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Morrisons Beer Offers – August 2010 Update
Aug 18th, 2010 |
Back to the Woking store for this month’s update. (I’m pleased to see that the Morrison’s offers are generally widespread since my last month’s Wokingham, Berkshire updates were mainly confirmed during a trip to the Morrisons in Plymstock, Devon).
Once again though, the good deals seem very limited with just the Lees Brewers Dark at £1 a bottle. This definitely seems to have supplanted the Wyre Piddle Piddle in the Hole that was £1 for ages but is now nowhere to be seen. I’m told by the assistant at Morrison’s that this discount on Brewers Dark is to continue for the forseeable future.
The only two other beers that were reduced were Thwaites Thoroughbred at £1.25 and Holts Humdinger at £1.29.
Morrisons Beer Offers – July 2010 Update
Jul 26th, 2010 |
This month’s Morrison’s bottled beer research was done in the store at Wokingham in Berkshire for a change.
Amazingly after my comments from last month the Wyre Piddle “Piddle in the Hole” no longer seems to be on the shelves at any price. I’m sure it’ll return though.
Two beers are priced at £1.00 this month: Firstly the J W Lees “Brewer’s Dark” I mentioned last month – a delicious dark brown ale. 
Joining it this month is Shepherd Neame “Spitfire” – a popular bitter from the Kentish brewery. I’m not a big fan of Shep’s beers but I know they are popular with many. Certainly many in Wokingham as there were none left on the shelf.
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Morrisons Beer Offers – June 2010 Update
Jun 21st, 2010 |
Sad to report that the bottled beer price reductions seem to be in short supply in Morrisons this month. Just 3 to report:
1) I probably don’t need to report this one since it’ll be no surprise, but the Wyre Piddle “Piddle in the Hole” as still at £1.00 per bottle. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this one at a full price – approx £1.65 for most bottles this month. I’ve had this a few times but it’s never one of my favourites. That said, it’s not horrible, and there were none left on the shelf so someone must like it.
2) J. W. Lees “Brewer’s Dark” is also at £1.00 a bottle at the moment. I do quite like this dark mild. It’s not rich and sticky as some dark beers.
3) Marstons Burton Bitter at £1.19. I’ve had this in the past.
Also, if you like cider, There are bottles of Kingstone Press Premium Dry Cider for £1.00 too. My wife assures me it’s very tasty.
Majestic Beer Boxes
Sep 26th, 2009 |
Majestic Wine Warehouses are normally know for their deals on wine, but it seems increasingly that they are pushing their selection of beer boxes. My local Majestic in Woking now has all of one wall given over to many different boxes of beer whereas just a couple of years ago it was a small display in one corner. Their catalogue however barely mentions beer!
My last trip the other day yielded this photo which shows less than half of the selection. You may recognise some of the boxes – Brakspears, Wychwood, Summer Lightning and the branding of London Pride is well known of course.
When buying beer at Majestic you have to buy at least 12 bottles and boxes can’t be split. But they do carry mixed boxes like this Adnams one with 3 bottles each of 4 types.
Also, a seemingly permanent special offer means that if you buy 2 boxes (24 bottles) you get a £6 discount. This means that some beers are way cheaper than in a supermarket, which is good.
I wrote down the following random prices for a box (before the £6 discount):
- Adnams Mixed – £20.40
- Wadworth 6X – £18.96
- Martsons Bitter – £14.40
- St Peter’s Best Bitter – £18.00
- Young’s Bitter – £12.40
- Bath Ales Mixed – £20.40
In the end I chose the Bath Ales mixed box and the Sharp’s mixed box. I’ll post soon on the contents of each.
Morrisons Beer Offers – September Update
Sep 21st, 2009 |
My local Morrisons (Woking) has a few beer offers on again at the moment. Both Brakspear’s Bitter and Wyre Piddle’s Piddle In The Hole are priced at £1 for a 500ml bottle.
Although you can’t see it from the photo the price labels state that the prices will hold until early October
Not quite so cheap but still competitive is Hook Norton Bitter for £1.25 for a 500ml bottle. And if you like Moretti Italian beer with your pizza, Morrisons are doing three 660ml bottles for £5.