It’s a question of ideology: bottle, can or straight from the tap. For our German neighbors, one variant for beer drinkers could soon be eliminated: there is a risk of a bottle shortage. Delivery bottlenecks, the lack of truck drivers and high energy prices are putting glass production at risk.
“We will see bottlenecks by the summer at the latest,” warns the general director of the German Brewers Association, Holger Eichele, in an interview with “Bild”. One reason is mainly the sharply increasing costs of energy-intensive bottle production. In addition, a shortage of truck drivers makes it more difficult to maintain supply chains in the logistics sector.
“Those who don’t have long-term contracts currently have to pay about 80 percent more for new glass bottles than they did a year ago,” explains Eichele. “Some breweries are in danger of shutting down and will soon run out of bottles.” The shortage mainly affects small and medium-sized breweries.
Brewery association in Austria provides clarity
The Austrian beer fans are very clear: “Even if there are many festivals and barbecues coming up, I see no problem. In the summer the situation is always a bit more tense. But there is a simple solution: people who prefer to drink their beer from a bottle, just have to return their empties,” says Florian Berger, general manager of the Brewery Association.
The expert knows from experience that the situation can change every week. Alternatively, there are cans. “There’s no difference in taste,” Berger says.
Source: Krone
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