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explax

What happened to the boxes of stubbies you'd get at the supermarket?

During this CoL crisis looking for ways to cut back... And I used to get stubbies, or you'd go to a BBQ and thered be a couple of boxes of stubbies for people to tuck in to if they'd not BYOB..

Brands like Biere speciale from Tesco, Biere de moulins and the other very similar beers at other supermarkets. I've not seen them in Sainsbury's or Tesco for ages... Are they now relegated to the absolutely huge stores now? Seem to be available online but I've not seen them in supermarkets in ages.

Posted Nov 30, 2022, 11:59 PM UTC

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Krakshotz•

Aldi/Lidl certainly still sell them

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HellsTrafficWarden•

? They're everywhere.

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explaxOP•

Not seen em in ages. Which supermarket and what size supermarket? Not seen any in my normal sized or massive Sainsbury's in years.

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crucible•

Lidl usually have some, think it's branded as 'Argus'

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explaxOP•

Looks a good table beer for sure.

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crucible•

Yeah, it's ok as a session beer tbh

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Kobbett•

They're in pretty much every large supermarket, it's all made by a company in St Omer although the branding is different.

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HellsTrafficWarden•

Don't use supermarkets but the wee bottles are everywhere you go.

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explaxOP•

250mL bottles that come in packs of 10 or a whole crate?

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HellsTrafficWarden•

The shortarsed bottles that you get in supermarkets.

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ele0123•

Good point, not seen those in ages. Even have some Aussie stubby holders gathering dust.

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pillowcase99999•

I remember them, 25cl bottles in packs of 10 or 12 for about £5, made in France or Belgium they were nice beer, haven’t seen them for maybe 10 years. They make fosters and Carl’s berg so cheap now in the uk that has taken over as the preferred cheap lager, £11 for 18 cans of fosters in Tesco today, 440ml per can, worse beer but way cheaper.

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WotanMjolnir•

Aldi Biere Superieure - 10x 250ml bottles for £3.50 (I think - it seems super cheap, but it is Aldi ...), very available in the 2 stores I've been to in Telford, and perfectly acceptable as cheap beer. Better than wife beater for sure.

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FarTooCynical•

Tesco sell them too... https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/292915750

And some others depending on the area.

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MissionSorbet2768•

They sell those 10 pack 25cl biere continentale in both Asda and Morrisons - my parents always have these is the fridge and they get them in store, they don't do shopping "on the line" as they call it.

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terryjuicelawson•

Pretty sure Aldi still do them, but they aren't the cheapest beers out there any more. Which makes sense as the amount of glass was amazing. Their own brand cans (fake Stella, Fosters, Kronenbourg) are that level now I think.

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