I am a big fan of buckfast,originally only drank it as it was cheap and got the night off to a good start but actually thoroughly enjoy drinking it now but it now costs 11 euro in my local offie,is this the same everywhere or are we being shafted?

beer baron (Cavan) - Posts: 3916 - 10/02/2010 12:46:46    557360

Armagh Champagne. Vile stuff

omaghredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 3656 - 10/02/2010 13:01:25    557381

Its 12 yo yo in centra in UCD...And only 9 in tesco in merrion.

Scruffy2Donut (Cavan) - Posts: 1112 - 10/02/2010 13:04:33    557384

It's lethal stuff Beer Baron. I know of lads drinking it in Monaleen in Limerick & one ended up smashing the other in the face with a rock thinking he could knock him out to get him home. Be careful man :-)

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 10/02/2010 13:06:05    557387

big fan too beer baron, must have drank hundreds of bottles over the years. I am living over in Scotland and as at home it is more expensive than most wines.

Been getting some bad prees here lately....the Weegi neds love it

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8465970.stm

JammyDodger (Meath) - Posts: 306 - 10/02/2010 13:42:25    557434

14 in my local gala.last time i got it,it was 10 in tesco.

shapes42 (Cavan) - Posts: 383 - 10/02/2010 13:58:41    557459

Its rotten!!!

Adler (Monaghan) - Posts: 754 - 10/02/2010 14:05:31    557474

Never tasted the stuff
But curious as to why its popular with students ?

Its about the same strength as wine isn't it ? (14% odd)
If it costs 11/12 a bottle then that certainly isn't cheap
Presume if getting blotto on the cheap is the objective
You could buy 3 bottles of cheap wine or a bottle of own label Vodka for that money

So whats the appeal ?

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 10/02/2010 14:36:29    557514

anyone else pass the bucky challenge??!..a bottle of B taped to each hand and u cant take them off until u finish them..!!? yea i didnt get into a nightclub that night..

catch_it_wil_ya (Galway) - Posts: 541 - 10/02/2010 14:40:14    557519

It seems to be very popular with my Cavan natives but i have to say i never drank it so i can't give an opinion. However it has received a bad press over the years and has long been associated with open air drinking and homeless people with addictions !!

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 10/02/2010 15:33:28    557586

7 quid last time i got it. Hairy stuff it is

Plastic Paddy (Tyrone) - Posts: 664 - 10/02/2010 15:33:48    557587

scruffy2donut manys a bob ive spent in ucd centra on d oul bucky! tink i may b keepin da shop afloat by myself!

and Baron i always wondered why you had such a hairy chest.. now i know!

laflour (Cavan) - Posts: 528 - 10/02/2010 16:20:56    557666

Rua:

It gives you a kinda sugar kick or something. Great stuff in anyways although I don't partake in it anymore but still keep an eye on the price! Still get it for under a tenner out my way but I have seen the price creeping up some places.

The day that it goes over the €10 mark will be the death of Buckfast!!

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13796 - 10/02/2010 17:20:00    557764

Did anyone or does anyone look at the numbers on the base of the bottle before buying. Seemingly they are graded 1-10 in terms of acidity or alkaline or whatever. We used to always claim that 4 and 5 were the most easily drank, but realistically we were only fooling ourselves and it didn't make much of a differnece. We used to occasionally put it in the microwave too. It used to be around 8-9 euro back in the day.

johnnos bulls (None) - Posts: 527 - 10/02/2010 17:24:45    557771

£6 a bottle in my offies. the numbers thing is just an urban legend if you ask me. Absolute rocket fuel- must be the caffeine content.

Suas Sios (None) - Posts: 1558 - 10/02/2010 17:42:48    557813

What does everyone drink then if their goin on the rip?

weered92 (Derry) - Posts: 296 - 10/02/2010 17:59:23    557855

Never thought id say this but thankyou armagh..

Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 10/02/2010 18:31:39    557905

beerbaron

You are being shafted for EVERYTHING in the South. It's horrible stuff but sweet and is about £6 up here. I couldn't believe my eyes the other day. ONE can of Magners in a Southern paper was being advertised as reduced from 2.79 Euros to 1.79 while 20 bottles of beer were 'on sale' for 20 Euros. Is it any wonder tourists are staying away in their droves from Rip Off Republic? There was a great article by a journalist in the Irish Mail On Sunday on how the Southern tourits industry has totally priced the Yanks out of coming. They can get 5 days golfing in the Bahamas ALL IN including flights for the same price as 3 days golf and hotel in the South NOT including flights.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9817 - 10/02/2010 19:08:23    557957

had it on a hen party and thought it was lovely.

Vodka is my drink but the odd time would take a bottle of Millar or Corona.

rossielassie (Roscommon) - Posts: 672 - 10/02/2010 19:21:44    557974

Had some of the best nights ever when i drank it dont know why i ever stopped

duke_raul (Tyrone) - Posts: 993 - 10/02/2010 19:39:09    557991