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Sainsbury: Carlsberg Christmas Brew - £1.49 for 4 cans

Every Christmas, Carlsberg see fit to produce a limited edition “Christmas Brew”. I assume it is to satisfy some EEC tax rebate or to offer the perpetrators of domestic violence a seasonal alternative. Sainsburys are now selling this vile drink at £1.49 for four (440ml) cans. I believe for the gullible this was originally available at the giro busting £3.99 for four.
Please note this post is only advising the offer. Having had the misfortune of accidentally buying a case last year I cannot recommend its consumption for any other purpose than to pick a fight with a tramp.
It is a brewed “in the EEC and Northampton” to the traditional Carlsberg recipe. It looks and tastes like diesel polluted swamp water. At 5.6% abv it will give Stella aficionados the red mist in half the time and promote a tsunami-sized hangover. If this is what the Danes drink at Christmas it can only contribute to the higher than average suicide rates and excessive use of pornography in Scandinavian countries.
As I have said, this post is an advisory not a recommendation. If you want to wake up in a custody cell smelling of wee, then grab a couple of packs and make some new friends down the park.
Enjoy…..

Comments

  • pingu
    pingu Posts: 1,467 Forumite
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    i nearly bought it the other week to try

    netto had it for £2.99 and sainsburys £2.49(£1.49 now)

    thanks for the warning:rotfl: :beer:

    i will stick with my premium lagers(tescos 5% very nice) and other famous ones:D
    Honesty is the best policy doesn't matter which web site
    you are on!

    if i had known then what i know now!

    a bargain is only a bargain if you really need it!
  • Huggins
    Huggins Posts: 412 Forumite
    ha that made me laugh - i'm going to crack one open and see how it goes. I also bought 24 as i'm a tight wad and it looked a good deal!
  • its different you need to try it to understand it. personally speaking its like an ale near enough. and at that price its deffinately worth a try.
  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
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    giro_2.jpg

    Think he's off to buy some.
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