Two Irish brothers who own pubs in London are bypassing the Guinness shortages by having one brother courier supplies to the other.
Two Irish brothers who run pubs in London are avoiding Guinness shortages, with one sibling couriering over supplies to the other. Colm Lynch and his brother Breen have been attempting to stockpile the popular stout since they began hearing rumours of shortages at the start of December. Colm runs The Hop Pole in Wandsworth, which boasts celebrity regulars such as Niall Horan and Lewis Capaldi while Breen manages The White Hart on Whitechapel High Street.
The historic White Hart is on the Jack the Ripper tour because one of his earliest victims was killed at the back of the pub. The two brothers, originally from Kilberry, Co Meath, grew up behind the counter of their dad’s former bar Equus in Navan and they have now been at the helm of UK bars for over 20 years. Guinness recently announced shortages in the UK due to the demand as popularity for the tipple surges among younger drinkers but Colm also believes it is due to the decline in sales of bitter. He said: “When I took over this pub, I was selling three 18 gallon barrels of bitter a week and now I am struggling to get rid of one nine gallon barrel. “When Guinness brought out the extra cold version, all of a sudden it stopped being thought of as a winter drink and with the autumn rugby, it became hugely popular with the younger people.” The Hop Pole broadcasts all the GAA games and would sell up to 12 of their 11 gallon barrels of Guinness each week. So Colm began stockpiling supplies when he heard of the shortages. He said: “Breen rang me to say that a pub near him had been restricted to only three barrels a week. I rang the brewery and I got my usual stock because we are such a big Guinness pub but I don’t know what I’ll be able to get next week. I started panic buyin
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