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El Tab: 7 day free trial

Smartphone app El Tab offers Londoners up to four free drinks every night of the week in different bars across the city. It usually costs £24.99 a month but it’s currently offering a seven day free trial with the discount code ‘THIRSTY’.

We’ve done a full analysis of the app to find out whether it can cut cut the cost of boozing in London.

Our El Tab review

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Brewdog: £1 Beer School

Brewdog is offering £1 tickets to its tasting experience, Beer School. There’s also an “enthusiasts” £3 option. With each one, you get 4 1/6 pint measures of beer, so it’s 2/3 of a pint in total. You also get access to the self-guided beer school and a beer quiz.

For £1 you get 4 x 1/6 measures of Punk IPA, Lost Lager, Hazy Jane and Black Heart. For £3 you get 4x 1/6 of BrewDog’s special edition beers.

There’s also a £4 lucky dip where you get 4x 1/6 of beers on the bar chosen by the crew and if you can guess the beers, you get a free pint of Headliner beer.

Get £1 beer

2-4-1 Heineken

You can currently get yourself 2-for-1 pints or bottles of Heineken at participating pubs. You just need to go here and fill in the form. It’ll ask you to search for a nearby pub and you’ll get an email with your voucher. Then you can redeem it at the pub you chose. You can choose between a pint of Heineken draught, a 33ml bottle or Heineken 0.0%.

This runs from 4 March to 8 May 2024.

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Free drinks via apps

These apps often have free drinks to claim.

Free drink and £5 voucher with Mixr

Mixr is a new app that lets you search for, view menus at and book at any pubs and bars owned by Stonegate Pubs. You can also pay in the app and earn points.

As part of its launch, it’s offering a free drink when you sign up for the app. Plus you can get a free £5 voucher if you use our referral code RF98T4WP and connect a bank card.

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Free drinks every day with Dusk

The app Dusk gives you a free drink each day at selected bars.

Just download the app and look for the bars participating. If you use the referral code AWEBB5 you’ll earn 500 reward points. I’m not sure they actually do anything right now, but there’s no harm in adding it to your account.

Free drinks with Embargo app

Another app, this one lets you check in to various venues to claim free drinks and discounts. Some are only available if you’ve collected ‘stamps’ from previous visits.

Use the code AMPLIFYING when you sign up. Not sure if there’s a reward but it’s worth a go!

Free drink with Green King Sport app

Download the Green King Sport app to get 10% off future orders during live sport. There’s also the chance to win more free drinks and prizes such as tickets to gigs, festivals and sporting events.

The full list of pubs can be found here, while the eligible drinks are as follows (they might not be available at every pub):

Draught:

San Miguel
Guinness
Greene King IPA
Abbot Ale
Carling
Carlsberg
Fosters
Coors
Strongbow
John Smiths
Strongbow Dark Fruits
Amstel
Ice Breaker
Stella Artois

Bottles:

Corona
Budweiser
Ice Breaker

Softs:

Coke Zero
Coca-Cola
Diet Coke
Schweppes Lemonade

Wine:

Blossom Hill – White, Red, Rose
El Mazo – White, Red, Rose

Spirits and Mixers:

Jack Daniels & draught mixer
Red Bull
Captain Morgan & draught mixer
Smirnoff & draught mixer

Free beer with We Love Sport

Download the We Love Sport app and there are often promos for free or discounted beers.

There seems decent coverage of pubs across the big towns and cities (eg 9 bars in Leeds, 5 in York and 5 in Huddersfield), but you won’t be able to use it everywhere. You can see participating pubs in the offer section of the app.