Boston's bars have been running dry, and the Scottish are to blame. As tens of thousands of Tartan Army supporters descended on the city for Scotland's first World Cup in 28 years, their legendary thirst overwhelmed pub after pub, with several venues running clean out of beer. Hennessy's Bar in downtown Boston summed up the scale of it bluntly: "We tripled St. Patrick's Day."
The numbers are staggering. Hennessy's COO Noelle Somers said the 30-year-old bar sold out of beer entirely on Sunday night, adding, "We've never seen anything like it." The Samuel Adams downtown taproom drained roughly 90 kegs of Boston Lager, four times what it sells over a typical four-day holiday stretch, forcing emergency deliveries. Federal Wine & Spirits sold out of Budweiser and Corona in a day, and reportedly broke a fridge door from constant opening. One fan recalled arriving at the White Bull Tavern to find "no beer, the Scottish fans just drank the place dry, and all they had was Bud Light."
The revelry included a party boat where fans reportedly downed 2,000 beers before the Haiti match. Scotland won 1-0, then marched on Fenway Park. They face Morocco next.
Sources: ESPN, NBC Boston, Tasting Table.
Boston's bars have been running dry, and the Scottish are to blame. As tens of thousands of Tartan Army supporters descended on the city for Scotland's first World Cup in 28 years, their legendary thirst overwhelmed pub after pub, with several venues running clean out of beer. Hennessy's Bar in downtown Boston summed up the scale of it bluntly: "We tripled St. Patrick's Day."
The numbers are staggering. Hennessy's COO Noelle Somers said the 30-year-old bar sold out of beer entirely on Sunday night, adding, "We've never seen anything like it." The Samuel Adams downtown taproom drained roughly 90 kegs of Boston Lager, four times what it sells over a typical four-day holiday stretch, forcing emergency deliveries. Federal Wine & Spirits sold out of Budweiser and Corona in a day, and reportedly broke a fridge door from constant opening. One fan recalled arriving at the White Bull Tavern to find "no beer, the Scottish fans just drank the place dry, and all they had was Bud Light."
The revelry included a party boat where fans reportedly downed 2,000 beers before the Haiti match. Scotland won 1-0, then marched on Fenway Park. They face Morocco next.
Sources: ESPN, NBC Boston, Tasting Table.
