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How To Get Free Pub Drinks Every Week This Summer

Wondering how to get free drinks this summer? We’ve got you…

Summer is slowly crawling out of bed and making an appearance, albeit a bit shy. 

With the warm weather teasing us out of our homes and halls, where else is a day better spent if not in a beer garden soaking up the sunshine? 

Maybe bring out your study notes and lap up the good vibes and vitamin D while acing your degree, or just enjoy some well-deserved rest from your studies.

And we know being a student isn’t the cheapest role, so we’ve put together a list of how you can get free drinks during the summer to make it a little easier on your bank account. 

Obviously, please drink responsibly and look out for one another.

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How to get free drinks this summer

Free beer, G&T, wine or soft drink at Ember Inns

  • Download the Ember Inns app
  • Register to get a free drink at one of its 150+ pubs across the UK (excluding Scotland)
  • Your free drink code is valid for any day of the week and must be used within 4 weeks of registering
  • Choose from:
    • A single 25ml Hendrick’s gin
    • All Fever-Tree tonics
    • A single 25ml Smirnoff vodka
    • A pint of Carling/Guinness
    • 175ml of Rosselini Pinot Grigio
    • 175ml glass of Canyon Road Merlot
    • 175ml glass of Barefoot White Zinfandel Rosé
    • Any regular draught soft drink

Two free drinks at 400+ England & Wales pubs

  • You need to be an O2 or Virgin Media broadband customer to use the app
  • Available every Thursday from 5pm to 8pm
  • Search “Thirsty Thursday” in the Priority app between 5pm-8pm Thursday and claim your code by clicking “Use Now”
  • Visit any O’Neill’s, Sizzling, or Ember Inns pubs and show your code/enter in voucher section on app
  • Choose two from the following:
    • Aperol Spritz, Long Island Iced Tea, Sex on the Beach
    • 175ml glass of wine — House Pinot Grigio, Barefoot White Zinfandel or Gallo Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
    • Draught cider pint — Magners or Strongbow
    • Draught lager/stout pint — Carling, Tennents, Guinness
    • Bottled beer 300ml — Peroni Nastro Azzurro or Gluten Free version
    • Bottled soft drinks 275ml-330ml — Diet Coke, Coca-Cola, J2O Apple & Mango or J2O Orange & Passionfruit

Get 20% off your total bill with O’Neills student discount.

Free Rekorderlig cider at Nicholson’s pubs

  • Includes Scotland (if buying a main meal)
  • Download the Nicholson’s app 
  • Register and get a free bottle of Rekorderlig cider at one of the 70+ locations. 
  • Free drink code will be valid for any day of the week — must be used within 6 weeks of registering
  • Not valid with any other discounts

Free cocktail at All Bar One

  • In Scotland or Newcastle a main meal must be ordered to claim a free drink
  • Cannot be used at airport bars
  • Download the All Bar One app and register to get a free Italicus Spritz cocktail 
  • Free drink code is valid any day of the week and must be used within 30 days of registering
  • You can claim an alcohol-free drink if required

Free cocktail at Browns

  • Sign up to Browns newsletter
  • You’ll be emailed a code for a free Muddle Strawberry Mojito or Virgin Yuzu & Elderflower Fizz, when you purchase a main meal from the A La Carte menu
  • Cannot be used with other discounts and on Bank Holidays, Mother’s Day, or Father’s Day
  • Valid for 4 weeks

Greene King discount

Fancy saving even more money when you’re out with your friends? Or maybe your family has come up to visit and you want to treat them without emptying your wallet?

You can get a 20% Greene King student discount with Student Beans (with a minimum spend of £5). However, not all Greene King pubs are participating. 

Check out all the Greene King pubs in the UK where you can get a student discount — there are plenty though, don’t worry!