Alternative beers?

maman

My OH has recently taken to drinking Leffe Blond after a holiday in Belgium. He's really enjoying it but it is quite expensive. Any beer drinkers out there know of anything similar but cheaper?

kethry

I don't know how much Leffe Blonde is, but Lidl are doing large (as in as large as a winebottle) bottles of Hoegaarden at the moment for £2.49 each. that's a blonde wheat beer that my OH loves, he's drunk Leffe Blonde and says Hoegaarden is similar. You could also check Aldi, they do a special range of beers thats a bit more expensive than their usual beer, and i think there's a wheat blonde beer in there, if not, they certainly do a polish wheat blonde beer but i can't remember how much they are unfortunately (I only know about the Hoegaarden cos that's what my OH loves!).

HTH

keth
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maman

Thanks, kethry, will go in search of wheat blonde beer as you suggest. Leffe Blonde is about £4.30 for 4 bottles in Asda (went up recently from £1 a bottle) unless anyone knows of a cheaper source?

nick_b

Hi,

Do you have a Majestic near you? They're doing 12 bottles for £15. I think they'll deliver free if you buy enough.

Scubabe

Nick_b, it's cheaper to buy them from Asda than to buy them from Majestic!
Asda = £4.30 for 4 bottles = £1.075 per bottle
Majestic = £15 for 12 bottles = £1.25 per bottle

Biggles

maman wrote: »

Thanks, kethry, will go in search of wheat blonde beer as you suggest. Leffe Blonde is about £4.30 for 4 bottles in Asda (went up recently from £1 a bottle) unless anyone knows of a cheaper source?

I wouldn't get a wheat beer, unless you know he'd like that. Leffe isn't a wheat beer, it's a pale Abbey beer.

I would have thought Duvel or La Trappe, both of which Tesco stocked last time I looked, would be more similar but then they may well not be any cheaper. Or Orval or De Koninck, maybe.

Or maybe one of the offers for Leffe posted by NickB & Scubabe will suit you best.

peb

Biggles is right - you have to get the right type of beer and these can be expensive.


Your OH needs to savour the beer though - not downing it like (shudders) JOhn Smiths !

Pink.

Hi maman,

As your thread has fallen down the old style board I've moved it over to the I Wanna board to see if you can get some more suggestions.

Pink

fatbelly

I found these ratings for Belgian Strong Ales and Belgian Ales

maman

You're right peb, he does savour it. He's always been a wine drinker so having him drink beer is a new one for him (and me hence the questions).