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Post by ronk » Sun Oct 17, 2021 3:14 pm

I bought a pack of Becks recently and I’ve noticed it’s now only a fairly normal 4% strength - I seem to remember they introduces their Vier Brand a while ago as an alternative lower strength tipple.
Has this been sneaked in under the radar?

Has this become their normal now?
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Post by mr.tourette » Sun Oct 17, 2021 3:32 pm

no idea, never liked Becks..much prefer a Viru or Kronenbourg :D
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Post by brillomaster » Sun Oct 17, 2021 3:58 pm

probably the norm. if you think becks is bad don't buy a pack of stella artois - the days of it being 5.2% are long gone, its 4.6% now.

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Post by Stevo1987 » Sun Oct 17, 2021 5:22 pm

mr.tourette wrote: Sun Oct 17, 2021 3:32 pm no idea, never liked Becks..much prefer a Viru or Kronenbourg :D
Gnats piss. I thought Zedders would be real ale people. Y'know hairy chests and smoking pipes...... and that's just the women.
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Post by Chris_D » Sun Oct 17, 2021 5:43 pm

Stella is just filthy chemical soup.
If I drink lager it's Warsteiner. Real ale and it's got to be either Duvel or Westmalle Trappist Dubbel or Tripel. FTW
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Post by ronk » Sun Oct 17, 2021 5:48 pm

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There are plenty of good beers about but my point was that Becks, and it seems others, have reduced the strength of their brew without a word to the customer!
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Post by enuff_zed » Sun Oct 17, 2021 6:58 pm

Chris_D wrote: Sun Oct 17, 2021 5:43 pm If I drink lager it's Warsteiner.
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Does exactly what it says on the tin. :thumbsup:
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Post by Nanu » Sun Oct 17, 2021 7:31 pm

Just picked up a pack of 10 x 440ml of Shipyard IPA for £10 at Sainsburys. It's an American IPA brewed by Marstons and very quaffable indeed especially at that price. :D
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Post by sars » Sun Oct 17, 2021 7:34 pm

Stevo1987 wrote: Sun Oct 17, 2021 5:22 pm
mr.tourette wrote: Sun Oct 17, 2021 3:32 pm no idea, never liked Becks..much prefer a Viru or Kronenbourg :D
Gnats piss. I thought Zedders would be real ale people. Y'know hairy chests and smoking pipes...... and that's just the women.
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Post by ronk » Sun Oct 17, 2021 8:08 pm

Isn't Belgiun the premier brewer?
I don't think they piddle about with 4% stuff?
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Post by Mr Tidy » Sun Oct 17, 2021 8:43 pm

At least you got some - you can't buy Becks in the Channel Islands! Locals have long memories over there.

I prefer my beer darker though I tend to drink more wine than beer these days.

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Post by Big Bad Boris » Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:14 am

ronk wrote: Sun Oct 17, 2021 3:14 pm I bought a pack of Becks recently and I’ve noticed it’s now only a fairly normal 4% strength - I seem to remember they introduces their Vier Brand a while ago as an alternative lower strength tipple.
Has this been sneaked in under the radar?

Has this become their normal now?

Yes, sadly the 4% version appears to be the standard (tax friendly) uk version now. Basically it has ruined what, at 5% used to be an excellent beer, it was still good at 4.8%… but the latest 4% version is like putting a Mercedes badge on a Dacia. If you look online at reviews pages you will see hundreds of disgruntled (former) Becks customers bemoaning the arrival of this “dishwater”.

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