco for €20

Pretty amazing price tbh, haven't seen them that low in a very very long time. Only €20 in Tesco until Saturday though I think, so stock up!

Great price for a hot whisky/Irish coffee whiskey.

pa990

Flex wrote: »

Saw this in the paper this morning

Bottles of Jameson

• Super Valu for €21
• Tesco for €20

Pretty amazing price tbh, haven't seen them that low in a very very long time. Only €20 in Tesco until Saturday though I think, so stock up!

I was in SuperValu today, and 70cl Jameson was €19

rubadub

EagererBeaver wrote: »

14 here in Spain

I wonder what it would be if they made the same profit here, i.e. that spanish price could be quite high for what it is, so retailers there could be making far more.

At €19, that is €15.45 before VAT.

Jameson is 40% and 700ml

duty is €42.57 per litre of alcohol in the spirits, so is €11.92.

So to just break even (ignoring other overheads) they would want to get the whiskey for €3.53.

romperstomper

pa990 wrote: »

I was in SuperValu today, and 70cl Jameson was €19

Just back from SuperValu in Raheny and it is advertised at 25e and scanning at 21e

DelmarODonnell

In Dunnes Beacon last night. The following were on 4 for €9 (May have been more but none that interested me)

Trouble Brewing Deception Golden Ale
Trouble Brewing Sabotage IPA
O'Haras Leann Follain
O'Haras Stout
O'Haras Red
O'Haras Pale Ale
O'Haras Notorious Red IPA
Blacks of Kinsale Pale Ale
Blacks of Kinsale Black IPA
Blacks of Kinsale Rocketship IPA

Personally picked up: 4 Sabotage IPA, 8 Leann Follain, 4 Blacks KPA, 4 Blacks BIPA, 4 Blacks Rocketship

24 bottles of great Irish Craft beer for 44 euro (had a tenner Dunnes voucher) - Great Success!

DelmarODonnell

In Dunnes Beacon last night. The following were on 4 for €9 (May have been more but none that interested me)

Trouble Brewing Deception Golden Ale
Trouble Brewing Sabotage IPA
O'Haras Leann Follain
O'Haras Stout
O'Haras Red
O'Haras Pale Ale
O'Haras Notorious Red IPA
Blacks of Kinsale Pale Ale
Blacks of Kinsale Black IPA
Blacks of Kinsale Rocketship IPA

Personally picked up: 4 Sabotage IPA, 8 Leann Follain, 4 Blacks KPA, 4 Blacks BIPA, 4 Blacks Rocketship

24 bottles of great Irish Craft beer for 44 euro (had a tenner Dunnes voucher) - Great Success!

poitinstill

Not sure it qualifies..groupon 24 x 500ml cans of random german beer to your door for 29.99.

AsianDub

Green Spot Whiskey in Fresh Grand Canal Square in Dublin for €49

the beer revolu

poitinstill wrote: »

Not sure it qualifies..groupon 24 x 500ml cans of random german beer to your door for 29.99.

Quite likely to be seized by customs, these days.

irish_goat

the beer revolu wrote: »

Quite likely to be seized by customs, these days.

The best before date is March 2017 for all their beer cases as well so the beers probably aren't the freshest.

poitinstill

If its seized how are groupon.ie allowed offer it. Got a message to say it has been dispatched. If it gets stopped surely I get a refund off groupon.