Following a botched order of her preferred liquor, a woman has been described as “stressed out.”
Purchasing nine boxes of Carlsberg for £15 each from an ASDA in Bristol, Anne-Maria Elsbury and her husband Wayne Morgan had spent money.
The mother of three had initially sat down to drink one of the Danish Pilsners but quickly realized each can seemed “flimsy.”
The cans, according to Anne-Maria, weren’t adequately carbonated and were brimming with “beerwater.”
Carlsberg, which put the problem down to a tainted batch, has issued her a £15 voucher.
The 46-year-old, from Wales, told The Sun: ‘Wayne was heading down to Bristol for a funeral and I told him to pick me up some cans on the way back because alcohol is always cheaper in England.
‘I love Carlsberg – it’s the only drink I enjoy and it was supposed to last me a long time.
‘But when he got back I knew something was up because the tins felt really flimsy. I was about four cans in and I thought something was up – it didn’t taste right.
‘A few days later and I was saying “this is it now, this just tastes like water”.’
The couple found that each can seemed to suffer the same issue and be full of flat liquid.
In total, there were 144 cans of Carlsberg in the nine boxes .
Anne-Maria continued: ‘We poured it out and couldn’t believe our eyes. It wasn’t anything like beer. It didn’t fizz up at all – it was like beerwater.
‘It tasted absolutely horrible and you’re definitely not getting any buzz from it.’
Carlsberg had told Anne-Maria and Wayne to stick a couple cans in the post so the issue could be investigated.
They then confirmed the tins had suffered from ‘reduced carbonation levels’ and offered a £15 voucher as an apology.
But Anne-Maria says £15 isn’t enough.
She continued to the Sun: ‘It’s really stressed me out – I’m out of pocket and they have offered me enough to buy one more crate.
‘I’ve got nine crates of this stuff sitting in my bedroom.”
‘They might say it’s come from a bad batch but people could end up really ill from it.
‘And imagine if somebody has bought them for a wedding or a funeral – that many faulty cans could spoil the whole thing.’
A spokesperson from Carlsberg told Metro.co.uk: ‘We package several million cans at our brewery in Northampton every week. Though issues like this are extremely rare, we want everyone to be able to enjoy our products to the fullest, and have been in touch with the purchaser to put things right.
‘Product safety and quality is our highest priority, and we have extensive checks and processes in place to ensure our products are produced to the highest standards.
‘As a responsible manufacturer, we take any consumer complaint about one of our products seriously and are investigating the issue.’