Bars in the Boston area are running out of beer because Scottish soccer supporters are drinking them dry, according to reports.Boston was selected to host two of Scotland's FIFA World Cup matches this year.Members of the "Tartan Army" have turned up in the city in droves to support their team and partake in celebratory drinks while there to enjoy the games."It's been a wild time in Boston as the Tartan Army has taken over," Boston Beer Co.
manager of communications Devon Savage told Fox News Digital. CUSTOMERS HIT WITH AUTOMATIC 20% GRATUITIES AS RESTAURANTS COMBAT TIPPING CONFUSION"As large groups of Scots swarmed Boston this week to experience the best of American culture while cheering on their soccer team, they found the Samuel Adams downtown Boston taproom.And they happily stayed for more than one pint!"Savage said the taproom ran out of Samuel Adams Boston Lager over the weekend because the Tartan Army drank them dry.Scottish soccer fans celebrated their team's 2026 World Cup appearance during a visit to the Samuel Adams taproom in downtown Boston.
(Boston Beer Co.)"For perspective, from Thursday-Sunday, the Tartan Army drank four times as much Boston Lager as we run through on a typical four-day holiday stretch, like the Fourth of July," Savage said. "We've had to schedule four 'emergency deliveries' to the taproom.We sold more than 4,000 pints of Boston Lager for almost 90 empty kegs."Savage said there are 20 beers on tap there, "including many you can only get at the taproom" — but the Scottish fans were basically only drinking Boston Lager.GEORGE WASHINGTON'S 1757 BEER RECIPE BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE AHEAD OF AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY"We're trying to make the taproom their home away from home while in Boston," Savage added."We've been here for over 30 years, and we've never seen anything like it," Noelle Somers, chief operating officer of Hennessy's Bar, told the Boston Globe.Hennessy's tripled its St.
Patrick's Day sales last weekend and ran out of beer...