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Article: Trinidad Faces Beer Shortage
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- June 15, 2004
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MICHAEL SMITH, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
06-15-2004
Dateline: PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad
A labor dispute at one of the Caribbean's largest breweries has caused a shortage of a beloved beer, leaving bar owners struggling to satisfy customers thirsting for a Stag.
At Hereford's, a local watering hole in Trinidad's capital, owner Maurice Jones said he usually sells as many as 30 cases of Stag each week. Since the lockout, he's been lucky to get 10 cases per week.
"I have to take this," said 73-year-old William Warner, settling for the Danish beer Carlsberg, which also is brewed in Trinidad though costs about 35 cents more. Disappointed, he complained: "I can't get my Stag."
Union and company ...