CHEAPEST BEER IN IRELAND

Just Like Heaven

WHERE'S THE CHEAPEST BEER HOW MUCH IS EXCELSIOR

bradknowell

Excelsior is not the cheapest. Prices also depend on where you are so I can't imagine anyone possibly driving from one side of the country to the other just to save a few cent.

johnnyskeleton

I find that cheap beer usually costs more in thr long run.

Instead of buying 10 beers for 1 each, why not buy 5 nicer beers for 2 each and enjoy them?

Just Like Heaven

Sorry about this thread everyone.

rubadub

bradknowell wrote: »

Excelsior is not the cheapest.

It the cheapest out of all the places I get beer. I have noticed a few places I go to have turned all their previously €1 cans into 4 for €5 offers.

Saruman

How about Tesco brand? Are they not under €1 a can?

rubadub

Saruman wrote: »

How about Tesco brand? Are they not under €1 a can?

The tesco value stuff is really cheap, but it is only 2% or 2.5% so not really that fair to include. Excelsior is 4% and I think €3.09 for 4, or maybe €3.19

Saruman

Is there not a 4% version? It's not the super cheap one, probably a tesco finest or something like that.

Incidentally I had the Tesco Double IPA in Scotland, which is just Brewdog Hardcore IPA re-badged. Lovely stuff.

rubadub

Saruman wrote: »

Is there not a 4% version?

I think there is several alright, but I don't think any are cheaper than excelsior. They have the french beer in mini bottles, and some others.

Aldi have stuff called Galahad, not sure what price it is.

Saruman

Hmm.. never pay attention myself, tesco is usually shockingly bad for beer. With the exception of their recent craft beer attempts.

Mr Simpson

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

Sorry about this thread everyone.

Was somebody on the cheap beer last night??

RandolphEsq

Surely 40 bottles of Miller for €25 is as cheap as it can get?

yoyo

Saw 12 cans of Aldi Galahad is €7.99 a 12 pack, thats fairly cheap, Dunnes own brand lager is/was 79c a can and at 4% alc quite cheap, dutch gold is the cheapest drink in my spar atm at €1 a can, prazsky is €4.50 a 4 pack cans

Nick

rubadub

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Instead of buying 10 beers for 1 each, why not buy 5 nicer beers for 2 each and enjoy them?

Somebody could say that in reverse too though, it could be said about many products, like chocolate etc, each to their own.

RandolphEsq wrote: »

Surely 40 bottles of Miller for €25 is as cheap as it can get?

I thought the OP was asking for ongoing prices, rather than current special offers. Unless you know of a place with 40 miller for €25 all year round. Either way it is not particularly cheap. 40 longnecks is 13.2L so €1.89 per litre

yoyo wrote: »

Saw 12 cans of Aldi Galahad is €7.99 a 12 pack, thats fairly cheap

So this galahad is €1.33 per litre which is the cheapest mentioned so far (if not an offer). Excelsior is €1.54/L

BeerNut

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

WHERE'S THE CHEAPEST BEER

Right here.

johnnyskeleton

rubadub wrote: »

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Instead of buying 10 beers for 1 each, why not buy 5 nicer beers for 2 each and enjoy them?

Somebody could say that in reverse too though, it could be said about many products, like chocolate etc, each to their own.

Sure, if you like. I'm not forcing anyone to do anything.

I suppose it depends on what cheap really means? Does it mean more volume of liquid, more alcohol or more enjoyment for your buck? Because often, the second and third criteria are met by buying less bottles of more expensive beer. Kinda like the analogy of someone buying a €100 pair of shoes that last for years vs someone who has to buy a new pair of cheap shoes every few months. Sometimes "cheap" can lead to a false economy.

snowblind

How long a pair of shoes last is measurable and definite. Enjoyment cannot be measured (on objective or scientific terms), and some people care less about enjoyment than others. Or rather, they have different standards for enjoyment - inebriation might be looked at harshly by the enlightened connoisseurs but their bourgeoisie attitude towards enjoyment might even be off putting for someone with different standards :rolleyes:

Seaneh

You could buy starter brew kit and 5 more ingredient kits (€135ish) from store and have 220 500ml bottles of beer for about €0.60 each.


Will taste a lot better than cheap piss from offies too if you buy decent ingredient kits.

daithi55

tesco doing a nice beer called vratislav its czech has 5% alcohol and only 99 cent for a 500ml bottle

Seaneh

daithi55 wrote: »

tesco doing a nice beer called vratislav its czech has 5% alcohol and only 99 cent for a 500ml bottle

Brewed for Tesco by Staropramen, it's pretty meh, then again, I'm not a pale lager fan, so I wouldn't like it anyway.

blueshed

daithi55 wrote: »

tesco doing a nice beer called vratislav its czech has 5% alcohol and only 99 cent for a 500ml bottle

nice enough lager, often get it myself if i want a change from ales or stouts.

Tom Dunne

Stella Artois now have a 4% lager in silver cans in Tesco for €1 a can.

It's light enough, veering towards Coors, not bad with food. Totally different to regular Stella Artois.

coulagh1986

no wonder we have such mayhem in our towns and cities with beer being so cheap

daithi55

coulagh1986 wrote: »

no wonder we have such mayhem in our towns and cities with beer being so cheap

what this got to do with this thread
the op asked what the cheapest beer

The man in red and black

daithi55 wrote: »

what this got to do with this thread
the op asked what the cheapest beer

I went through one year of college where my entire house was particularly broke and we definitely defined cheapest as the most mls of alcohol for your money, sometimes even resorting to taking out a calculator as we shopped! Best value in that regard, offers excluded, tended to be the beers in little green 250ml bottles like finkbrau, noblaner, biere d'or from the supermarkets. I know people may prefer better quality beers but if you want most alcohol then these must be close to the best value.

yoyo

The man in red and black wrote: »

I went through one year of college where my entire house was particularly broke and we definitely defined cheapest as the most mls of alcohol for your money, sometimes even resorting to taking out a calculator as we shopped! Best value in that regard, offers excluded, tended to be the beers in little green 250ml bottles like finkbrau, noblaner, biere d'or from the supermarkets. I know people may prefer better quality beers but if you want most alcohol then these must be close to the best value.

In fairness, 50cl of 4% Dunnes lager for 79c is quite cheap, very hit and miss though as you can imagine. Aldi and Lidl have similarly priced beers I think.

no wonder we have such mayhem in our towns and cities with beer being so cheap

Funnily enough the "mayhem" in town is typically caused by the pub crowd. It doesn't matter what price the beer is, people will still get drunk and be anti social regardless. Off license prices have nothing to do with it, non staggered closing times for bars and clubs coupled with bar staff serving already drunk patrons more drink & shots doesn't help the situation I imagine...

Nick

munchkin_utd

coulagh1986 wrote: »

no wonder we have such mayhem in our towns and cities with beer being so cheap

nope.
MAYHEM is caused by massive crowds of people on the street at the same time.

Why are they ALL on the street at the same time?
Why? Why?
I'll tell you why, its called closing time! And thats people leaving the pub not a house party.

And a neat trick of this arbitrary universal stopping of serving in pubs and clubs is that many folks IN pubs and clubs hit the shorts with a passion to make the most of the little time that they have left before the governments officially proclaimed time that theres to be no more drink and dancing.

Personally I love the continental way of being able to drink slowly and steadly into the wee hours till you eventually get bored of drinking or over full of beer and just go home quietly.

Anyhow, back on topic - the % content probably does have to be considered with cheap beer.

Dymo

I find the 4% beers pretty much water and prefer the 4.5 or 5% stuff my self.

Technocentral

snowblind wrote: »

How long a pair of shoes last is measurable and definite. Enjoyment cannot be measured (on objective or scientific terms), and some people care less about enjoyment than others. Or rather, they have different standards for enjoyment - inebriation might be looked at harshly by the enlightened connoisseurs but their bourgeoisie attitude towards enjoyment might even be off putting for someone with different standards :rolleyes:

I like great beers and inebriation, enjoying great beers while getting toasted is much more enjoyable than drinking pish.

Technocentral

Dymo wrote: »

I find the 4% beers pretty much water and prefer the 4.5 or 5% stuff my self.

I like strong beers on occasion too, but there are great tasting ales around the 4% mark too.

snowblind

Technocentral wrote: »

I like great beers and inebriation, enjoying great beers while getting toasted is much more enjoyable than drinking pish.

Yeah me too. But people have different standards and I think it's strange to assume otherwise. At least you can say what is the cheapest beer in Ireland in absolute terms, whenever you bring in enjoyment into the calculation, things get subjective.

rubadub

Not cheapest, but beamish is €6 for 6 this saturday only in lidl.

scooterdoyle

kronenberg 1664 in my local centra at €3.20 per 660ml bottle
works out at €5 a litre
unbeatable value and quite a tasty beer

Dizzyblonde

@ scooterdoyle, please feel free to post in the Good Drink Bargain Alerts thread. This thread is too old so I'm closing it.