As if they haven't suffered enough, Cantabrians toiling to clean up after Saturday's quake now face a potential shortage of Canterbury Draught beer. And the rest of the country also faces running out of a number of well-known brands, including Guinness, Beck's and the Macs Craft range. Lion Nathan's Christchurch brewery - which suffered heavy damage in the 7.1 magnitude quake - is closed, and likely to stay that way until the end of the week. It is the sole producer of the four popular labels.
Christchurch earthquake cuts beer supply
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