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Stockpiling and Splitting the G: Guinness Shortage

BBC News

Written By Grace Dean

BBC News

8 December 2024

Pubs warn Guinness being limited could 'cripple' their business

Some landlords say that pubs have been "panic buying" Guinness. Patrick Fitzsimons, landlord of the Faltering Fullback in Finsbury Park, London, says this "has dried up the market even further." He says his pub has a small cellar which means it needs continuous deliveries - he can't stockpile like others.

Patrick, at the Faltering Fullback, says he's worried he'll run out of Guinness by Wednesday, but said he has managed to secure a supply of Camden Stout as an alternative.

"Hopefully customers will realise that there's more than just Guinness on the market," he says.

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