OT: It's gettin bad in the UK

[CajunNation]

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/202...s-uk-drinkers/

Pubs and bars across the UK are rationing pints of Guinness in the festive lead up to Christmas amid a national shortage of the iconic Irish stout.

A member of staff holds up a “Guinness Ration Card” behind the bar inside The Old Ivy House public house in Clerkenwell, London on December 15, 2024. At her London pub, landlady Kate Davidson has taken to issuing Guinness ration cards, but still the beer has run out amid a UK shortage. (BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Dear God.

[angeleast]

As someone who is a bourbon guy primarily, Guiness is the only beer I drink from time to time. That would suck

[Turbine]

Is this from drinking more than the $2 billion worth produced each year or due to a shortage of barley, hops, and yeast.

[ZoomZoom]

Is this from drinking more than the $2 billion worth produced each year or due to a shortage of barley, hops, and yeast.

Shortage of ingredients due to the Ukraine war. Friend use to go there every year before the war. Agriculture is actually one of the biggest things they're fighting over.

[Policarp]

US et Canada has huge surplus in nearly all grain commodities. They aren't trying very hard to source new suppliers

[CajunNation]

US et Canada has huge surplus in nearly all grain commodities. They aren't trying very hard to source new suppliers

The UK is run by freakin' morons.

[AirBill]

Shortage of ingredients due to the Ukraine war. Friend use to go there every year before the war. Agriculture is actually one of the biggest things they're fighting over.

Nah, it's just a shortage in the UK. Maybe. Most British pubs are still serving it. A couple of pubs have ration cards, but it almost sounds like a publicity stunt.

Here's a good look at it:

But anecdotally, at least in the Standard offices, most pubs don’t seem to be missing out. But there are a few. The Hero in Maida Vale is, likewise the Coach Makers Arms in Marylebone is suffering, and only serving London Black from rival brewer Anspach and Hobday. The Tir Na N Og is reporting issues, but is still serving. The famous Devonshire in Soho, on the other hand, told the Standard they’ve not noticed a shortage at all.

Why is there a Guinness shortage in the UK?
A Diageo spokesperson said: “Over the past month, we have seen exceptional consumer demand for Guinness in Great Britain. We have maximised supply and we are working proactively with our customers to manage the distribution to trade as efficiently as possible.”

https://www.standard.co.uk/going-out...-b1200205.html