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Hot weather brings on a beer drought
ic Wales ^ | 5-31-04 | Robin Turner of the Western Mail

Posted on 05/31/2004 10:35:19 PM PDT by ForeverPure

Hot weather brings on a beer drought

May 31 2004 Robin Turner, The Western Mail

THE spell of hot, dry weather has caused a beer drought in South Wales.

Stocks of Tomos Watkin OSB in bottles have been completely exhausted over the past fortnight.

The award-winning old style bitter which is brewed in Swansea has been selling at four times its usual rate.

A massive 48,000 bottles have been sold since the hot weather descended on the region.

While the Hurns Brewing Company which makes the beer normally sells it at a rate of 6,000 bottles a week in the past fortnight the 24,000 bottle per week rate has left officials there staggered.

Hurns' managing director Phil Parry said yesterday , "We have completely sold out of bottles and we did not anticipate it so we're struggling to keep up with demand.

"It is usual to see a bit of an uplift in sales when the hot weather hits but this really has been phenomenal.

"This is the first year we have been supplying OSB in bottles throughout the summer and the sales data seems to indicate that people are stocking up for barbecues at home or at-home socialising as well as enjoying a bottle or two when they're out and about so orders have just shot through the roof.

"The trade seems to still have stocks of the product even though we as a brewery are low on supplies so the good news is all our customers should be OK for the Bank Holiday.

"However we will busy overseeing another bottle run at the brewery to ensure if this good weather continues throughout June we will be able to keep up with demand."


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: beer
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To: ForeverPure

Guiness Stout is too heavy for me.

Yeungling has 2 dark beers, the Black & Tan and another one........those are pretty much it for me and dark beer.

I drink beer the way most people drink soda or iced tea......so good tasting N/As are fine with me. But since I mostly drink at home, it doesn't matter. While I can easily drink as much as most men I know, I'm not going to chance it and be driving after having a few.


101 posted on 06/01/2004 6:21:07 AM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy has killed more people than all SHS combined.)
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To: Xenalyte

I am cutting back on the amount of beer I drink, to help my waist-line.


102 posted on 06/01/2004 6:21:23 AM PDT by ForeverPure
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To: ForeverPure

I'm from Dallas, and never had Pearl beer. Wonder if that's statewide or just there..


103 posted on 06/01/2004 6:21:36 AM PDT by Monty22
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To: ForeverPure

I alwats thought of them as being "ladies' beer".


104 posted on 06/01/2004 6:21:46 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: Gabz

Where is Yeungling made at?


105 posted on 06/01/2004 6:22:10 AM PDT by ForeverPure
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To: Monty22

Pearl bought Jackson Brrewing of New Orleans, which made Jax beer.


106 posted on 06/01/2004 6:22:42 AM PDT by ForeverPure
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To: R. Scott

Which ones?


107 posted on 06/01/2004 6:23:06 AM PDT by ForeverPure
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To: ForeverPure

This is dumb George Bush's and Evil Dick Cheney's fault.


108 posted on 06/01/2004 6:23:11 AM PDT by 54-46 Was My Number
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To: ForeverPure

Darned if I know. I think it is whatever gives it the red color. Prevents cancer or some such thing.


109 posted on 06/01/2004 6:23:38 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: Monty22

Shiner Blonde is a wonderful beer. My dad has a place in Moulton, which is kinda close to Shiner, and I think he's made friends with the brewery guys, 'cause he's always completely stocked.


110 posted on 06/01/2004 6:24:04 AM PDT by Xenalyte (It was nearly midnight before we scraped Uncle Harry off the dining-room table.)
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To: 54-46 Was My Number

What?

This beer shortage is in Wales.

Also, Norway is undergoing one as well, due to their brewery workers are on strike.


111 posted on 06/01/2004 6:24:20 AM PDT by ForeverPure
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To: R. Scott

I like white wines from Australia.


112 posted on 06/01/2004 6:24:56 AM PDT by ForeverPure
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To: ForeverPure

I haven't seen Schaeffer in years!

I didn't even know they made a light beer


113 posted on 06/01/2004 6:25:01 AM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy has killed more people than all SHS combined.)
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To: Monty22

Pearl used to be the lowest-calorie beer out there, back in the day, and my mother would drink it - it had around 60 calories a can. Haven't seen any of that in years!


114 posted on 06/01/2004 6:25:02 AM PDT by Xenalyte (It was nearly midnight before we scraped Uncle Harry off the dining-room table.)
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To: Xenalyte

Is Old Milwaukee still brewed at Longview?


115 posted on 06/01/2004 6:25:26 AM PDT by ForeverPure
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To: Gabz

I had no clue that Schaefer made a regular beer.

All I ever see is Schaefer light.

It is a good beer.


116 posted on 06/01/2004 6:26:16 AM PDT by ForeverPure
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To: 54-46 Was My Number
This is dumb George Bush's and Evil Dick Cheney's fault.

What does Bush know and when did he know it?

117 posted on 06/01/2004 6:26:33 AM PDT by phil1750 (Love like you've never been hurt;Dance like nobody's watching;PRAY like it's your last prayer)
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To: ForeverPure

Is the hang-over bad?
It depends on what you are drinking. “Saki” is a generic term. I had some that was killer in the hangover department, and some that was very civilized the next day.


118 posted on 06/01/2004 6:26:37 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: Xenalyte

I have not seen Pearl in 5 years.


119 posted on 06/01/2004 6:26:48 AM PDT by ForeverPure
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To: R. Scott

As for Japanese alcohol, I like Sapporo beer.

You ever had the little 5 liter kegs of Sapporo?


120 posted on 06/01/2004 6:27:37 AM PDT by ForeverPure
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