Ringwood Boondoggle

Not bottle conditioned

Ringwood Boondoggle [baron rating 2/5] - 5% amber ale,mild citrus sulphur vegetal smell,buttery spicy taste,peppery bitter metallic finish Baron Orm

Morrisons February ale & beer offers (24th January - 27th February 2011)

It's February's new beer & ale offers time in Morrisons (or rather it was last week) so I popped into the local Ormskirk branch yesterday to check them out.

Here are the details:

• Badger Fursty Ferret [baron rating 4/5]
  £1.25 instead of £1.65

• Badger Golden Champion [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.29 instead of £1.69

• Badger Golden Glory [baron rating 2/5]
  £1.25 instead of £1.65

• Badger Tanglefoot [baron rating 4/5]
  £1.25 instead of £1.65

• Brains SA [baron rating 2/5]
  £1.25 instead of £1.75

• Brains SA Gold [baron rating 4/5]
  £1.25 instead of £1.75

• Marston's Strong Pale Ale [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.50 instead of £1.85

• Ringwood Boondoggle
  £1.25 instead of £1.75

• Timothy Taylor Landlord [baron rating 4/5]
  £1.79 instead of £1.99

Most of this month's offers are within the 'baron bargain' price range (£1.30 or less), if I was in a beer-buying mood I'd probably go for some Fursty Ferret & Tanglefoot. I did notice that unlike other months, Ormskirk Morrisons had full shelves for each of the ales on offer so at least if you like the ale on offer you've a chance of actually buying some!

Ringwood Best Bitter

Ringwood Best Bitter [baron rating 3/5] - 4% dark amber ale,malty fruity buttery smell,toffee malt bitter taste,fruity bitter finish Baron Orm

Buy Ringwood ales here

Morrisons November ale & beer offers (8th - 28th November 2010)

It's November's new beer & ale offers time in Morrisons so I popped into the local Ormskirk branch today to check them out.

Here are the details:

• Adnams Broadside [baron rating 5/5]
  £1.50 instead of £1.75

• Badger Golden Champion [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.25 instead of £1.67

• Brains SA Gold [baron rating coming soon]
  £1.25 instead of £1.67

• Brains SA [baron rating 2/5]
  £1.25 instead of £1.67

• Brakspear Bitter [baron rating 5/5]
  £1 instead of £1.69

• Greene King Abbot Reserve [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.53 instead of £2.03

• Greene King Suffolk Springer
  £1.53 instead of £2.03

• Morland Old Crafty Hen [baron rating 4/5]
  £2 instead of 2.59

• Morland Old Speckled Hen [baron rating 4/5]
  £1.35 instead of £1.65

• Morrisons (Titanic) Green Hop Beer [baron rating 2/5]
  £1.50

• Ringwood Old Thumper [baron rating 2/5]
  £1.36 instead of £1.76

A long list of offers this month and most are pretty good, there's quite a deduction on the strong ales, I think my 'baron pick' is the Adnams Broadside, it's so rich & smooth - perfect for long cold nights at home!

Morrisons August ale & beer offers (9th August - 5th September 2010)

It's August's new beer & ale offers time in Morrisons so I popped into the local Ormskirk branch on Tuesday to check them out.

Here are the details:

• Black Sheep Yorkshire Square Ale [baron rating 3/5]
£1.43 instead of £1.63

• Holts Humdinger
£1.19 instead of £1.69

• Marston's Strong Pale Ale [baron rating 3/5]
£1.55 instead of £1.75

• Marston's Pedigree VSOP [baron rating coming soon]
£1.95 instead of £2.25

• Ringwood Old Thumper [baron rating 2/5]
£1.56 instead of £1.76

• Wothington's White Shield [baron rating 4/5]
£1.59 instead of £1.89

• Wychwood King Goblin [baron rating 2/5]
£1.89 instead of £2.19

The winner this month is Worthington's White Shield, it's a quality bottle conditioned ale with a superb mouthfeel, so light & frothy and very balanced as well.

Morrisons May ale & beer offers (7th June - 11th July 2010)

It's June's new beer & ale offers time in Morrisons so I popped into the local Ormskirk branch today to check them out.

Here are the details:

• Black Sheep Riggwelter [baron rating 4/5]
£1.50 instead of £1.70

• Greene King Abbot Reserve [baron rating 3/5]
1.55 instead of £2.05

• Greene King Suffolk Springer
£1.55 instead of £2.05

• Marston's Burton Bitter [baron rating 2/5]
£1.19 guest ale

• Marston's Strong Pale Ale [baron rating 3/5]
£1.55 instead of £1.75

• Morland Old Speckled Hen [baron rating 4/5]
£1.51 instead of £1.71

• Ringwood Old Thumper [baron rating 2/5]
£1.55 instead of £1.75

The Burton Bitter is the only ale within the 'baron bargain' price range (£1.30 or less) but I find it very thin and watery hence the [baron rating 2/5]. The Suffolk Springer is probably this month's winner have a decent discount on a high ABV ale.

Let's just say the baron didn't stock up on anything today :(

Morrisons April ale & beer offers (12th April - 9th May 2010)

It's April's new beer & ale offers time in Morrisons so I popped into the local Ormskirk branch today to check them out.

Here are the details:

• Black Sheep Riggwelter [baron rating 4/5]
£1.53 instead of £1.73

• Black Sheep Yorkshire Square Ale [baron rating 3/5]
£1.39 instead of £1.59 

• Jennings Sneck Lifter [baron rating 3/5]
£1.27 instead of £1.47 

• Marston's Old Empire [baron rating 5/5]
£1.28 instead of £1.48 

• Marston's Pale Ale [baron rating coming soon]
£1.50 instead of £1.70 

• Morland Old Speckled Hen [baron rating 4/5]
4 for £4.25 instead of £5.25 

• Ringwood Old Thumper [baron rating 2/5]
£1.53 instead of £1.73 

• Wells Banana Bread Beer
£1.23 instead of £1.43 

• Young's Kew Gold [baron rating 3/5]
£1.65 instead of £1.85

A good set of offers this month, four within the 'baron bargain' range (less than £1.30 per bottle). The winner this month by far is the Old Empire offer, this is one of my favourite beers and at £1.28 for a tasty strong ale it's a great offer!

As always I'll check back next month...

Morrisons February ale & beer offers (1st Feb - 7th Mar 2010) (Ormskirk)

It's February's new beer & ale offers time in Morrisons so I popped into the local Ormskirk branch today to check them out.

Here are the details:

• Adnams East Green [baron rating 2/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.85

• Courage Best [baron rating 2/5]
  £1.25

• Courage Directors [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.59 instead of £1.85

• Jennings Sneck Lifter [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.65

• Marston's Old Empire [baron rating 5/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.65

• Marston's Pale Ale
  £1.39 instead of £1.65

• Ringwood Old Thumper [baron rating 2/5]
  £1.59 instead of £1.85

• Wells Bombardier [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.65

There was nothing this month that really caught my eye, these discounts mainly bring the cost of the more expensive ones down to the same price as if you were buying the £1.67 bottles at the '4 for £5.50' price (£1.38 per bottle).

As always I'll report any changes or new additions that I see, and check back in a month to see if March's offers are any better!

Ringwood Old Thumper

Ringwood Old Thumper [baron rating 2/5] - this 5.6% dark amber ale has a fruity spicy smell,a rich bitter malt taste & a very bitter finish

Buy Ringwood ales here

Morrisons December ale & beer offers (29th Nov - 3rd Jan) (Ormskirk)

It's December's new beer & ale offers time in Morrisons so I popped into the local Ormskirk branch today to check them out.  There is nothing that special reduced this time round which is a shame as a cracking deal at Christmas time could clear their shelves.  They have the same beers on offer as last month with a few more added at about the same price.

Here are the details:

• Black Sheep Riggwelter [baron rating 4/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Black Sheep Yorkshire Square Ale [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Courage Directors [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.59 instead of £1.79

• Greene King Abbot Reserve [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.49 instead of £1.99

• Greene King Suffolk Springer
  £1.49 instead of £1.99
  

• Jennings Sneck Lifter [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Marston's Old Empire [baron rating 5/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Marston's Strong Pale Ale
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Morland Old Crafty Hen
  £1.99 instead of £2.49

• Morland Old Speckled Hen [baron rating 4/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Ringwood Old Thumper [baron rating 2/5]
  £1.59 instead of £1.79 

• Wells Banana Bread Beer
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Wells Bombardier [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Young's Kew Gold
  £1.59 instead of £1.79

They also had a rather interesting 12-bottle 'Classic Ales of England' box which I've not seen before, contain two bottles of the following beers for £14 (£1.17 per bottle):

• Brakspear Bitter [baron rating 5/5]
  

• Brakspear Oxford Gold [baron rating 3/5]

• Jennings Cumberland Ale [baron rating 3/5]

• Marston's Pedigree [baron rating 3/5]

• Ringwood Old Thumper [baron rating 2/5]

• Wychwood Hobgoblin [baron rating 4/5]

All of these offers are valid until 3rd January so I'll check back then to see what's next!

Makro's November ale offers (18th Nov - 1st Dec)

Saw the new Makro Mail today, they have some interesting ale offers on starting on Wednesday 18th November running until the 1st December. The offers are:

Buy any two 8-bottles packs for £18.98 working out at £1.19 per bottle. Choose from:

• Brakspear Oxford Gold [baron rating 3/5]

• Badger Golden Champion [baron rating 3/5]

• Badger First Gold [baron rating 3/5]

• Badger Fursty Ferret [baron rating 4/5]

• Badger Tanglefoot [baron rating 4/5]

• Jennings Cumberland Ale [baron rating 3/5]

• Marston's Strong Pale Ale

• Ringwood Forty Niner

• Ringwood Old Thumper

• Wychwood Wychcraft [baron rating 3/5] 

Buy any two 12-bottle boxes for £25.30 working out at £1.06 per bottle. Choose from:

• Greene King Abbot Ale [baron rating 5/5]
  

• Morland Old Speckled Hen [baron rating 4/5]

• Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger [baron rating 2/5]

Or buy a 24-bottle case of Samuel Adams Boston Lager [baron rating 5/5] for £20.69 working out at 86p per bottle.

The Abbot Ale deal is excellent, the cheapest I've ever seen it, but the Sam Adams has to be the winner, this crisp, tasty imported American ale is just 86p/bottle!

Morrisons November ale & beer offers (2nd Nov - 28th Nov) (Ormskirk)

It's new beer & ale offers time in Morrisons so I popped into the local Ormskirk branch yesterday to check them out. Overall the discounts are not great (most can be picked up in other places for similar or cheap prices) & it was funny how they had no stock of the freshly heavily discounted Brains SA...

Here are the details:

• Brains SA [baron rating 2/5]
  £1 instead of £1.67

• Greene King Abbot Reserve [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.49 instead of £1.99

• Greene King Suffolk Springer
  £1.49 instead of £1.99
  

• Jennings Sneck Lifter [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Marston's Old Empire [baron rating 5/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Marston's Strong Pale Ale
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Morland Old Crafty Hen
  £1.99 instead of £2.49

• Morland Old Speckled Hen [baron rating 4/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Ringwood Old Thumper
  £1.59 instead of £1.79

All of these offers are valid until 28th November so I'll check back then to see what's next!