Booze deals [Megathread #2]

First Up

Kilkenny used to be just Smithwicks under a different label for export. Is it different now? Haven't drunk it in years.

dubstepper

First Up wrote: »

Kilkenny used to be just Smithwicks under a different label for export. Is it different now? Haven't drunk it in years.

Is that right? I know it used to taste like a smithwicks with a guiness head.

dubstepper

rob316 wrote: »

I've never seen Kilkenny on offer, but ya its a cracking drink

It was great at first but I think people got bored with it. Certainly the drinkers I knew.

fin12

First Up wrote: »

Kilkenny used to be just Smithwicks under a different label for export. Is it different now? Haven't drunk it in years.

It’s definitely different to smithwicks. Kilkenny is like a red ale stout where’s smithwicks red is just red ale. I think Kilkenny is nicer.

Seve OB

First Up wrote: »

Kilkenny used to be just Smithwicks under a different label for export. Is it different now? Haven't drunk it in years.

Kilkenny and Smithwicks were always totally different drinks as already mentioned.
Perhaps Smithwicks was exported as Kilkenny (as that's where its (or at least was) brewed), but the Kilkenny we know here is most definitely different

sully123

Yeah Kilkenny.
Nice stuff. Cafferys was a similar one. Murphys had a red available in the UK. Maybe closer to the bitters that they have there.
Shame these beers never got popular here.

FLOOPER

sully123 wrote: »

Yeah Kilkenny.
Nice stuff. Cafferys was a similar one. Murphys had a red available in the UK. Maybe closer to the bitters that they have there.
Shame these beers never got popular here.

Yeah I remember the Caffreys. Really lovely beer but by God ‘‘twas like mother’s milk. Supremely moreish and quite strong as I remember. You could neck the pint in two visits to the lip. The nitrogen bubbles made it very easy.

I think Witherspoon’s here do a lot of the English ales. And obviously quite cheap too.

Might be a nice exercise to rate the line some evening.

Mickiemcfist

FLOOPER wrote: »

I think Witherspoon’s here do a lot of the English ales. And obviously quite cheap too.

Might be a nice exercise to rate the line some evening.

I'd rather give my money to Satan himself!

dodzy

Jesus, this has turned into the ‘Kilkenny appreciation thread’.

Ignacius

All the Irish in Australia drink Kilkenny.
It is much better than Guinness (doesn’t travel) there.
Think I might go get some for a reminisce.

fin12

It’s €2.77 a can in Dunnes, I just picked up the last 3 tonight.

Yellow Dog

Not a great bargain, but from tomorrow in Tesco

Birra Moretti 660Ml

€2.50

Also 24 x 500ml Heiniken €26

buyer95

20 bottles of Stella Artois beer 14.40 in Dunnes.

Claude Greengrass

12 bottles of veltins pilsner for 12 quid in Molloys

geordi

Claude Greengrass wrote: »

12 bottles of veltins pilsner for 12 quid in Molloys

Which Molloys out of interest? Was in there earlier and didn't spot it.

Claude Greengrass

geordi wrote: »

Which Molloys out of interest? Was in there earlier and didn't spot it.

Leopardstown

Yellow Dog

Molson Canadian Premium Lager 500Ml Can

Tesco

€1 per can.

IrishLad90

Has anyone seen anything on the large bottles of Bulmers... with the CL back on and the days a little longer... I'm easily tempted

seanl77

24 cans of Guinness for €26 in tesco this morning, 500ml size

FLOOPER

buyer95 wrote: »

20 bottles of Stella Artois beer 14.40 in Dunnes.

I think they’re the 280 ml bottles as had been before but open to correction.

Still not bad.

Lidl we’re doing 24 x 330 bottles for 17:70 before Christmas. That was a cracking price.

Anyone know if they will stock Stella again.

elperello

FLOOPER wrote: »

I think they’re the 280 ml bottles as had been before but open to correction.

Still not bad.

Lidl we’re doing 24 x 330 bottles for 17:70 before Christmas. That was a cracking price.

Anyone know if they will stock Stella again.

They are 284ml or half a pint in old money.

I got that Lidl offer worth watching out for again.

ActingDanClark

Yellow Dog wrote: »

Not a great bargain, but from tomorrow in Tesco

Birra Moretti 660Ml

€2.50

Also 24 x 500ml Heiniken €26

That's excellent:- prior to new regs it was a deal to get it @ 4 for €10 so actually better than pre regs price as you don't have to buy 4, however you can buy 5 or more at the same price ðŸ‘

Laura2021

Rockshore 20 pack 330ml bottles
€15

elperello

Laura2021 wrote: »

Rockshore 20 pack 330ml bottles
€15

That's good value.

Where is it available?

hatrickpatrick

Yellow Dog wrote: »

Molson Canadian Premium Lager 500Ml Can

Tesco

€1 per can.

Ooo haven't had this in a while - if you were to choose between Molson and Tenants as a cheap can, which in your view would be better? Tesco still have Tenants for €1 as well

ShatterProof

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Ooo haven't had this in a while - if you were to choose between Molson and Tenants as a cheap can, which in your view would be better? Tesco still have Tenants for €1 as well

Molson is ok, a bit bland , colourless and tasteless , tenants on the other hand is awful, has a weird taste a bit of colour and gives a shocking headache. I’d go with the tenants. More fun.

geordi

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Ooo haven't had this in a while - if you were to choose between Molson and Tenants as a cheap can, which in your view would be better? Tesco still have Tenants for €1 as well

I love Tennents, and find it better than most mass market lagers (probably because it's still brewed in the original brewery in Glasgow).

cheekypup

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karlyk1

Claude Greengrass wrote: »

12 bottles of veltins pilsner for 12 quid in Molloys

Was passing and picked some up. A very nice sup.

NewClareman

Chianti Riserva DOCG down from €9.99 to €7.99 @LIDL It was exceptional value at €9.99, at €7.99 it is a bargain.