Metalman - Yes they can!

n97 mini

oblivious wrote: »

An they also have no control over what off-licences or pubs add to it,

While this is true, the base price of the product is usually directly proportional to price the consumer pays. E.g. the distributor will usually add 15 to 20% and the retailer will take 30 to 40%, and of course the tax man takes 23%. The fact that the all take percentages and not fixed numbers means the dearer it leaves the brewery the even dearer it is on the shelf. There's no excuse for this as a can of €2 beer is the same as a can of €4 beer to store, transport and stock. People were complaining when solicitors and estate agents were charging percentages and not a fixed fee for selling houses.

Re Beoir and price, someone pointed this out to me:
"he suggested a higher rather than a lower pricing for craft beers"
http://www.drinksindustryireland.ie/559-pubs-selling-craft-beer-how-to-join-them/

Ironically by encouraging publicans (the target audience) to charge more only lines the publicans' pockets.

irish_goat

Leaving the brewery this Friday.

Insect Overlord

Hopefully someone in Limerick will stock it! I haven't had Metalman in ages.

Ravelleman

irish_goat wrote: »

Leaving the brewery this Friday.

Dare I say, the label seems to have some cool art deco elements in there.

I guess the brewery logo does too but I hadn't noticed.

BaZmO*

Ravelleman wrote: »

Dare I say, the label seems to have some cool art deco elements in there.

I guess the brewery logo does too but I hadn't noticed.

The Art Deco element was always part of the design. I've always thought it was cool.

Anyone know yet who is distributing the cans? I'm going to have to nag work into stocking them as soon as possible

irish_goat

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Anyone know yet who is distributing the cans? I'm going to have to nag work into stocking them as soon as possible

http://www.fourcorners.ie

irish_goat

Expected to retail at €2.70-€2.90.

St. Lupulin

irish_goat wrote: »

Expected to retail at €2.70-€2.90.

Hopefully they work out at the €2.50 mark if you buy like 12 of them.

Do it, Drinkstore.

Speak Now

irish_goat wrote: »

Expected to retail at €2.70-€2.90.

Thats not great when I can get a pint for around 4.60, same price range as punk.

KevIRL

irish_goat wrote: »

Expected to retail at €2.70-€2.90.

2.80 or 4 for a tenner in my local offie from Thursday I've been reliably informed

Ravelleman

BaZmO* wrote: »

The Art Deco element was always part of the design. I've always thought it was cool.

I guess I hadn't noticed as there were previously no take-home options available. I rarely get close enough to all the taps in a pub to read the signs.

Even if this canning operation fails, they can at least take heart in the fact that I finally noticed the effort their graphic designer put into the project.

St. Lupulin

KevIRL wrote: »

4 for a tenner in my local offie from Thursday I've been reliably informed

SOLD.

Bigcheeze

Ravelleman wrote: »

Dare I say, the label seems to have some cool art deco elements in there.

I guess the brewery logo does too but I hadn't noticed.

Really works with the bare aluminium on the can. Couldn't recreate that on a bottle.

MonkstownHoop

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Really works with the bare aluminium on the can. Couldn't recreate that on a bottle.

Unless they went down the delirium tremens route :-)

dub_skav

irish_goat wrote: »

Leaving the brewery this Friday.

Now can I have my GPS tracker on the pallets?

Would love to know where this ends up first

slayerking

WANT. NOW.

I'll be monitoring closely where they show up first in Dublin.

RasTa

If it's 4 for a tenner I'll be sticking to founders or sierra Nevada at the same price point.

St. Lupulin

Any word on what price the cans of Kinsale Pale Ale are gonna be?

Hopefully 4 for 10 also.

Bigcheeze

RasTa wrote: »

If it's 4 for a tenner I'll be sticking to founders or sierra Nevada at the same price point.

Without having tasted it ?

listermint

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Without having tasted it ?

Hates gonna hate.

Lovely Bloke

it's a Pale Ale, not an IPA - Pale Ale is harldy the most exciting style, to be fair.

Galway Hooker and the likes. I'd probably choose a founders too.

I'll buy a can to taste the beer, but knowing the style, I doubt I'll be blown away by it.

drumswan

So is this not the Pale Ale they sell on draught?

I tasted the two can prototypes they had at the festival and both were excellent.

Speak Now

drumswan wrote: »

So is this not the Pale Ale they sell on draught?

I tasted the two can prototypes they had at the festival and both were excellent.

Its the regular pale ale yes.

BaZmO*

RasTa wrote: »

If it's 4 for a tenner I'll be sticking to founders or sierra Nevada at the same price point.

I'd be shocked if it's cheaper than 4 for €10.

RasTa

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Without having tasted it ?

I've tasted the draught and its nothing special.

drumswan

RasTa wrote: »

I've tasted the draught and its nothing special.

I think its probably tied with O'Haras as the Irish Pale Ale Ive had.

Would like forward to their specials/seasonals in the cans too.

Speak Now

drumswan wrote: »

I think its probably tied with O'Haras as the Irish Pale Ale Ive had.

Would like forward to their specials/seasonals in the cans too.

O'Hara's will be much better value, even 2.50 a can would work out at almost 3.80 per 500ml bottle. Still though it's cans so very convenient for parties

tombliboo83

Their price point is 2.70 - 2.90 per can. World wide wines in Waterford will be selling at 4for 10 euro

Turpentine

St. Lupulin wrote: »

Any word on what price the cans of Kinsale Pale Ale are gonna be?

Hopefully 4 for 10 also.

They'd want to be cheaper than that, considering the 500ml bottles appear to be perpetually on special in one supermarket or another at 4 for €9.

strobe

A front runner for the best pale ale I've had, and I've had a lot. And I'm not just limiting that to Irish one's either. My go to beer in a pub if there's nothing new there I haven't had before. It's a marvelous beer. Hold it's own with any of the famous american pale ales. And once when my granny lost her purse with her pension money in it on the way back from the post office, it found it and brought it straight back to her door. Nothing missing. And refused to take anything as a reward for it's honesty.

Easily worth 2.50-2.70 a pop. Yum yum... yum yum.

Ronan|Raven

Martins off licence in fairview have it up for pre order. 2.70 per can.

n97 mini

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

Martins off licence in fairview have it up for pre order. 2.70 per can.

€4.09 per 500ml

a_non_a_mouse

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

Martins off licence in fairview have it up for pre order. 2.70 per can.

Bradleys in Cork also available for pre-order 2.69 per can.
looking forward to getting my hands on a few. Can's are a work of art in their own right.

drumswan

These seem to be going on sale around Waterford today according to twitter

a_non_a_mouse

4 for 10yoyo in Waterford

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ferrybank-Beer-Club/591838327541159

oblivious

They should be in Dublin on Tuesday or Wednesday, happy days ðŸ˜႒

KevIRL

Picked up a 'few' earlier. Looks lovely, looking forward to tucking into them shortly

Ronan|Raven

oblivious wrote: »

They should be in Dublin on Tuesday or Wednesday, happy days ðŸ˜႒

But that is.. (gets out his abacus) far too many days away.

slayerking

Is there any hope they'll be in Dublin tomorrow at all.
I'm sick of looking at pictures of the cans!
Waterford's not that far away really.

Beersmith

oblivious wrote: »

They should be in Dublin on Tuesday or Wednesday, happy days ðŸ˜႒

Bah, i thought it was tomorrow

oblivious

What I heard is they have to be shipped to four corners warehouse and then shipped on to various locations. Hence the delay to Dublin

dregin

Dropped down to Martins in Fairview on the off-chance that they might have em, but no dice. The gut says that distro had been disrupted by an issue with cardboard pallets?? They hope to have them next week anyway!

P.S. Lovely off license! Will definitely be making a second visit!

oblivious

Some of the order are been shipped around the Waterford area this afternoon

slayerking

Up on Drinkstore at the mo.
€2.80 per can. No 4 for 10. :mad:

Bulk deal is €2.60 per can for 24

oblivious

€2.70 in Martins of Fairview

RasTa

No 10% discount with those miserable feckers.

BaZmO*

slayerking wrote: »

Up on Drinkstore at the mo.
€2.80 per can. No 4 for 10. :mad:

Bulk deal is €2.60 per can for 24

Same price as Founders Centennial, and All Day IPA is cheaper. Hmmm.

Buy one, say, "Hmmm, yeah it's alright" then never buy it again.

drumswan

BaZmO* wrote: »

Same price as Founders Centennial, and All Day IPA is cheaper. Hmmm.

Buy one, say, "Hmmm, yeah it's alright" then never buy it again.

Have you tasted it yet?

BaZmO*

drumswan wrote: »

Have you tasted it yet?

Yeah loads of times. Obviously not in a can, but it can only be equal to or less good than the draught version.