What’s better than a post-work beer on a Friday afternoon? A FREE post-work beer on a Friday afternoon, that’s what. And there’s an easy way to get one from craft beer connoisseurs Brewdog, on Peter Street, with a free money-saving, food-waste fighting app.
There are dozens of Manchester businesses and chains partnered up with the free-to-download Too Good To Go app. Most offer food products that are typically going out of date the same day, usually priced at around a third of the retail cost.
However, Brewdog actually dishes out bottles and cans of beer - perfect for a weekend treat, and cheaper than heading to the pub for a pint.
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Last week, while mooching around town, I checked my Too Good To Go app to see if there were any ‘magic bags’ nearby and discovered a Brewdog bag available to collect in an hour's time. Sometimes the stars just align when you need them to.
The bag cost me £4, and would contain ‘a mixed selection of craft beer cans from our fridge or straight from our taps’ worth approximately £12. I very excitedly made my way over to the Peter Street bar to see what goodies would be in store for me.
The Brewdog magic bags can contain cans and bottles that may be past their ‘best before’ date, but the brewery promises they’re ‘still tasting great’.
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Arriving in the industrial-looking bar, a member of staff served me and headed out back to grab my bag. Being transparent, I could see that it contained two large beer cans, but I couldn’t quite make out the exact beer without a good look at the label.
Checking the label outside, I could see that both cans were the Paulaner beer, a six per cent ABV marzen, and an Oktoberfest favourite. The label also indicated that it was ‘canned by Sam’, and though there was no date, the fact the beer is still available at Brewdog suggests it was still within its ‘best before’ date.
A strong malt, the beer offers notes of ‘caramel, crackers, and soft green grass’ - and while I’m not sold on drinking ‘grass’, some have described it as ‘October sunshine in a glass’, which I can definitely get on board with.
With the bag having cost me £4, these beers worked out at £2 each. Brewdog says that the ‘original price for these beers is the price that it is sold for in the bar’, which would be around £6. When you think of it that way, You’ve got one and a third beers for free! Their 440ml cans are priced anywhere between £2.40 and £4 at Sainsbury's, so it's still a great saving either way.
The beer itself was light and refreshing, though sweeter than your average beer - or maybe it just tasted better because it was so cheap, as things usually do. Either way, it was a great way to kick off the weekend.
You can see what Magic Bags are available near you on the Too Good To Go app.
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