Morrisons - Cheap Chimay Red and Schneider Weisse

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  1. fuseboy

    fuseboy Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2011 England

    Hi,

    Just thought I'd share that I just picked up 2 (last 2 on shelf) Chimay Red @ £1.50 each in Morrisons!! They also had Schneider Weisse priced at £1.50 but none on shelf :-( . Think Erdinger Dunkel was labelled a same price also - I'm not a big fan though.

    Not sure if these prices are same all over though - will be checking another local Morrisons soon.

    Also got a Morrisons/Titanic Hedgerow Porter and Hot Cross Ale for £1.50 each. They are also now stocking Fraoch Heather Ale - never seen this in Morrisons before, was on the 4 for £6 deal.

    Hope you lot find some bargains too!!
     
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  2. paxton1978

    paxton1978 Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2008 England

    Cheers for this- got a new 'flagship store of the future' Morrisons opening next to my work in the next couple of weeks, so will be def keeping an eye out for this and any other bargains. I think by 'store of the future' they mean it'll have those misting things over the fruits and veg that the yanks have had for years.
     
  3. fuseboy

    fuseboy Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2011 England


    No probs, good luck. I think we've just had one of those open near me, not checked it out yet - my bro said beer selection is not any different, though will check this out for myself soon. Like the idea of the misting thing for the veg - the supermarket veg is usually rubbish!!

    I'm hoping that their not fazeing out the Chimay and Schneider due to poor sales and hence the cheap price - will need to check more stores.
     
  4. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    They have that in our local Morrison's too, plus a whole range of things like exotic tomatoes.Quite a lot of interesting beers too with one at £1 a bottle or 2 for £2.
    We had a village greengrocer with a misting arrangement but it only worked when it was raining or foggy:slight_smile:
     
  5. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,101) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    MIsting in vegetables? What is this devilry you speak of?
     
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  6. jazzyjeff13

    jazzyjeff13 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,853) Nov 6, 2010 England
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    They have the veggie misting in Germania as well....
     
  7. jazzyjeff13

    jazzyjeff13 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,853) Nov 6, 2010 England
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    Thanks for the info - I'll try and pop into a Morrisons tomorrow and see what they've got...
     
  8. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,101) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    What does it mean though? Or is it literally just an artificial mist cloud over the aisles?
     
  9. jazzyjeff13

    jazzyjeff13 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,853) Nov 6, 2010 England
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    Ha - the fruit & veg sections have pipes that coat the produce in a fine spray. This is just directed at the veggies - it doesn't fog up the general atmosphere. Keeps them cool and fresh (though whether it actually achieves anything except in the mind of the customer is another matter).
     
  10. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,281) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    God, I've lived in the UK so long now I've almost forgotten about misting vegtables at the local supermarket. Still, things have really improved vegwise in UK supermarkets since the early 90s where even finding a ripe red tomato was liike an episode of Challenge Anneka. Of course my first UK supermarket experience was in Glasgow so that may not have accuately reflected the reality then across the UK...

    Getting back to the OP, the prices seem pretty good though I'm actually not a really big fan of either beer given my infamous ranting about Chimay's long standing late 80s brewing equipment blunder & the (at least to me) dominance of cloves whenever I taste Schneider Weisse.

    Only a year or so ago Tesco charged less that £1.50 for a bottle of Duvel whereas now its about £2.09. I hope all this doesn't mean big price hikes are on the way.
     
  11. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,101) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Chimay is my favourite trappist brewery :stuck_out_tongue: I even have a chimay pen for exams! Though red is my least favourite, and their tripel is inferior to the westmalle tripel...
     
  12. AEK

    AEK Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2010 Wales

    I'll be calling into my local Morrisons on Thursday and have a look. I bet these are not on offer where I am. As for the Hedgerow Porter, I enjoyed that but as for the Hot Cross ale, yikes!! I thought It was crap. The Chimay red is only average at best these days. I have not had the 75cl bottles or Grand Cru in the Magnum for a while but the Quality in the bigger bottles is or was much better than the 33cl bottles. Now, if they have Duvel reduced! No, better not. I have just put an order in for £130 of beer on the internet so will have to watch my wallet for a few weeks. Besides, I have exhausted the beer range at Morrisons and want something different.
     
  13. fuseboy

    fuseboy Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2011 England


    Good stuff, glad someone is back on topic :stuck_out_tongue: (though i have enjoyed all the talk of veggies!). Please do report back if they are cheap.

    Hot Cross Ale was ok, was expecting more. Hope the Hedgerow is good.

    I've had Chimay Red a few times and never been too impressed, but at £1.50 thought i'd give it another go - though these weren't offer prices, they were actual prices that were a whole lot less than usual.

    I've always wondered if big bottles are better quality - was always tempted to get a big Duvel to check against, will def do so now.

    @ Zimbo - And I'd have to disagree with you on Schneider Weisse, this is one of my favs, though each to their own.
    And you're right Duvel used to be a lot cheaper - i never saw it at £1.50 though, think i was still drinking Fosters and the like a yr or so ago!! Yuck, glad i realised the error of my ways!
     
  14. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,101) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    I've only ever had the SW weizenbock which was great.
     
  15. jazzyjeff13

    jazzyjeff13 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,853) Nov 6, 2010 England
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    Went into Morrisons earlier to look for the Chimay - f*** all on the shelves. They had every other beer under the sun, including the Schneider Weisse. What a waste of a trip. Oh well....

    About the Duvel - I remember a point last year when it was available at Tesco/Sainsburys for £1.27; an absolute bargain. I picked up quite a few and I've still got some of them......mmmmmmh!
     
  16. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,101) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Screw the Schneider Weisse actually go to Sainsburys and get the Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen! :stuck_out_tongue:
     
  17. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,281) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    Hate to say it but these days the UK supermarkets don't offer much variety compared to years ago. In the 'olden days' Sainsbos carried Aventinus while the long gone Safeway stocked Dogfish Head WW Stout and its just never been the same since.
     
  18. jazzyjeff13

    jazzyjeff13 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,853) Nov 6, 2010 England
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    WW Stout! Incredible....I remember a year or so back when Tesco stocked Flying Dog's Gonzo Imperial Porter. I can imagine something more routine like DF 60 minutes appearing in a supermarket, riding the current trend for US craft, but WW Stout would be something else....
     
  19. AEK

    AEK Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2010 Wales


    I fully agree with you in that since Safeway was swallowed up by Morrisons the beer range in supermarkets has never been the same. I got some incredible beers in Safeway, Alaskan Winter Ale, Alaskan Smoked Porter, 4 or 5 Brooklyn beers plus the 4 packs of beers such as Duvel, Chimay and Pauwel Kwak with the glassware.
     
  20. AEK

    AEK Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2010 Wales

    When Safeway had stocks of the World Wide Stout in around 2004/05, it was at the higher ABV than it is brewed today, 21% and priced at £7.99 I think it was for one 335ml bottle. Ah! those were the days.
     
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