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03 November 2008, 04:36 PM
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No, not the domestic violence sort - Stella Artois.
Just been shopping and noticed they've slyly reduced its strength from 5.2% abv to a mere 5%.
Just thought I'd let you all know
Just been shopping and noticed they've slyly reduced its strength from 5.2% abv to a mere 5%.
Just thought I'd let you all know
03 November 2008, 04:39 PM
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There was an article in the times a couple of weeks ago saying that they planned to increase its strength to 5.5%. Are you sure you read the right bit of the can or did you buy a grey import at the dodgy polish supermarket? 
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03 November 2008, 04:44 PM
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Quite like some of the Polish beers too like Lech and Zywick
03 November 2008, 04:44 PM
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I'm not a fan of it from cans, but have form for doing well over a gallon of it on the odd occasion!
San Miguel lowered their lager strength a few years back too, I recall.
I must get out more....
San Miguel lowered their lager strength a few years back too, I recall.
I must get out more....
03 November 2008, 04:45 PM
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Grolsch is just dirty and wrong!
Zubr is lovely, but crazy juice as it's 6% but tastes like 4.5% and blows your **** off
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03 November 2008, 04:58 PM
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Like playing in a 6 a side cricket tourney as wicket keeper. Ended up making a multitude of errors in the semi-final causing our team to lose including getting removed from the game for sledging a 12 year old. My ejection probably helped our team in the end though
Still I accept no responsibility for this as the clubhouse had Red Stripe on draught
03 November 2008, 05:11 PM
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Their 4% offering is excellent, but not as crisp as Beck Vier...
To reduce Stella from 5.2% to just 5% means I will have to drink more of the stuff before I beat the wife - very sneaky, because the only alternative would be to drink the same amount as before and not beat the wife, which is just not on
To reduce Stella from 5.2% to just 5% means I will have to drink more of the stuff before I beat the wife - very sneaky, because the only alternative would be to drink the same amount as before and not beat the wife, which is just not on
03 November 2008, 05:14 PM
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Current offerings I like...
Fosters (consistant)
Sol (tangier taste)
Budweiser (like water so easy to knock back)
Carling (as long as via tap not can)
Ayingerbrau (cor blimey)
Carlsberg (consistant)
Tiger (differnt but nice taste)
Millers (same as Bud)
Cobra (same as Tiger)
Fosters (consistant)
Sol (tangier taste)
Budweiser (like water so easy to knock back)
Carling (as long as via tap not can)
Ayingerbrau (cor blimey)
Carlsberg (consistant)
Tiger (differnt but nice taste)
Millers (same as Bud)
Cobra (same as Tiger)
03 November 2008, 05:36 PM
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I picked up some blonde alternative to the real deal larger , by mistake, at an offy the other week , also 4% 
- didnt realise till id gotten it home
- nearly everything else in there was similar watered down strength..!
- didnt realise till id gotten it home
- nearly everything else in there was similar watered down strength..!
03 November 2008, 07:09 PM
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The Pietermans Artois was a test for the market to see if the could get away with reducing the strength of regular Stella Artois.
Personally, if I'm going to drink a weaker version of a lager I'll go for Beck's Vier.
Other than that, I'll stick to Carling, Peroni or Corona.
Personally, if I'm going to drink a weaker version of a lager I'll go for Beck's Vier.
Other than that, I'll stick to Carling, Peroni or Corona.
03 November 2008, 07:19 PM
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I just got a crate of beer...
Dont know if youve heard of it..
La bierre du demon..... Same size as a normal bottle of stella and very strong, lol...
12.5% a bottle... Hell yea.... Tastes great as well...
Dont know if youve heard of it..
La bierre du demon..... Same size as a normal bottle of stella and very strong, lol...
12.5% a bottle... Hell yea.... Tastes great as well...
03 November 2008, 07:25 PM
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NO! NO! NO! you've all got it wrong
This is top secret info so don't go telling everyone Bavaria very nice and cheap too, i discovered it in croatia and was really pleased to see it on offer at sainsburys, it's dutch and the austrians and germans can't get enough of it out there!
This is top secret info so don't go telling everyone Bavaria very nice and cheap too, i discovered it in croatia and was really pleased to see it on offer at sainsburys, it's dutch and the austrians and germans can't get enough of it out there!
