We're all doomed . . . DOOMED!
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."
Red wine makes me feel ill.
But it’s good for you!
They're these pint-size big plastic bottles that are supposed to keep it cooler longer. It seems to work well, and tastes more like regular bottled beer than canned stuff.
Is it the flavanoids it has, that is good for me?
LOL.
I hope the Welsh get re-supplied with beer ASAP.
I haven't drank Miller Lite out of a plastic bottle yet.
I might try it this weekend.
My normal routine at my favorite watering hole is to first have one bottle of Budweiser, followed by one or two draft Sam Adam’s Lager.
I've had the Amber Bock, but I haven't seen it in ages.
I'm one of those weird women who really doesn't like to shop, and generally avoids malls if at all possible. there used to be a neat bar in the mall years ago and I would drive my friends nuts if we were ging shopping......I'd sit in the bar while they shopped!!!!
That sounds like a good idea.
I am a big fan of Sam Adams beer.
Texas has a ton of great microbrews, and mid levels like Shiner. Although regular Shiner isn't my favorite, the Blonde and Lights are quite good.
You can buy a 6 pack of Amber Bock in bottles at any large super-market.
It costs about 5 dollars.
My sister drank all the near-beers while she was pregnant, and she claims O'Douls is the most palatable. I pointed her in the direction of Michelob Ultra, which I maintain is half beer and half water, but she had some complaint about taste or something. What a beer snob. ;)
Shiner Bock is a good beer.
Do they still make Pearl Beer in Austin?
I have never had sake.Is it strong?
When I was in Japan I developed a taste for Saki. Like beer in Europe, every area has it’s own Saki. The taste ranges from that of gasoline through tequila to a fine wine. I drank it in the traditional style - from small shot-sized porcelain cups. It didn’t seem to take much to get well wasted.
I think LaTrobe, who makes Rolling Rock, has a real good low-carb beer out now.
I will have to try it.
Is the hang-over bad?
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