Bars send Mayday for beer as revellers down 50million pints in 3-day bank holiday bender
dailystar.co.ukBars sent out a mayday for extra beer as revellers turned the bank holiday into a drank holiday - supping 50 million pints in a three-day knees-up.The first May holiday weekend for three years without pandemic restrictions triggered the pub rush, as Brits partied on despite showers.Over the long weekend an estimated 50 million pints will be sunk, pub industry sales data trends show.A source at a major UK pub company said: “Our pubs had to get extra orders in.
It’s a bumper weekend thanks to one of the first bank holidays since Covid. Drinkers are making the most of it.”Luke Dearden, general manager of The Sydney Arms in Chelsea, west London, said: “We’ve had to increase beer orders by 20 to 25% this weekend. “Breweries have been making sure we have enough stock.
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