English and Scottish fans cause chaos, host Germany is both happy and miserable because of the 'problem' of beer shortage

At the biggest football festival in Europe in 2024, Scottish fans arrived in Germany early. Because their team was in Group A, they had to play first. The “Tartan Army” - nicknamed by Scottish fans - started to march into Woerners bar, located in the center of Munich. Immediately, everything here was completely “broken”.

Beer and snacks were not prepared. Some Scots, faster on their feet, sneaked in and drank all the beer in Woerners Bar. When the “Tartan Army” arrived, everything was empty. They made a mess, screaming for beer. Some even pried open the tap, hoping there were… a few glasses left.

“We got here at 12 noon and there was nothing left to drink. It was infuriating. We couldn’t get in without beer,” Scotland fan Brian Robertson told The Scottish Sun.

Scottish fans create impressive scenes in Germany

But the lack of beer did not dampen the enthusiasm of the Scottish fans. They switched to soft drinks and continued their party. According to BILD, Scotland has a population of nearly 5.5 million and more than 5% of them made the trip to Germany.

The service shortcomings have left German bars “scared”. Beer venues in Munich immediately urged suppliers to deliver hundreds of thousands of wooden beer barrels in just one night. However, that quantity was still not enough, forcing them to import double, even faster. But in the end, the beer barrels still ran out.

After Munich, Scotland fans continued to Cologne. Despite warnings and careful preparations, the serious beer shortage continued.

Their enthusiasm "terrifies" German bars

Meanwhile, English fans consumed more beer than Scottish fans. About 40,000 English people (not counting wives or girlfriends) visited Gelsenkirchen. This is a small town with a population of less than 270,000 people in Germany. The bar space in Gelsenkirchen is not large and the GE Piazza store was suddenly "occupied", becoming the unofficial headquarters of the "Three Lions" fans.

The restaurant and pub sold more than 75,000 liters of beer in less than 26 hours. GE Piazza manager Umit Yavuz said the bar's previous record was selling about two kegs on a weekend day. But now the daily volume is in the hundreds of thousands, which is almost as much as they have sold in decades.

The manager of GE Piazza said: "I have never seen a situation as "thirsty for beer" as the English fans. They created a terrifying scene, screaming and rioting to get beer to fuel the home team's players. Our service team was completely broken and exhausted. However, this is still one of the things we enjoy the most."

English fans' "Beer festival"

After 2 matches, the Scottish team has 1 point, ranked 3rd in Group A while the English team has 4 points, leading Group C. The journey at EURO 2024 of both teams continues and most likely, cities in Germany will suffer the pleasant "beer thirst" of English and Scottish fans.

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