Beer Shortage Is a Nightmare Before Christmas for Australians
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For Australians heading into the festive season, the real nightmare before Christmas is unfolding: there’s a shortage of beer.
The nation’s two biggest brewers -- Lion and Carlton & United Breweries -- have flagged protracted delays and lower production of some of the beer-loving country’s most popular brews due to supply chain problems. That’s sparked fears major retail chains might start imposing limits on booze purchases at the worst possible time, with millions of Australians only recently emerging from a series of bleak lockdowns and hoping for a summer holiday season resembling some kind of normality.