Save on drink and food at your local.
Though there are restrictions on when we can visit pubs right now, there are offers to save you some cash if you are out.
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Free drinks via apps
These apps often have free drinks to claim.
Free drinks every day with Dusk
The app Dusk gives you a free drink each day at selected bars. It’s also now UK-wide, not just London.
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 adding it to your account.
Free drink with Green King Season Ticket app
Download the Season Ticket app to get a free drink on signing up, then 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.
The last offer ran until 31 May 2022 and you could get:
- Heineken
- Fosters
- Strongbow
- Strongbow dark fruits
- John Smiths
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!
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Pub promotions
Madri: Free pint at Greene King
You can get a free pint of Madri Excepcional lager at Greene King pubs until 31 January 2023 by filling in this form. Excludes Scotland.
National Pub Fortnight: Free drink (expired)
Between 10 and 23 October 2022 you can get one of the following drinks for free at participating Great British Pub locations:
Corona Extra, Stella Artois, Budweiser, Guinness, Gordon’s Gin & Tonic (flavours vary by pub), Heineken, Kronenbourg 1664, Amstel, Foster’s, Strongbow, Strongbow Dark Fruit, John Smith’s Extra Smooth, Heineken 0.0%, Coors Light, Carling, Madri, Coke-Cola, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, Schweppes Lemonade.
You need to claim a voucher from a mobile browser. This requires you to enter your mobile number to validate your account. Then you choose your pub and drink, and show the voucher at the bar.
There are 20,000 available so they could all go before the close date. Sadly there’s no way to check participating pubs before giving your details.
Green King: Free pint during Euros final (expired)
If you download the Season Ticket app (more on this at the top of this page) before noon on 31 July 2022 you’ll get a voucher for a free pint, redeemable between 3pm and midnight on Sunday,
Brewdog: 2 free pints of Punk IPA (expired)
If you join Brewdog’s Planet Brewdog loyalty scheme (it’s free) you’ll get a voucher for two pints of Punk IPA or Punk AF. You can use the voucher Sunday to Thursday at any Brewdog bar before the end of December 2022.
You need to sign up on the Brewdog website before 23:59 on 1 August 2022 to get the offer, though it could end earlier if all 500,000 available vouchers are taken.
Free Aperol Spritz (expired)
You can claim a voucher for a free Aperol Spritz at select bars around the country. You can either use it immediately in the pub when you sign up, or there’s an option to “save the voucher” instead.
If you do this you’ll have to choose the bar in advance and then the voucher will sent via email.
Once you have the voucher it needs to be used by 31 July 2022, and it’s one per person.
Free Rekorderling (expired)
Until 21 August 2022 you can get a free bottle of Rekorderling at participating pubs:
- Toby Carvery
- Harvester
- Ember Inns
- O’Neill’s
- Sizzling Pubs
- Stonehouse
- & others (find them by entering your postcode on the form)
See all the terms and conditions here.
Free Heineken (expired)
On Six Nation match days (that’s 11, 12 and 19 March left in 2022), you can get a free pint of Heineken at participating pubs.
You need to fill in a form online to get the voucher via email. Only click the link to use it when you’re at the pub. One per person.
2-4-1 drinks in March (expired)
Until 27 March 2022 there’s buy one, get one free on selected drinks at participating pubs. You’ll get a voucher if you fill in this form. Drinks available are:
Corona Extra, Stella Artois, Budweiser, Guinness, Gordon’s Gin & Tonic (flavours vary by pub), Heineken, Kronenbourg 1664, Amstel, Foster’s, Strongbow, Strongbow Dark Fruit, John Smith’s Extra Smooth, Heineken 0.0%, Coors Light, Carling, Sharp’s Doom Bar, Carlsberg, San Miguel, Madri, Coke-Cola, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, Schweppes Lemonade.
The free drink will be the same as the one you buy, The small print says there are 100 drinks per pub, so it’s better to use it sooner rather than later.
