I've just found the flyer I had through the door a week or so ago:
"Best buys From Morrisons"
including Carling(cans)
More reasons to shop at Morrisons"

The top half centre spread is entitled "Beer Festival" on offer are

Carslberg Export (cans)
Grolsch (cans)
Caffreys (cans) - cardboard outer "Genuine Draught"
Tetley's (cans)
Corona Extra (bottles)
Becks (bottles)
Budweiser (bottles)

Not a decent bottled beer in sight
No offers on RAIB at all mentioned.

What kind of beer festival is that?

In article <qstxe.26761$BD2.8303@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>,
   Mike Jones  wrote:

> I've just found the flyer I had through the door a week or so ago:
> "Best buys From Morrisons"
> including Carling(cans)
> More reasons to shop at Morrisons"

> The top half centre spread is entitled "Beer Festival" on offer are

> Carslberg Export (cans)
> Grolsch (cans)
> Caffreys (cans) - cardboard outer "Genuine Draught"
> Tetley's (cans)
> Corona Extra (bottles)
> Becks (bottles)
> Budweiser (bottles)

> Not a decent bottled beer in sight
> No offers on RAIB at all mentioned.

> What kind of beer festival is that?



Yeah - we had a sacrifical burning of thr leaflet.

(No real sacrifice but couldn't think of a better word!!)

-- 
Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes) www.cumbriacamra.org.uk
Whitehaven Beer Festival: Sept 30th & Oct 1st 2005 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

"Mike Jones"  wrote in message 
news:qstxe.26761$BD2.8303@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...

> I've just found the flyer I had through the door a week or so ago:
> "Best buys From Morrisons"
> including Carling(cans)
> More reasons to shop at Morrisons"
>
> The top half centre spread is entitled "Beer Festival" on offer are
>
> Carslberg Export (cans)
> Grolsch (cans)
> Caffreys (cans) - cardboard outer "Genuine Draught"
> Tetley's (cans)
> Corona Extra (bottles)
> Becks (bottles)
> Budweiser (bottles)
>
> Not a decent bottled beer in sight
> No offers on RAIB at all mentioned.
>
> What kind of beer festival is that?


It isn't one of course. But Asda has a decent selection of bottled beers - 
the larger stores having some hard to buy elsewhere bottled beers - at very, 
very reasonable prices. I bought a 33cl bottle of Hoegaarden Grand Cru for 
1.59 from a localish Asda store which I don't usually visit. Real ales were 
in abundance too - a few bottles of The Hampshire Brewery's less well known 
concoctions were a very welcome surprise indeed.

A friend of mine took a bottle of bottle conditioned ale back to an Asda 
store having drunk it with the complaint that it didn't "taste right". He 
was given a no questions asked replacement or the option of his money back. 
It should have raised suspicions, surely, that he asked for a replacement 
rather than his money back!

Gareth.

Gareth wrote:

> "Mike Jones"  wrote:

[about Morrisons]


> It isn't one of course. But Asda has a decent selection of bottled
> beers - the larger stores having some hard to buy elsewhere bottled
> beers - at very, very reasonable prices. I bought a 33cl bottle of
> Hoegaarden Grand Cru for 1.59 from a localish Asda store which I
> don't usually visit. Real ales were in abundance too - a few bottles
> of The Hampshire Brewery's less well known concoctions were a very
> welcome surprise indeed.
>
> A friend of mine took a bottle of bottle conditioned ale back to an
> Asda store having drunk it with the complaint that it didn't "taste
> right". He was given a no questions asked replacement or the option
> of his money back. It should have raised suspicions, surely, that he
> asked for a replacement rather than his money back!


I cleaned my local out of RCH Double Header at a reduced price (BBE date
coming up), though I left one that had only 2/3 left, and a sticky label.

ASDA do 3 for 4, as do Sainsburys, but AFAIK only Morrisons still does 4
for a 5 and a good range in my nearest (it's not quite local).

In article <d78ye.15973$ZR1.4764@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net>, Mike Jones
 wrote:

[Snip]


> ASDA do 3 for 4, as do Sainsburys, but AFAIK only Morrisons still
> does 4 for a 5 and a good range in my nearest (it's not quite
> local).


Booths is Best!!!!!!

many at 99p

-- 
Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes) www.cumbriacamra.org.uk
Whitehaven Beer Festival: Sept 30th & Oct 1st 2005 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)

If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.

Mike Jones wrote:

> Gareth wrote:
>> "Mike Jones"  wrote:
> [about Morrisons]
>
>> It isn't one of course. But Asda has a decent selection of bottled
>> beers - the larger stores having some hard to buy elsewhere bottled
>> beers - at very, very reasonable prices. I bought a 33cl bottle of
>> Hoegaarden Grand Cru for 1.59 from a localish Asda store which I
>> don't usually visit. Real ales were in abundance too - a few bottles
>> of The Hampshire Brewery's less well known concoctions were a very
>> welcome surprise indeed.
>>
>> A friend of mine took a bottle of bottle conditioned ale back to an
>> Asda store having drunk it with the complaint that it didn't "taste
>> right". He was given a no questions asked replacement or the option
>> of his money back. It should have raised suspicions, surely, that he
>> asked for a replacement rather than his money back!
>
> I cleaned my local out of RCH Double Header at a reduced price (BBE
> date coming up), though I left one that had only 2/3 left, and a
> sticky label.
>
> ASDA do 3 for 4, as do Sainsburys, but AFAIK only Morrisons still
> does 4 for a 5 and a good range in my nearest (it's not quite local).


Tesco are also in the 3 for 4 game - on very limited offers. The Thresher 
group also still do (or at least did until recently) 4 for 5. Not that the 
range at my local Wine Rack is exactly exciting!

If you are prepared to buy by the case, consider Majestic. Young's Special 
London Ale (BCA - 6.4) at 1.25 a bottle (by the case of 12) for example. 
Also Shepherd Neame Bishop's Tipple (5.4) at 1.12.

Brian

Chris de Cordova wrote:

> In article <d78ye.15973$ZR1.4764@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net>, Mike Jones
>  wrote:
>
> [Snip]
>
>> ASDA do 3 for 4, as do Sainsburys, but AFAIK only Morrisons still
>> does 4 for a 5 and a good range in my nearest (it's not quite
>> local).
>
> Booths is Best!!!!!!
>
> many at 99p


Not much use use unless you live in the north west though!

-- 

Brett

On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 22:51:41 +0100, "Brett..."
 wrote:


>Chris de Cordova wrote:
>> In article <d78ye.15973$ZR1.4764@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net>, Mike Jones
>>  wrote:
>>
>> [Snip]
>>
>>> ASDA do 3 for 4, as do Sainsburys, but AFAIK only Morrisons still
>>> does 4 for a 5 and a good range in my nearest (it's not quite
>>> local).
>>
>> Booths is Best!!!!!!
>>
>> many at 99p
>
>Not much use use unless you live in the north west though!


Just out of interest, where is their closest branch to West Yorkshire?

Anyone?


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Regards

Mike

mikedotroebuckatgmxdotnet

In article ,
   Mike Roebuck  wrote:

> On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 22:51:41 +0100, "Brett..."
>  wrote:

> >Chris de Cordova wrote:
> >> In article <d78ye.15973$ZR1.4764@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net>, Mike Jones
> >>  wrote:
> >>
> >> [Snip]
> >>
> >>> ASDA do 3 for 4, as do Sainsburys, but AFAIK only Morrisons still
> >>> does 4 for a 5 and a good range in my nearest (it's not quite
> >>> local).
> >>
> >> Booths is Best!!!!!!
> >>
> >> many at 99p
> >
> >Not much use use unless you live in the north west though!

> Just out of interest, where is their closest branch to West Yorkshire?

> Anyone?


There used to be a branch in Huddersfield, on the road out to Barnsley/
Sheffield, just before a Y junction and another large supermarket
(?Sainsburys?).

-- 
Christine Ramsbottom

In article , Mike Roebuck
 wrote:


> >> Booths is Best!!!!!!
> >>
> >> many at 99p
> >
> >Not much use use unless you live in the north west though!

> Just out of interest, where is their closest branch to West
> Yorkshire?

> Anyone?


They do have a website

I'm sure you can google for it just as well as I can.

-- 
Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes) www.cumbriacamra.org.uk
Whitehaven Beer Festival: Sept 30th & Oct 1st 2005 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)

How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink?

On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:47:26 +0100, Chris de Cordova
 wrote:


>In article , Mike Roebuck
> wrote:
>
>> >> Booths is Best!!!!!!
>> >>
>> >> many at 99p
>> >
>> >Not much use use unless you live in the north west though!
>
>> Just out of interest, where is their closest branch to West
>> Yorkshire?
>
>> Anyone?
>
>They do have a website


Do they? Good.

>
>I'm sure you can google for it just as well as I can.


I'm sure I can.


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Regards

Mike

mikedotroebuckatgmxdotnet

On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 11:22:54 +0100, Christine
 wrote:


>In article ,
>   Mike Roebuck  wrote:
>> On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 22:51:41 +0100, "Brett..."
>>  wrote:
>
>> >Chris de Cordova wrote:
>> >> In article <d78ye.15973$ZR1.4764@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net>, Mike Jones
>> >>  wrote:
>> >>
>> >> [Snip]
>> >>
>> >>> ASDA do 3 for 4, as do Sainsburys, but AFAIK only Morrisons still
>> >>> does 4 for a 5 and a good range in my nearest (it's not quite
>> >>> local).
>> >>
>> >> Booths is Best!!!!!!
>> >>
>> >> many at 99p
>> >
>> >Not much use use unless you live in the north west though!
>
>> Just out of interest, where is their closest branch to West Yorkshire?
>
>> Anyone?
>
>There used to be a branch in Huddersfield, on the road out to Barnsley/
>Sheffield, just before a Y junction and another large supermarket
>(?Sainsburys?).


Thanks Christine, I'll have a nosey around next time I'm in
Huddersfield.

Funny though, I don't class Huddersfield as north west - wrong side of
the Pennines!


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Regards

Mike

mikedotroebuckatgmxdotnet

Mike Roebuck wrote:

> On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:47:26 +0100, Chris de Cordova
>  wrote:
>
>> In article , Mike Roebuck
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>>> Booths is Best!!!!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> many at 99p
>>>>
>>>> Not much use use unless you live in the north west though!
>>
>>> Just out of interest, where is their closest branch to West
>>> Yorkshire?
>>
>>> Anyone?
>>
>> They do have a website
>
> Do they? Good.
>>
>> I'm sure you can google for it just as well as I can.
>
> I'm sure I can.


OK I bit. Two outlets in Yorkshire: Settle and Ilkley. Nothing in 
Huddersfield.

http://www.booths-supermarkets.co.uk/imap.html

Nearest one to me is Knutsford :-)

Brian

On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 20:53:13 GMT, "BrianW"  wrote:


>Mike Roebuck wrote:
>> On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:47:26 +0100, Chris de Cordova
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> In article , Mike Roebuck
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> Booths is Best!!!!!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> many at 99p
>>>>>
>>>>> Not much use use unless you live in the north west though!
>>>
>>>> Just out of interest, where is their closest branch to West
>>>> Yorkshire?
>>>
>>>> Anyone?
>>>
>>> They do have a website
>>
>> Do they? Good.
>>>
>>> I'm sure you can google for it just as well as I can.
>>
>> I'm sure I can.
>
>OK I bit. Two outlets in Yorkshire: Settle and Ilkley. Nothing in 
>Huddersfield.
>
>http://www.booths-supermarkets.co.uk/imap.html
>
>Nearest one to me is Knutsford :-)


Thanks, Brian.

Ilkley is easy from here.


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Regards

Mike

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