Fears supermarket Guinness shortage ’caused by idiots stockpiling’ could mean NO supplies for New Year’s Eve
FEARS are growing a Guinness shortage in supermarkets could mean no supplies of the stout for New Year’s Eve parties.
Drinkers shared photos of sold-out sections in Tesco supermarkets across the country.
And some off-licences have also been cleaned out of the black stuff.
Eight million pints of Guinness would usually be supped in Britain on New Year’s Eve in pubs and homes, trends show.
It comes after The Sun on Sunday revealed brewer Diageo warned they could run out of supplies of draught Guinness to UK pubs.
Andrew Williams, who found empty shelves at Tesco in St Helens, Merseyside, wrote on X: “Hope no one is expecting any Guinness.”
Black stuff fan account Pints O’Guinness replied: “Idiots are stockpiling.”
Stephen Clews, who found the Guinness section bare at a Tesco in Stoke-on-Trent, said: “Every can and bottle of Guinness were gone.”
Diageo said supermarkets and off-licences had seen a 22 per cent rise in Guinness can and bottle sales.
They added: “We are working closely to manage Guinness distribution and ensure we maximise supply for retailers and pubs.”
Tesco said photos of empty shelves didn’t represent its stocks of Guinness at other stores.