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."
Natural light? Sorry, I kind of like being able to identify a beverage as being beer by taste, not by looking at the bottle. I have managed to drink Bud Lite now and then. A recent Army reunion had it on tap.
I find the low-carb diet to be a fad.
I find working out at thee gym to be the best route.
I run 6.5 miles 5 times a week.
that keeps me fit.
I cannot stomache Bud Light.
I cannot drink Bud period.
I can drink Coors Light.
I did enjoy West of the Mississippi Coors.
This is the best light beer I have ever had.
http://www.molson.com/usa/images/about/can_light_bottle.gif
What code do I have to type in to make this an actual pic, not a link?
http://www.molson.com/usa/images/about/can_light_bottle.gif
Is it any different west of the Mississippi?
Abita Springs in Louisiana makes a good beer.
You ever had Turbo Dog?
I used to alternate days bench training and running when I was younger. These days I walk alot... bad knees. Treadmill in front of the tv for the winter, bike and rowing machine, weight bench.
Never heard of Turbo Dog. My experience in Louisiana is limited to a strip around I-10 22 years ago.
22 years? How time does fly.
I run and do calisthenics and weights.
I do full range of motion Olympic style lifts, not benching and isolation.
Turbo Dog , as its name could suggest, is a potent beer.
HELP!!! What am I doing wrong????
I don't remember the exact words from the theme song, but a line went like The folks are thirsty in Atlanta, and theres beer in Texarkana..
The poor bastards, they get one hot day a year and some fat slob buys up all the brewski.
The pic is not important, of course visual aids are good for beer lovers.
I did not know that Coors was not available in the East until recent years.
LOL
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