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Pubs run dry of Guinness and some place limits on pints as shortage hits boozers

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PUBS have run dry of Guinness while some put limits on pints.

It comes as the national shortage of the beloved Irish stout has hit boozers around the UK.

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Some pubs have still found they've run out of the black stuff despite rationingCredit: Alamy

Christmas is just days away, and many pubs are reportedly out of the popular pint.

Guinness makers Diageo have been forced to restrict the supply of the Dublin-brewed tipple following "exceptional consumer demand" at UK pubs.

Many have even had to start rationing supplies, while others say they will run out this week.

Diageo says the limits only apply to pubs in England, Wales and Scotland, not Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

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The Liffey pub in Liverpool, which has said usually sells a lot of Guinness, says it has been without the beverage since Wednesday, .

Pub boss said that he usually gets 12 lots of 50-litre barrels a week from his main distributor, but last week he was told he could only get one.

This meant the pub had run dry of the so-called "black gold" by Wednesday.

Other pubs have been grappling with the shortages but then were able to restore their supply within a few days.

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Irish bar chain Katie O'Brien's said that its Durham and Leicester locations ran out for two days last week.

Elsewhere, punters visiting The Old Ivy House in Clerkenwell must buy two other drinks before they are entitled to a pint of the black stuff.

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It has introduced special cards which have to be signed and stamped by staff to prove punters are entitled to purchase "one ration of Guinness".

Co-owner Del Currie said the hostelry usually got through around eight barrels per week but received just three kegs this week.

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