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Bars in the Boston area are running out of beer because Scottish soccer supporters are drinking them dry, according to reports.
Boston was selected to host two of Scotland’s FIFA World Cup matches this year. Members of the “Tartan Army” have turned up in the city in droves to support their team and partake in celebratory drinks while there to enjoy the games.
“It’s been a wild time in Boston as the Tartan Army has taken over,” Boston Beer Co. manager of communications Devon Savage told Fox News Digital.
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“As large groups of Scots swarmed Boston this week to experience the best of American culture while cheering on their soccer team, they found the Samuel Adams downtown Boston taproom. And they happily stayed for more than one pint!”
Savage said the taproom ran out of Samuel Adams Boston Lager over the weekend because the Tartan Army drank them dry.
Scottish soccer fans celebrated their team’s 2026 World Cup appearance during a visit to the Samuel Adams taproom in downtown Boston. (Boston Beer Co.)
“For perspective, from Thursday-Sunday, the Tartan Army drank four times as much Boston Lager as we run through on a typical four-day holiday stretch, like the Fourth of July,” Savage said.
“We’ve had to schedule four ’emergency deliveries’ to the taproom. We sold more than 4,000 pints of Boston Lager for almost 90 empty kegs.”
Savage said there are 20 beers on tap there, “including many you can only get at the taproom” — but the Scottish fans were basically only drinking Boston Lager.
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“We’re trying to make the taproom their home away from home while in Boston,” Savage added.
“We’ve been here for over 30 years, and we’ve never seen anything like it,” Noelle Somers, chief operating officer of Hennessy’s Bar, told the Boston Globe.
Hennessy’s tripled its St. Patrick’s Day sales last weekend and ran out of beer, NBC reported.
“We’re trying to make the taproom [Scottish soccer fans’] home away from home while in Boston,” Boston Beer Co.’s manager of communications told Fox News Digital. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe)
A refrigerator door at Federal Wine & Spirits broke from being opened too many times, per NBC. The store also had its Budweiser and Corona beer wiped out in one day.
Last Saturday, Scotland defeated Haiti 1-0 at Gillette Stadium in nearby Foxborough, Massachusetts, the country’s first World Cup win since 1990. The Tartan Army duly took a victory lap with kilts and bagpipes. About 5,000 fans marched to Fenway Park, NBC Boston reported.
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“You have a drinking kilt, for obvious reasons, because it might get some spillage on it,” one Scottish fan told the outlet. “You have a dress kilt. So you always have two kilts.”
Scottish supporters got a head start on their way over to America, OutKick reported, and “some airlines weren’t even prepared for the sheer volume of drinking that they were hell-bent on doing.”
Supporters of the Scottish soccer team have descended on Boston and put a dent in the city’s beer supply. (Craig Williamson/Getty Images)
“They drank all the beer on their plane, with some starting to booze as soon as they woke up at 1 in the morning.”
A Reddit thread on the topic was generally supportive of the big-drinking tourists.
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“Not surprised,” wrote one commenter.
“Was [at The Tam] Friday during the day, and it was bumping. Left for Beantown Pub ’cause it was way too hot at the Tam. Beantown was out of Coors, Modelo and a couple others by that time. Was just funny sitting at the bar, and every 10–20 mins hearing the staff bring up [it] was officially out or close to being out.”
The Tartan Army marched to Fenway Park as part of their celebrations after Scotland defeated Haiti in the World Cup. (Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
“Was at Beantown Pub Saturday, most taps were kicked, bottles weren’t in fridges long enough to get cold, and this was during the day,” wrote another Redditor. “Also, they apparently ran out of bottles the night before.”
Someone else wrote, “We feel pride for a variety of reasons, but nothing swells the heart like hearing your fellow Scots have drunk another city dry.”
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“Well that’s just impressive, I ain’t even mad,” yet another person wrote.
“To be honest, I’m planning a trip to Scotland because of how fun the Scots are,” someone else said.
Commentators on Reddit expressed admiration for the spirit of the Tartan Army, even when it meant the beer in Boston ran dry. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Scotland is set to play Morocco on Friday in Boston and Brazil on June 24 in Florida.
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“With Scotland set to face Morocco in Foxborough on Friday, Boston bars may want to start treating beer deliveries like emergency preparedness drills,” the Morning Brew suggested in an Instagram post.
