Deepest Blue said:
Great scam by InBev (brewers of Stella)
Step 1-Reduce strength of Stella claiming that it helps responsible drinking but don't reduce the price accordingly.
Step 2-Reintroduce the original brew as a new "premium" product at a premium price.
Step 3-Down to the pub to celebrate. Drink anything but plastic UK copies of European drinks.
Couldn't be more wrong, it's been a very clever marketing ploy by InBev - Stella Black is ten times the drink of normal Stella and tastes absolutely nothing like the normal stuff. Whether or not it's "triple filtered and matured for longer" is obviously open to debate however it has a completely unique taste and imo is well worth the extra quid.
They've quite cleverly not spent a bean promoting it and instead are marketing the Stella 4, letting the Black slowly but surely integrate into boozers.