Beer-thirsty Venezuelans suffer through strike

Associated Press ^ | 12-26-02 | JORGE RUEDA

[Oldeconomybuyer]

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The general strike against President Hugo Chavez has cut not only vital supplies of oil, but also another precious liquid in Venezuela: beer.

Since the strike began Dec. 2, cutting into the beer supplies as the nation's top producer stopped brewing, beer-thirsty Venezuelans have had to turn to whiskey and other alternatives.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

No beer? The general strike in Venezuela is getting series.

[logic101.net]

Not the beer! Please not the beer! Man can live without food for weeks, and without water for days (longer if he has plenty of beer), but how long can a man last without beer?

I hope everyone stocked up on rum!


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[Eric in the Ozarks]

Chavez is toast.

[razorback-bert]

Soldiers recently raided a Polar warehouse looking for other products, such as cornflower and cooking oil

They make beer of strange things down there.

[Dog Gone]

Uh-oh. Angry SOBER Venezuelans taking to the streets could be a problem.

[chance33_98]

Ping and bump

[Scully]

Poignant human-interest story.

[PatrickHenry]

From the article:

Per capita, Venezuelans are the biggest beer consumers in Latin America, drinking an average of 20 gallons annually. Mexico comes next at 13 gallons; Brazil, 12 gallons.

That's quite a statistic.