IT’S the news the travelling Tartan Army in Munich was dreading….’We’ve no more beer’.
Taps ran dry today at Woerners’ bar in the city’s Marienplatz, just hours after Scots fans arrived for Friday’s game.
Paul DruryBeer taps ran out as (l-r) Wayne Lynch, Mark Armour and Brian Robertson found out outside the ‘dry’ bar in Munich[/caption]
Roddy ScottThe Tartan Army were getting ready for Friday’s big game[/caption]
Andy BarrThey arrived in Germany this week – and got to work ahead of Friday’s game[/caption]
Andy BarrThe atmosphere is building in the cities of Germany[/caption]
One waitress said:”It’s not our fault – your fans like beer so much.”
Brian Robertson, 56, from Oxfordshire, groaned: “How can they run out of beer?
“We arrived at 12 noon and the place was dry by 4pm.”
Mate Wayne Lynch, 43, from Kirkcaldy in Fife, began the chant from his seat: “No more beer….but we’re still here.”
Mark Armour, 40, from Auchtertool in Fife, added: “There nothing else for it – I’m on the vodka now.”
And now Munich bars have put breweries on alert for ‘Scot-oberfest’ and ordered more beer – to stop our record 100,000-strong Euros travelling support from emptying pubs‘ barrels.
Bar and beer garden bosses have told their suppliers they need hundreds of thousands of pints for the thirsty Tartan Army ahead of the Germany clash tomorrow.
Valetina Shaap, reservations manager at Munich’s most famous bar, Hofbrauhaus, said: “We’ve had to order extra beer as we don’t want to run out.
“You know Oktoberfest is held in Munich, and now we are hoping for ‘Scot-oberfest.’
“We have what you call an oompah band and we have Scotland fans here already, having a great time and singing songs.”
A manager at the Ratskeller bar, on the city’s Marienplatz main square, said: “We’ve got 3,000 litres of beer in the cellar ready for Scotland fans. Our brewery, Lowenbrau, has sent us more beer.
“I’ve heard the song ‘No Scotland, no party’ and we’re expecting a party from Scotland fans.”
A bar lady at Munich’s Kniglicher Hirschgarten, the world’s biggest beer garden with 8,700 seats, said: “We have heard Scotland fans like to drink beer.
“We expect lots of them to visit us, so we have made sure we have enough beer for all the fans.”
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Association of Tartan Army Clubs spokesman Hamish Husband said: “It’s heartening to know German bars and beer gardens are stocking up, as we don’t want them to run out of beer.
“They need to have stocks to celebrate a famous Scottish victory on Friday night.
“Our friendly fans are looking forward to a party atmosphere with fans from across Europe – and we’ll win the Euros drinking contest.”