What do we go to Wetherspoon pubs for? The lovely array of gins, rums and vodkas? Well, yeah, that's fine some people might. But the majority go for a cheap pint - and usually some grub too, even if they did take a load of it off the menu recently.
But now it looks like the cheap pint is out of the window at the moment and let's face it - that's the main selling point especially when we want to go and bask in a beer garden as temperatures hit 30C.
But certain Wetherspoon boozers are without draught John Smith's and Strongbow cider due to a lack of carbon dioxide which threatens to more hit pubs across the country.
According to the MailOnline, a spokesman for the pub chain said some establishments would be without John Smith's and two types of Strongbow (please not Dark Fruits) but that the supplier, Heineken, was confident of resolving the issue within a matter of days.
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The spokesman said: "Wetherspoon has the advantage that it sources its wide range of drinks from a number of suppliers, so has not been too badly affected.
"Heineken has been the company with the biggest issues and they have told us that all is getting back to normal."
A Heineken spokeswoman said: "We'd like to reassure beer drinkers that all our breweries are operating at full capacity, and we're working 24/7 to get beers to our customers as quickly as possible."
Wetherspoon is not the only chain to be impacted by the lack of carbon dioxide, as food wholesaler Booker has also implemented measures to help smooth the running of its business.
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Booker said it was limiting sales of some lines to 10 cases per customer per day to prevent 'sub-wholesaling'.
A Booker spokeswoman said: "Due to the international shortage of CO2, we are experiencing some supply issues on soft drinks and beer. We are currently working hard with our suppliers to minimise the impact for our customers."
Another person who feels our pain.
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