Where to buy beer
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dave7108

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326 posts

180 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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Ive got an account at costco and bookers, they are not cheap at all for alcohol in general. Aldi is pretty cheap for IPA and the like. Anywhere else, apart from homebrew im missing?

Jag_NE

3,314 posts

126 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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For the mainstream stuff Asda can be very cheap.

TaylotS2K

1,964 posts

233 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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I just generally check on-line to where's cheapest before I head out.

I picked up a 1L bottle of Three barrels brandy for £18:00 yesterday at Morrisons. It was £23.50 at Tesco and £23.00 at Asda.

The only trouble I find with Morrisons is, sometimes the price shown on line isn't the same as in store. Last week it showed £18:00 on the website but in fact the brandy was only £16:00.

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

224 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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Bulmers bottles are dead cheap in Costco £0.8 ish a 500ml bottle.

Fizz is cheap - I got Bollinger a while ago on offer £25 instead of £55-65.

Beers if it’s not on offer then it’s not “cheap” - however they are big cans not 440ml and very few supermarkets do the big size.


When they do have beer/wine/Prosecco / fizz etc offers on I buy in big bulk so it sits in the garage and then keep replacing as and when offers come up.

However booze prices have been increasing for years


I also pop down to our local brewery Loddon and buy beer there direct - not “cheap” but great quality

Shuvi McTupya

24,460 posts

273 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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TaylotS2K said:
The only trouble I find with Morrisons is, sometimes the price shown on line isn't the same as in store. Last week it showed £18:00 on the website but in fact the brandy was only £16:00.
I hope they refunded you the difference? jester

anonymous-user

80 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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Welshbeef said:
Bulmers bottles are dead cheap in Costco £0.8 ish a 500ml bottle.

Fizz is cheap - I got Bollinger a while ago on offer £25 instead of £55-65.

Beers if it’s not on offer then it’s not “cheap” - however they are big cans not 440ml and very few supermarkets do the big size.


When they do have beer/wine/Prosecco / fizz etc offers on I buy in big bulk so it sits in the garage and then keep replacing as and when offers come up.

However booze prices have been increasing for years


I also pop down to our local brewery Loddon and buy beer there direct - not “cheap” but great quality
Bollinger is not a £55-60 champagne. Why lie?

anonymous-user

80 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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Welshbeef said:
Badda said:
Bollinger is not a £55-60 champagne. Why lie?
Oh fk off
Charming.
I’ll try again, why lie about the price of something?
A) to boast
B) fantasist.

B.

sc0tt

18,264 posts

227 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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Badda said:
Welshbeef said:
Badda said:
Bollinger is not a £55-60 champagne. Why lie?
Oh fk off
Charming.
I’ll try again, why lie about the price of something?
A) to boast
B) fantasist.

B.
Indeed £40 odd normally

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

224 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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sc0tt said:
Badda said:
Welshbeef said:
Badda said:
Bollinger is not a £55-60 champagne. Why lie?
Oh fk off
Charming.
I’ll try again, why lie about the price of something?
A) to boast
B) fantasist.

B.
Indeed £40 odd normally
A search online right now states Waitrose normal selling price £45.
No need for other person to rub my nose in it when I though I had a much better deal but there you go

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

224 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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Badda said:
Welshbeef said:
Badda said:
Bollinger is not a £55-60 champagne. Why lie?
Oh fk off
Charming.
I’ll try again, why lie about the price of something?
A) to boast
B) fantasist.

B.
Boast? What are you on if you seem to think Bolly is some big pricy drink then bully for you I’d agree had someone lobbed in a £300 odd bottle price but no we’re talking 5-6 pints of beer from a London pub.

Get over yourself and suggest you don’t open commas as you did before 10am rude

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

224 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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Tyre Smoke

23,018 posts

287 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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12 Corona at Tesco currently £8

Puggit

49,518 posts

274 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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Your local indy microbrewery? We have a few here and are always made very welcome (ie get to try everything while they fill the keg up!)

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

224 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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https://loddonbrewery.com/

Try here it’s really good.

anonymous-user

80 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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b and m, but most phers wouldn't dream of going in.

Russ T Bolt

1,751 posts

309 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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dave7108 said:
Ive got an account at costco and bookers, they are not cheap at all for alcohol in general. Aldi is pretty cheap for IPA and the like. Anywhere else, apart from homebrew im missing?
Haven’t been for a while but Makro used to be reasonable with a good choice. Much better than Costco on price and choice.

anonymous-user

80 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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Welshbeef said:
Boast? What are you on if you seem to think Bolly is some big pricy drink then bully for you I’d agree had someone lobbed in a £300 odd bottle price but no we’re talking 5-6 pints of beer from a London pub.

Get over yourself and suggest you don’t open commas as you did before 10am rude
Gobbledegook.
Go and have a drink mate.

Pothole

34,367 posts

308 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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Thesprucegoose said:
b and m, but most phers wouldn't dream of going in.
Home Bargains also have some interesting stuff dirt cheap amongst the standard offerings from time to time.

mcflurry

9,186 posts

279 months

Saturday 11th May 2019
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www.bringabottle.co.uk will tell you the best deals and offers smile

nice1two

329 posts

225 months

Monday 13th May 2019
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i tend to go to https://westerhambrewery.co.uk and buy one of the Kegs if i have people over