Thanks indeed op & syzable. Didn't notice the Hobgoblin one. Thirsty as heck now :smile:
roadrunner1
13 Nov 15#2
These have all been posted now. Every time I have checked. All still £15.
Have to stick to the hobgoblin cans 8 for £7.
del00 to roadrunner1
13 Nov 153#3
See even the Hobgoblin has been reduced from 5.2 abv to 4.5abv. When something is right, along they come and spoil it.
scarper
13 Nov 15#4
nice stuff...good price too
triplel05
13 Nov 15#5
Which tesco in Gloucester please
xenophon
13 Nov 15#6
St Oswalds.
david10666
13 Nov 15#7
I will stick to broadside at 6.5% and if they drop that I will not be happy
TN567 to david10666
13 Nov 15#8
Plsshead :stuck_out_tongue:
xenophon to david10666
13 Nov 151#11
I like a drop of McEwan's Champion's Ale now and again at 7.3%, likewise, I won't be too pleased if they drop that as I enjoy two or three on occasions.
david10666
13 Nov 151#9
That's me;)
rubberbullets
13 Nov 15#10
4.1% Not that nice when on cask in the pub!
Original made by Morlands in West Ilsley then moved to Abingdon (Berkshire) now brewed by Abbott in Bury St. Edmunds.
rdtorres
13 Nov 15#12
Its 4.2 in cask but still 5.2 in bottles. Got a hobgoblin gold keg in tesco watford yesterday for £8.
TheDuke1970
13 Nov 151#13
Same thing happened to Stella, dropped from 5.2 to 4.9 I think, from what I've been told beers over 5% have to be taxed more, I could be wrong, it's happened before and will likely happen again,
Correct, even more recently Titanic Plum Porter has dropped to 4.9% because of its popularity and the tax on 5% and over beers.
xenophon
13 Nov 15#14
Yes, 4.8. Budweiser dropped from 5.0 to 4.8 several years ago. I've read something also about it being due to higher tax.
pistol6000
13 Nov 15#16
oh voted hot, might give this a try this week, got the Hobgoblin last week so fingers crossed :man:
TheDuke1970
13 Nov 15#17
Also kegs tend to be lower abv than bottles, the aforementioned 'Broadside' is 4.3% in 5l keg and much higher in bottles, kegs have a shorter lifespan than bottles, the Adnams ones are usually only 2-3 months or so, the beer is 'live' or something like that, a short Internet search would probably give me definitive answers, but I prefer to speculate and spread confusion......
brookysm to TheDuke1970
13 Nov 15#20
No it isn't, the beer in Kegs is the same that goes into most bottling -pasteurised. Beer is only 'live' in bottles when it's marked conditioned. If beer is live in a keg, it isn't a keg its a cask and is slightly different in design in being vented at the side (which becomes the top when racked) so the beer (actually the yeast) can breath.
A keg will generally last as long as a can will until its opened which then will then last a week or two depending on where stored, temp and whether you close the top vent after every pour or not. Just be aware that some beers are meant to be enjoyed relatively fresh, however with poor mass produced stuff like this, that shouldn't be an issue...
brookysm
13 Nov 15#18
Not surprised it's down to £7.50. Can get quality Saltaire Brewery beers in Kegs for around £15 -18 depending on the brew and ABV around by me but then again the actual brewery is less than 5 miles away...
TheDuke1970
13 Nov 15#22
I'm sure you're correct in some quarters but with regards to Adnams Broadside, mini 5l casks vs bottles, current batch of casks are 4.7% with a best before date of 22.12.15, whereas the bottles are 6.3% and do not list a best before date, so I would suggest they are variants of the same beer.
del00
13 Nov 151#23
Agree entirely. Good drop the Champion ale. Like the King Goblin at 6.6abv Which are four for a fiver in Asda .Probably change that to lemonade strength before long.
wildswan
13 Nov 151#24
got 1 tesco yew tree. very high shelf behind random stuff. bet staff member put there for later. £7.50. ta op
xenophon to wildswan
13 Nov 15#27
You're welcome mate. Pity there was only the one but enough for a couple of evenings. Or one major one. Mind you I only got two kegs. Keep one for Xmas, drinking the other as I speak watching the football.
bellboys
13 Nov 151#25
Lovely drink and they will struggle to bring it down enough to beat the 5% tax threshold given it would need a 2.4% drop. There would be a riot. :stuck_out_tongue:
brookysm
13 Nov 15#26
Cask or conditioned has a limited life because its alive, its still brewing. Smaller Brewers tend to make brews specifically for where they are going to end up, be it in pubs ,cans or bottles - most use canning and bottling plants as they don't have the facilities on site so a tanker turns up and takes the entire brew away to be canned or bottled and usually the distributed by the plants own network.
TheDuke1970
13 Nov 15#28
Fair enough :smile:
Angebabe
14 Nov 15#29
Brilliant found in Lichfield £8.00. Stocked up for Christmas thanks for sharing :smiley: Happy hubby.
bobbyt64
14 Nov 15#30
Thanks OP...had 4 left in the big Tesco in Sheffield (near Wicker). I bought 3 and left 1 on the top shelf in the beer section. Heat added!!
fishwibbler
14 Nov 151#31
Not a patch on Old Speckled Hen, or I'd be all over it. But hot for the price.
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Have to stick to the hobgoblin cans 8 for £7.
Original made by Morlands in West Ilsley then moved to Abingdon (Berkshire) now brewed by Abbott in Bury St. Edmunds.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2090136/Taxbeater-Stella-Budweiser-cut-alcohol-levels-bid-save-millions-pounds-duty-hikes.html
A keg will generally last as long as a can will until its opened which then will then last a week or two depending on where stored, temp and whether you close the top vent after every pour or not. Just be aware that some beers are meant to be enjoyed relatively fresh, however with poor mass produced stuff like this, that shouldn't be an issue...