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Drought in Portsmouth
It's a tale most beer imbibers have been relating in London pubs, with horror writ on their faces. How could it happen that the port town of Portsmouth, home of the Royal Navy, suffered a drought of draught? All because of the Anglo-American beer collaboration...
The problem started with the berthing of the American aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S Truman, at Portsmouth dock for a few days leave and the sailors hitting the bars. To compound the problem, the crew of the USS Winston S Churchill, a destroyer, joined the ones from USS Truman.
Within hours, publicans were placing emergency orders for fresh stocks. But, worse was yet to come. Portsmouth Football Club chose the Sunday to parade the Division One Championship trophy through the city, and 60,000 cheering men and women filled the streets. They then went to pubs to celebrate. Result: A beer drought, unprecedented in the annals of British pubs. |