Lidl - Franziskaner 4 for €5

crazygeryy

Batesy wrote: »

Am I an awful gobsh!te for only buying the 4 bottles to sample?!?

Well if you've never tasted it before no your not. It's an aquired taste. Not everyone likes wheat beer.

crazygeryy

munchkin_utd wrote: »

how many in a box ?
20 ?

12

littlesthobo

moodrater wrote: »

Considering the impending minimum unit price legislation you it may literally never be this price again.

Good point. Added to this the 2 cases i picked up yest were dated march 2016, so plenty of time to get through them. Sorry i didnt get more now:)

Atlantic Dawn

About 8 boxes in Malahide Road as of an hour ago.

Batesy

Barr wrote: »

How did the sample go ?

It's still chilling in the fridge. I think I'll try it on Friday.

Idbatterim

try it now, so that you can get more before they go, if they arent already gone The beer is class, my new beer of choice when the Franziskaner etc is gone, is the weissbier lidl sell in cans at E1.19 my days of Heineken, Coors and the other crap are long gone...

martyos121

No sign of it in castlebar

kaltz

1 box left in Longford today

crushproof

Can't believe how cheap it is. Nowhere near that price in the UK!

Idbatterim

Can't believe how cheap it is. Nowhere near that price in the UK!

I have been in the uk the last 3 weekends in a row, LOL at ripoffrepublic! 3 bottles of erdinger in tesco were £5. that is E6.93 today! Lots of stuff you would see as E1 on the shelves here was £1 over there...

Barr

Idbatterim wrote: »

try it now, so that you can get more before they go, if they arent already gone The beer is class, my new beer of choice when the Franziskaner etc is gone, is the weissbier lidl sell in cans at E1.19 my days of Heineken, Coors and the other crap are long gone...

I've seen those cans for €1.19 - yet to try them - do they give a hangover the day after?

john the one

Barr wrote: »

I've seen those cans for €1.19 - yet to try them - do they give a hangover the day after?

As far as I'm aware, a lot of the own brand beers in lidl and aldi are all brewed under the German purity laws so I can imagine them being fairly good for not giving a hangover. If that makes sense?

moodrater

Barr wrote: »

I've seen those cans for €1.19 - yet to try them - do they give a hangover the day after?

If your ok with other weissbiers you'll be ok with those some people find wheat based beers give them an almighty hangover they wouldn't get from a barley beer.

bobbyj946

john the one wrote: »

a lot of the own brand beers in lidl and aldi are all brewed under the German purity laws

Don't think that law is in affect anymore.

Was also told that a recent change prohibits companies advertising the fact that they keep by the old law. (I also could be completely wrong)

So basically you just don't know if the beer is brewed according to the 'law' anymore.

D/C

Bought 3 boxes in Lidl Monaghan! There was 1 full box left and one with a few bottles missing after I left! Might go back and buy more

Idbatterim

why do lidl only stock it sporadically?

bergipau

Idbatterim wrote: »

why do lidl only stock it sporadically?

They always stock it. But it's normally about €2

Idbatterim

They always stock it. But it's normally about €2

that is still a good price IMO.

brophy

When does this finish?

nibble

Idbatterim wrote: »

I have been in the uk the last 3 weekends in a row, LOL at ripoffrepublic! 3 bottles of erdinger in tesco were £5. that is E6.93 today! Lots of stuff you would see as E1 on the shelves here was £1 over there...

Have to agree with this, I spent the last three months in England and it's definitely more expensive for a lot of things on a direct currency conversion basis. A pint could be cheaper in the right bars but beyond that almost everything was similarly priced or more expensive.

And that German Purity Law was a racket anyway, it's no harm if it's gone.

Finally (and on-topic) Franziskaner is a great weisbeir, even for double that price it'd be worth it.

CreepingDeath

Plenty of crates in Lucan.
At least a dozen full crates at 5:30pm.

Although I still prefer Leffe Blonde...

manster

Picked up last 4 boxes in blanch at 5.30pm. 2 for me and 2 for a neighbour. Love the stuff.

Gunslinger99

Is it just me or is it even nicer when its super cheap ? Just knowing you got such a good deal adds something i think !

RayCon

brophy wrote: »

When does this finish?*

When you get to the end of the bottle. At that point ... open another one.:pac:









*Offer over on Sun I think

Batesy

Sampled 3 bottles last night. Lovely stuff altogether!!

So much more subtle than that Hoegaarden stuff. I found that over powering.

I'm converted which means there's less Franziskaner to go round.

Sorry in advance.

VeVeX

For those who are new to hefeweizen's make sure to stir up the yeast while pouring the beer. The yeast adds body and flavour. I've found that rolling the bottle gently a number of times on a flat surface before opening then giving it a final swirl when there's about 2cms of beer remaining in the bottle works best.

Its also nice to have the correct glass as it will allow a proper head to form while you're pouring.

CountingCrows

Anywhere handy stock suitable glasses?

VeVeX

CountingCrows wrote: »

Anywhere handy stock suitable glasses?

Where are you based?

Barr

CountingCrows wrote: »

Anywhere handy stock suitable glasses?

What is considered a suitable glass ?

CountingCrows

VeVeX wrote: »

Where are you based?

Dublin. Somwhere like Heatons or Homebase?

CountingCrows

Barr wrote: »

What is considered a suitable glass ?

I presume something taller than a standard pint glass?

moodrater

If you local pub won't give you / sell you a glass one look out for erdinger / schneider promotional packs
http://www.thebeerclub.ie/products/erdinger-oktoberfest-gift-pack-glass
http://www.thebeerclub.ie/products/schneider-weisse-2-bottles-glass-gift-pack
http://www.thebeerclub.ie/products/erdinger-gift-pack-glass

VeVeX

http://www.thebeerclub.ie/products/schneider-weisse-2-bottles-glass-gift-pack

I stocked up on those when the were in SuperValu.

Excellent at that price.

VeVeX

CountingCrows wrote: »

I presume something taller than a standard pint glass?

Exactly. They take 500ml but allow for ample head space.

gleesonger

Despite my best efforts still plenty of crates left in the coolock lidl

Cheshire Cat

They were putting out more boxes of this at the Headford Road Lidl in Galway about an hour ago. Bank Holiday sorted!

bergipau

gleesonger wrote: »

Despite my best efforts still plenty of crates left in the coolock lidl

You are lucky the boxes still are intact. My local lidl takes the top off. I put a few boxes in the boot, they lasted about 2 mins before I had loose bottles rolling around.

VeVeX

bergipau wrote: »

You are lucky the boxes still are intact. My local lidl takes the top off. I put a few boxes in the boot, they lasted about 2 mins before I had loose bottles rolling around.

The boxes don't scan so they need to open at least one box.

bergipau

VeVeX wrote: »

The boxes don't scan so they need to open at least one box.

Yes, but having 36 loose bottles rolling around in a boot on country roads is a recipe for disaster.

eringobragh

Picked up 3 boxes in LIDL Artane should last a week or 2

K.C

bergipau wrote: »

You are lucky the boxes still are intact. My local lidl takes the top off. I put a few boxes in the boot, they lasted about 2 mins before I had loose bottles rolling around.

Seen that before myself, where they take off the top flap of cardboard and cut a section off the front of the box. I want a full box, not 1 or 2!

xbox gamer

CountingCrows wrote: »

Anywhere handy stock suitable glasses?

Check out ikea. They normal have a few different types depending on what you're drinking. Heres the wheat beer glass link:
http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/catalog/products/70209336/

For €1.25 it does the job.

Fathead

Plenty left in Ashbourne....

tinner777

the stuff in macroom is really rough, don't buy it...

I'll be taking it for testing over the weekend

ActingDanClark

VeVeX wrote: »

For those who are new to hefeweizen's make sure to stir up the yeast while pouring the beer. The yeast adds body and flavour. I've found that rolling the bottle gently a number of times on a flat surface before opening then giving it a final swirl when there's about 2cms of beer remaining in the bottle works best.

Its also nice to have the correct glass as it will allow a proper head to form while you're pouring.

You mean- like this?
Well that didn't work too well, can't upload pics, see my other thread re efibre :-(

Jet Black

Need one of these.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyv5rVPUGLU

RayCon

Jet Black wrote: »

Need one of these.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyv5rVPUGLU

Try these ...

ncur

Barr wrote: »

Anyone seen stock of this left in Cork ?

Don't know if you got sorted or not, but picked up some from Lidl in Churchfield tonight, there looked to be 2-3 full boxes left when I was there at 6pm.

moodrater

I'm getting tons of clove/phenolic and solvent and no banana definitely not the best batch they've brewed!

Mountjoy Mugger

I must be missing something - what have bananas got to do with Franziskaner?