Whilst shopping in Sainsburys last night I strolled on down to the bottled ale section (as you do) and spotted that they’ve refreshed the selection in their rolling 2 for £3 offer.

Highlights include a few strong ‘uns (Marstons Old Empire, Brakspear Triple, Young’s Special London), one or two trusty session ales (Wychwood Hobgoblin, Black Sheep Ale) and Fuller’s Organic Honey Dew, if you fancy something summery and sweet.

The hardcore Hobgoblin fans in the house might be interested to know that they’re also offering two four packs of that one for £8. Quid a bottle? Can’t be bad.

(I was in Tesco at the weekend, but their 3 for £4 range wasn’t as interesting. All the usual suspects, nothing new. Although I did pick up two bottles of Adnams Broadside for £3, which wasn’t too shabby).

Just back from the weekly shop at the local Sainsbury’s and I noticed they’ve got a few rather good bottled ales on offer at rather reasonable prices.

The current ’2 for £3′ offer includes Marston’s Old Empire, Fuller’s ESB, Robinson’s Old Tom and that perennial favourite fall-back session beer Wychwood Hobgoblin, among others.

They’ve also got a 3 for £5 on Theakston’s Old Peculier and I spotted a 2 for £5 on the 750ml versions of both Leffe Brun and Blonde, if that’s more your thing. Well worth a visit to the beer aisle next time you’re in.

Quick heads-up for UK supermarket beer-shoppers. Our local branch of Sainsbury’s has 750ml, wine-bottle sized Meantime London Porter and Meantime India Pale Ale on offer at 2-for-£7, as opposed to the usual £4.59 (ish) each.

They also have a whole selection of bottled real ales at 2-for-£3 or 3-for-2 or something, but they’ve been running this sort offer all year as far as I can tell. The Meantime one is new. And both those beers are rather special. You’d be mad not to.