Originally Posted by joeyballantyne

what ? VB cleans your insides! ... yes stuckinblighty - still got me 6 quid fa cup winning ticket

Originally Posted by jond

Reminds me of the time I drank real scrumpy, I was f***ed for days afterwards

Originally Posted by LongshoreDrifter

Mmmm real cider. I used to live in Somerset and they had some great stuff down there. Magners is probably illegal in Somerset.

Originally Posted by lumpommer

I think Australia is too expensive. It would be great if they were doing a few world cup beer deals like the UK.

Check out these prices

Morrisons - £9 each, or 3 crates for £18. Offer includes Gaymers original Cider (12 x 440ml), Gaymers pear cider (12 x 440ml), Strongbow (12 x 440ml), Carling (12 x 440ml), Becks (12 x 275ml), Guinness draft (10 x 440ml), Stella Artois (15 x 284ml), Carlsberg Export (15 x 275ml), Miller Genuine Draft (12 x 330ml) or Budweiser (10 x 440ml) and Tennents* (12 x 440ml - *Scotland Only).


Sainsbury's - £10 each. Offer includes Fosters (24 x 440ml cans), Carlsburg (24 x 440ml cans), Carlsburg Export (24 x 275ml bottles), Carling (20 x 440ml) or Budweiser (20 x 300ml bottles).


ASDA - 2 crates for £15, or 3 for £20. Offer includes Becks (15 x 275), Budweiser Lager (15 x 300), Bulmers Original Cider (8 x 568), Bulmers Pear Cider (8 x 568), Carling Lager (15 x 440), Carlsberg Export Lager (15 x 275), Carlsberg Lager (15 x 440), Fosters Lager (15 x 440), Smooth Bitter (15 x 440), Smirnoff Ice 12 Pack (12 x 275), Stella Artois Premium Lager Bottles (15 x 284) and Strongbow Cider (15 x 440).


Tescos - 2 crates for £16.00 or 3 for £20. Offer includes Stella Artois (12 x 440ml Cans), Becks Bier (15 x 275ml Bottle, Carlsberg Export (15 x 275ml Bottles), Stella Artois (15 x 284ml Bottles), Budweiser 5% (15 x 300ml), San Miguel (15 x 275ml), Brahma (12 x 330ml), Carling Lager (15 x 440ml), Carlsberg (15 x 440ml), Boddingtons Draught (15 x 440ml), Old Speckled Hen (10 x 440ml Cans), Guinness Draught (10 x 440ml Cans), Strongbow Cider (15 x 440ml), Blackthorn Dry Cider (15 x 440ml), Savanna Dry Chill Pack (12 x 330ml), Magners Irish Cider (6 x 568ml) and Magners Irish Cider (12 x 440ml).


Beer is too damn expensive in aus

Originally Posted by Alfresco

Don't get too excited. It's not that cheap most of the time. Those are not everyday prices, but rather when some special event is on. Can't think of one right now.


BUT it usually costs about £18 - £20 for a case of 24 x 440ml Fosters for example. Carling a bit cheaper at say £16 - £18 for the same.

The 3 x 12 can specials for £20 are quite rare.

Originally Posted by lumpommer

Then you can go to Aldi or Lidl and sample their cheap beer.

Hobgoblin is usually a good price all year round.

Originally Posted by ozzieeagle

Just had my first offical warm up world cup 2010 Stella

Yahhhhoooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


coverage starts on SBS in 18 mins and counting.

Originally Posted by Alfresco

From what I've read on here it doesn't exist anywhere in Oz.

I'm gonna change my ways and sip wine and lose my beer gut.

Let's see what the locals say.

Originally Posted by paulry

I plan to do the same. The wine is very good AND cheap

Originally Posted by freebo

Spurred on by the talk of being a wine snob for spending $15 on a 2 litre box, Mrs Freebo has just returned from the grocery shop with a 4L one which cost $8.99. I await the result with interest, but I'm not hopeful!