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The World is ending as you know it...

I am curious as to how Wales could suffer a drought of beer.

Couldn't the British emergency response folks just send a train-load or convoy of beer there?

http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/publish/article_18119.shtml

A Shifnal landlord is celebrating after his pub was voted the best in the region by real ale fans - the tenth time in a row it has finished in the top two in the competition.

CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, nominated the White Hart as East Shropshire's best pub.

The White Hart, Shifnal Ð voted the best in the region by real ale fans
Now landlord Andy Koczy, who runs the pub with his wife Jane, hopes to win the approval of the experts over Shrewsbury rival The Loggerheads.

Mr Kozcy said: "It is an honour to get this far. The award is voted for by CAMRA members and is purely about the standard and range of the beer.

"We offer seven different real ales at any one time - four regular beers and three guest ales.

"We have a total of 350 guest beers each year from brewers all over the country. In the 10 years we have been running the White Hart we have either come first or second in the competition every year.

"It is nice to be recognised by the local CAMRA group because it is a great vote of confidence from the people who actually drink the beer.

"There is no juke box, no loud music, no television blaring out. It is a good old fashioned pub and it is all about the beer.

"I spend more time in the cellar than I do behind the bar."

He said the first phase of the competition was a straight vote by local CAMRA members. Now the pub will be judged by undercover adjudicators who will decide between Shrewsbury's The Loggerheads and The White Hart for the accolade of the county's best pub.

The pub will receive its award on June 13.

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040520-013237-7443r.htm

According to this article, Norway is about to face a beer shortage as well, due to its brewery workers are on strike.