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pubs, like other public places, look set to remain closed for the foreseeable future. But what will happen to the contents of your basement?

Fifty-million-pints - give or take.

the amount of Beer expected to be unused in the barrels, when pubs Are closed, in the summer months due to the coronavirus. is Tax collector not to sell currently in the location of their camps, ales and ciders - store, takeaway and home delivery.

"It is a very sad waste of all The Work and talent that goes into making great Beer ," says Tom Stainer , chief executive of The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra). "People who don't get to drink it and all those resources used up for nothing. "

Mr Stainer estimates of the UK's 39,000 pubs have Time , on average 15 barrels in your basement at a certain. - although many real ales Are barrels in the nine-gallon (72-Beer ). The expiration date on pasteurized Beer - including most of the camps Are usually three to four months after delivery.

is This for real ales and other non-pasteurized Beer Are usually six to nine weeks.

this May not could take-aways - Keris De Villiers, husband Lee

So most of the stock go to waste, if social distancing measures remain in force for several months.

Keris De Villiers, mistress of the Ram Inn, The Old Sergeant and The Pig and whistle in Wandsworth, south west London, says barreled Beer to the value of around £ 10,000 and could go in your basement, while 1,000 litres (1,760 pints) more Beer in the tub the SlyBeast house brewery and husband Lee have Set Up recently.

"We, takeaways," she says, "but that would mean that the sale of Beer at The Corner of a very small band-aid. That would not be socially responsible to keep up with The Need for People of Their Distance from each other. The whole situation is heartbreaking.

"speaking of Our brewers, literally, with his tank when he is on the job Every Day . People who really care About the Beer you make. It is a craft, and the People Are passionate. "

the supermarket sale of alcohol as pubs together with cafes and restaurants - close at 20. March.

"the People Are missing these things in your life," said Mr Stainer. "It's not the biggest Problem that the country is dealing with, but also other aspects of life, such as going to The Cinema or a Café, or a pint, something we appreciate. to take back "

have a Lot of Breweries and distributors, barrels, free of charge, after the lockdown is over, and Some of the financial pressure on landlords.

Some of the pubs and takeaways offer to prevent Beer waste Breweries applies the

Iain Crockett, director of Gloucestershire-based Severn says draymen - People who deliver Beer - Face of "the Worst Week of your life" in the pub trade to lift full barrels instead of emptying - Out of the cellars. He wants to open it at least a few weeks in advance, before the pubs Are allowed to return to work.

"All the small brewers to be completely shafted otherwise," Mr. Crockett. While the big brewers have a large storage capacity, small enterprises, is more "From Scratch ," he adds.

Before that, though, there is the question of How To get rid of tens of millions of pints. We Can expect scenes like the one after the introduction of Prohibition in the United States a century ago, where bottles and barrels were smashed, their contents cast?

Probably not. In the United States, bar owners have said, because it is illegal and harms the environment. Some British tax collectors have, but

The British Institute of Innkeeping is the advice against such a course of action, in the midst of worry, it could the landlords continue to leave Out of the bag. Under Treasury rules, if a tax collector to get rid of large quantities of spoiled Beer , duty has to be paid. Brewery representative usually monitors this process, but because of the social distancing that you not visit the premises in The Moment .

The government has temporarily suspended the dumping of Beer . But you will need a proper recording, including perhaps the filming of a video as evidence, it has been destroyed, to put aside rather than for the profit.

A possibility, the owners and brewers, who spoke to The Bbc would like to try, is the conversion of Out -of-date Beer in hand, chlorine or bromine, by extraction of the alcohol. Independent brewery Brewdog is already familiar with hand sanitizer on his surroundings to learn the premises, while the government gives manufacturers who want to do the Same - or "spirit" - that you need.

Despite these difficult times, the woman De Villiers, says pub owners and tenants to do "everything we Can " to survive and "support the community".

"Are The Breweries, They help us and They want us to survive," she adds. "Everyone is willing to help, all other. "

In an effort to limit the economic damage that has offered by the coronavirus, the government's £330bn loans, £20bn in other assistance, a business rates holiday and subsidies for retailers and pubs.

"Pubs Are The Heart of our communities and is an important part of the local economy," says a spokesman for The Department for economic Affairs, energy and industry policy.

"We have asked them to close temporarily, in order to help to protect People and the spread of The Virus . But We Are also providing support to help businesses, including pubs, by means of the Corona-Virus-pandemic. "

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Source of news: bbc.com