“ Pubs, like other public venues, look set to stay shut for the foreseeable future. But what's going to happen to the contents of their cellars?
Fifty million pints - give or take.
That's the amount of beer expected to go unused in barrels if pubs remain closed into the summer because of coronavirus. Publicans are currently unable to sell their lagers, ales and ciders - save for takeaways and home deliveries.
"It's a very sad waste of all the work and talent that goes into producing great beer," says Tom Stainer, chief executive of the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra). "People won't get to drink it and all those resources have been used up for nothing."”
Coronavirus: What's happening to the beer left in pubs? - BBC News
Fifty million pints - give or take.
That's the amount of beer expected to go unused in barrels if pubs remain closed into the summer because of coronavirus. Publicans are currently unable to sell their lagers, ales and ciders - save for takeaways and home deliveries.
"It's a very sad waste of all the work and talent that goes into producing great beer," says Tom Stainer, chief executive of the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra). "People won't get to drink it and all those resources have been used up for nothing."”
Coronavirus: What's happening to the beer left in pubs? - BBC News
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