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Went back to Redmonds there on Monday to pick up something to have in the house. Got some Sam Adams lager, disappointed to say it's a bit off. I checked the labels after I got the funny taste off it. Best before Sept 08 <!-- s:-( --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_sad.gif" alt="" title="Sad" /><!-- s:-( -->
Would have thought it was a poor beer if I hadn't been used to lovely fresh bottles from a little hotdog bar beside my house in Spain.

I'll be checking the dates from now on and calling them up on it.

&amp;quot;Hombre Lúpulo&amp;quot;:2nbn0eoi wrote: I checked the labels after I got the funny taste off it. Best before Sept 08[/quote:2nbn0eoi]Welcome to the Irish craft beer market. Dated this year? You got lucky. Though if you want nothing fancier than Boston Lager, Superquinn across the street is a better, cheaper bet.

&amp;quot;Hombre Lúpulo&amp;quot;:2nbn0eoi wrote: I'll be checking the dates from now on and calling them up on it.[/quote:2nbn0eoi]Judging from some of the tales told on this board their response will be "Well if you don't want it don't buy it. Next."

And Redmond's is far from the worst offender on the full-price expired beer front.

I'm not acting as a spokesman for the offies but there are some who will routinely mark down expiring beers in advance and publicise the fact to shift the stock (well I know of one at least).

&amp;quot;bigears&amp;quot;:2pg1bie2 wrote: there are some who will routinely mark down expiring beers in advance and publicise the fact to shift the stock[/quote:2pg1bie2]And there are others, Redmond's included, who do it occasionally. And then there are the really unscrupulous ones.

I think I mentioned before the time I took home a bottle of St Peter's Cream Stout from Carvill's on Camden Street, found it was fit for a museum, brought it back and when they exchanged it the geriatric bottle went straight back on the shelf. It's probably still there. Telling war stories.

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:xyz505r9 wrote: Superquinn across the street is a better, cheaper bet.[/quote:xyz505r9]
Good to know, cheers.

I'm disappointed, but I'll still be back to Redmonds just for the selection.

Shame the market doesn't keep the offos on their toes - a combination of low demand and poor stock control I suppose.

I've heard good things about a northside off licence called McHugh's, but it's a bit far afield for me.

&amp;quot;Hombre Lúpulo&amp;quot;:6xx9xh2u wrote: I've heard good things about a northside off licence called McHugh's, but it's a bit far afield for me.[/quote:6xx9xh2u]
I've found the one in Kilbarrack to have a better selection than the Malahide Road branch. I'd say you can save yourself the trip if it's a bit of a hike - they don't tend to have anything you can't get in Redmonds.