BELFAST, Apr 17 — In Belfast’s coronavirus lockdown Guinness still flows freely, as vans kitted with kegs visit driveways to pour pints for drinkers parched since pubs shut their doors. “People are delighted to see you,” said pub manager Richard Keenan. “You’re driving around all day...
Belfast’s Hatfield House bar came up with an innovative idea to take online orders and deliver pints of freshly poured Guinness, from the back of a van. — Afp-Relaxnews pic
His pub, The Hatfield House, has redeployed bar staff to four vans, freshly installed with refrigerated kegs and bar taps. They leave them at a safe distance for customers to collect — in strict observance of social distancing guidelines designed to stem the spread of the virus which has killed more than 13,000 people across Britain.
But the closure of pubs -- a main pillar of Britain’s hospitality industry — carries serious economic ramifications. Activist group the Campaign for Real Ale also estimates 50 million pints will be thrown away, as 15 barrels of beer expire in each of the United Kingdom’s 39,000 pubs.But the benefits of pubs are measured in more than money. “They bring people together,” said CAMRA chief executive Tom Steiner.
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