Bud_Cheap/Bud_Dear etc

SellingJuan

I was in Tesco today and I saw an offer. Buy two boxes of 20 bottles of Bud for 25 euro. Thats quite cheap. But what I have been told is, the quality of the beer in them offers is worse than the normal ones you would buy.

For example with that offer 1litre of that Budwiser would be E2...

Where as the normal bottles of Budwiser which were in the shop were E4.50 a litre.

That goes for most of the beers that come on offer.

Can anyone shed some light on this. Is it true? If so how much worse can the ones on offer be

ps... as you know they have these offers regularly

keith16

SellingJuan wrote: »

I was in Tesco today and I saw an offer. Buy two boxes of 20 bottles for 25 euro. Thats quite cheap. But what I have been told is, the quality of the beer in them offers is worse than the normal ones you would buy.

For example with that offer 1litre of that Budwiser would be E2...

Where as the normal bottles of Budwiser which were in the shop were E4.50 a litre.

That goes for most of the beers that come on offer.

Can anyone shed some light on this. Is it true? If so how much worse can the ones on offer be

ps... as you know they have these offers regularly

Good god, how could they make that tripe worse? Kick you in the balls after drinking it?

cloud493

Tesco's own brand of anything is 99% of the time gonna be worse than a proper brand./

keith16

cloud493 wrote: »

Tesco's own brand of anything is 99% of the time gonna be worse than a proper brand./

That's like saying "oh good, I've developed type II diabetes. Type I would have been worse"

Owen_S

It's Bud, it will taste like piss either way.

eth0

Feck off with yer 'Bud' and drink a real beer (as in anything that isn't 'Bud')

My name is URL

In before the beer snobs

Pottler

My name is URL wrote: »

In before the beer snobs

No, no you weren't. Pity. Bud must be crap, that's why they sell so little of it... no, wait..

RachaelVO

How could even contemplate drinking that paint stripper...

I'd rather go sober, and that's saying summit!

TheBody

It's all good op. Get it into ya and be merry!!

SellingJuan

RachaelVO wrote: »

How could even contemplate drinking that paint stripper...

I'd rather go sober, and that's saying summit!

What do you drink?

Cantona's Collars

SellingJuan wrote: »

What do you drink?

Dutch Gold.

Spread

Mostly drank by Red Necks over here. Slips down smoothly whilst sitting on the tailgate

keano_afc

Hang on, slow down. Budweiser is a beer?

B.A._Baracus

SellingJuan wrote: »

Can anyone shed some light on this. Is it true? If so how much worse can the ones on offer be

ps... as you know they have these offers regularly

Apparently all popular beers do it.
Was talking to a manager of an off-license a few years back. I just happened to say how 1 euro for a can of Carlsberg was good value to him. He said it wasn't the proper Carlsberg. Its still made by Carlsberg but just a cheaper version they also make.

RachaelVO

SellingJuan wrote: »

What do you drink?

Depends, I am currently drinking a belgian beer called Duivel, but usually a micro beer called Bolle Jan (it's Dutch, from Eindhoven). Nice stuff, all natural. When I'm home it's usually Carlsberg.

zerks wrote: »

Dutch Gold.

Saints preserve us from that sh1te!

keith16

Pottler wrote: »

No, no you weren't. Pity. Bud must be crap, that's why they sell so little of it... no, wait..

Since when does quantity = quality?

christ on a bike!

This is one of the worst things about the forum
OP asks a question that in normal society would be answered, but here everyone tells them how ****e their taste is. And it's a bit predictable

OP, don't know the answer, sorry

frozenfrozen

keith16 wrote: »

Since when does quantity = quality?

its not quantity is popularity in this case. not saying i like it or dislike it before i get dragged into beer snobbery which always ends terribly

eth0

christ on a bike! wrote: »

This is one of the worst things about the forum
OP asks a question that in normal society would be answered, but here everyone tells them how ****e their taste is. And it's a bit predictable

OP, don't know the answer, sorry

In real life most people just wouldn't tear into some randomer over their taste of beer. Here they would

B.A._Baracus

eth0 wrote: »

In real life most people just wouldn't tear into some randomer over their taste of beer. Here they would

In fairness, no matter what the subject is people try to tear into anyways.

Like there are joke threads, threads of serious topics, news threads & then random observation type threads (like this one) .. doesnt matter what it is alot of people just wanna tear it apart. Ideally the op. Whilst trying to be "witty" and always proving that their opinion is 100% correct.

Yes, boards.ie is not meant to be taken seriously but if a guy is posting a thread about something there is no need to be a dick like.

Keith186

SellingJuan wrote: »

I was in Tesco today and I saw an offer. Buy two boxes of 20 bottles of Bud for 25 euro. Thats quite cheap. But what I have been told is, the quality of the beer in them offers is worse than the normal ones you would buy.

For example with that offer 1litre of that Budwiser would be E2...

Where as the normal bottles of Budwiser which were in the shop were E4.50 a litre.

That goes for most of the beers that come on offer.

Can anyone shed some light on this. Is it true? If so how much worse can the ones on offer be

ps... as you know they have these offers regularly

Buy the offer and buy one separate full price bottle. Inspect the labels see if there's any difference and then taste to see if there's any difference?

Who told you about this by the way? I never heard it before myself.

BA Baracus said some off licence manager told him it, but if he doesn't get them offers in himself it's in his interest to spread rumours like these. Also that could have been the UK Carlsberg which is regularly sold cheap which is a measly 3.8%.

kenmc

RachaelVO wrote: »

Depends, I am currently drinking a belgian beer called Duivel

oh no you're not. no such beer

RachaelVO

kenmc wrote: »

oh no you're not. no such beer

Ooop, added an I, should be Duvel

http://www.duvel.be/

Mickey H

keano_afc wrote: »

Hang on, slow down. Budweiser is a beer?

Nope, it's a lager.

minidazzler

Pottler wrote: »

No, no you weren't. Pity. Bud must be crap, that's why they sell so little of it... no, wait..

Selling a lot of something doesn't make it a good product. It just means they are fcuking excellent at marketing. It's like the emperors new clothes.

Mickey H wrote: »

Nope, it's a lager.

It's still a beer. All lager is beer, but not all beer is lager.

christ on a bike!

Depends on your definition of a good product
Personally I can't stand the stuff, but plenty do. And these are people who have (often) tried all sorts but are happy with their bud, and so drink it by choice. And if so good luck to them. And Bud has been successful by appealing to them

NIALL D

zerks wrote: »

Dutch Gold.

Dutch Mould is rank !!!!

Mickey H

minidazzler wrote: »

It's still a beer. All lager is beer, but not all beer is lager.

Good point.

keith16

I think it's wrong to call someone a "beer snob" because they dislike budweiser. It would be like calling someone a music snob for disliking Justin Beiber. It's just shíte produced for the masses. Nothing snobby about it.

minidazzler

keith16 wrote: »

I think it's wrong to call someone a "beer snob" because they dislike budweiser. It would be like calling someone a music snob for disliking Justin Beiber. It's just shíte produced for the masses. Nothing snobby about it.

That's probably the best beer comparison I've heard in a while and quite accurate.

Us "beer snobs" generally don't like bud because it's designed to be as inoffensive as possible to as many people as possible. With no flavours that are too strong and nothing that stands out at all. It is entirely unremarkable, and if it came on the market tomorrow as a new beer without the marketing campaign that has gotten it where it is, it would die a death.

keith16

eth0 wrote: »

In real life most people just wouldn't tear into some randomer over their taste of beer. Here they would

I do, I constantly give my dad abuse for drinking Bud

I'm always at him to try something, anything else. And he usually does in fairness, but still sticks to his budweiser!

christ on a bike!

I agree with you taste wise, it's inoffensive sh*te to my pallet. But people do like it, and we're not talking kids who like Bieber.
And as kids for who like Bieber, big success for him, he has appealed to his market but yeah, kinda sad for adults to like it, which I don't think they do

One of my mates drinks Bud and we give him sh*te about it but that's just us being d1cks, he may not have the best taste to our eyes but he likes it and doesn't like much else

Personally I think he's missing out but then he knows a lot more than me about plenty of other things...

wp_rathead

RachaelVO wrote: »

Ooop, added an I, should be Duvel

http://www.duvel.be/

fucking great choice man!!
didn't know you could get it in Ireland
any beer that translates as Devils beer is good with me:)

Senna

To answer the question, No, cheaper promotional offers of Budweiser (or any other drink) wont be different than the regularly prices drink. Carslbery can be different, because there are a few different variations of Carlsberg on sale in Ireland.
That's not to say the Budweiser in the Republic of Ireland can be different to that brewed in the UK (or northern Ireland) and a large chain like Tesco could be selling UK Budweiser at a cheaper price than Irish Budweiser (but i doubt it).

kenmc

Mickey H wrote: »

Nope, it's a lager.

lager is a beer. bud is just piss tho

kenmc

christ on a bike! wrote: »

I agree with you taste wise, it's inoffensive sh*te to my pallet. But people do like it.

I'm not sure that's true, I think those folk dislike bud less than they dislike other alcoholic products, and only drink it for the sake of drinking something alcoholic. I've gone to places where the choices were bud or 7up, chose 7 up every time

christ on a bike!

kenmc wrote: »

I'm not sure that's true, I think those folk dislike bud less than they dislike other alcoholic products, and only drink it for the sake of drinking something alcoholic. I've gone to places where the choices were bud or 7up, chose 7 up every time

I think that's pretty cynical, I think they just like it.

minidazzler

christ on a bike! wrote: »

I think that's pretty cynical, I think they just like it.

Budweiser is like Milhouse, noone likes it. They just like advertising. And Bud do have some of the best ads out there.

kenmc

they do have good ads. that's where the money goes, certainly not into the ingredients.

christ on a bike!

Ah lads, not being sh*tty with ye or anything, but is it beyond your comprehension that someone might just like it?

People have different tastes, this is abc stuff

minidazzler

christ on a bike! wrote: »

Ah lads, not being sh*tty with ye or anything, but is it beyond your comprehension that someone might just like it?

People have different tastes, this is abc stuff

Yes it is very much beyond comprehension. People might put up with it, but there are no strong flavours or aroma's in Budweiser. I can't understand how people with a choice in the thousands of beers in the world would go for Budweiser and consider it the best.

It's not that they like bud, it's that they dislike other beers, more than likely because the advertising isn't good enough. I have yet to hear a single solid argument of why Budweiser is better than any beer. It's great advertising and mediocre taste.

I'd chuck Miller and Coors in there too. Very similar to Bud.

While the major Western European beers are all pretty much the exact same as each other too. Heineken and Carlsberg, drinkers of both will swear there is a difference, but most would fail a blind taste test.

christ on a bike!

minidazzler wrote: »

Yes it is very much beyond comprehension. People might put up with it, but there are no strong flavours or aroma's in Budweiser. I can't understand how people with a choice in the thousands of beers in the world would go for Budweiser and consider it the best.

It's not that they like bud, it's that they dislike other beers, more than likely because the advertising isn't good enough. I have yet to hear a single solid argument of why Budweiser is better than any beer. It's great advertising and mediocre taste.

I'd chuck Miller and Coors in there too. Very similar to Bud.

While the major Western European beers are all pretty much the exact same as each other too. Heineken and Carlsberg, drinkers of both will swear there is a difference, but most would fail a blind taste test.

Well to go back to the music argument that you enjoyed earlier, I doubt there are too many Bieber fans who would say that it is better than Bach or Mozart but it is what they like and what they prefer

I doubt there are too many McDoald fans who would say it is better than fine dining but it is what they prefer

It is there preference, and as such is implicit that they prefer it...

You, and I don't mean this in a d1ckish way, may consider yourself someone who knows beer, and if so I admire your knowledge.
But I guarantee you, for example, that my buddy who likes but would know 100 times more than you abut wood and its grain and how to work it and smell it and how to enjoy it. But he wouldn't deride someone for being happy with a nice Ikea flatpack for their apartment

You don't like Bud. That's sound. But others do. Is it technically the best beer. Christ no. But lots like it anyway, and I doubt that many would be so condescending as to suggest it would be but are quite happy drinking it because, well because they just enjoy it

kenmc

indeed, its like a religion to some. personally I'd always choose the beer I've never had before when given a choice, just in case its the most mind blowing, eye opening experience EVER! carlswiesermillliken drinkers always stick to the one boring crud as "it always tastes the same and I know what I'm getting"
yawn.

kenmc

christ on a bike! wrote:

You don't like Bud. That's sound. But others do. Is it technically the best beer. Christ no.

actually, it IS technically the best beer. there is so nothing flavourwise in it, that any little mistake in the process will be instantly noticed. I've brewed the same recipe many times, but have never ended up with the same beer twice.

Father Damo

keith16 wrote: »

I think it's wrong to call someone a "beer snob" because they dislike budweiser. It would be like calling someone a music snob for disliking Justin Beiber. It's just shíte produced for the masses. Nothing snobby about it.

Bollocks.

Take Czech Budvar for example. It tastes remarkably the same as Budweiser, albeit with slightly more kick due to its higher alcohol content. Yet Budvar is a bit of a niche drink and is highly rated. Budweiser is the mass produced muck? Please.

kenmc

Father Damo wrote: »

Bollocks.

Take Czech Budvar for example. It tastes remarkably the same as Budweiser

eh, no.

Coeurdepirate

SellingJuan wrote: »

I was in Tesco today and I saw an offer. Buy two boxes of 20 bottles of Bud for 25 euro. Thats quite cheap. But what I have been told is, the quality of the beer in them offers is worse than the normal ones you would buy.

For example with that offer 1litre of that Budwiser would be E2...

Where as the normal bottles of Budwiser which were in the shop were E4.50 a litre.

That goes for most of the beers that come on offer.

Can anyone shed some light on this. Is it true? If so how much worse can the ones on offer be

ps... as you know they have these offers regularly

2 boxes of bud for 25 euro?? ****ing hell, I spend that much on 2 grams of bud.

SellingJuan

I like Budwiser.... Thats why I drink it. If I liked something else I would drink something else simple as. I prefer to drink Rum to Vodka, why? Because I think it tastes nicer, as for beer, bud is my choice.