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Is there a beer shortage?

Started by AZRob · Oct 5, 2022 · 64 replies
AZRob
I was told today at local corner store that there is a beer shortage and pepsi is having a shortage also. Is there a shortage down there also?
Jungle Jim
I read a few days ago to expect a shortage of compressed CO2 gas.

Probably because there are too many electric vehicles on the roads.

Burn baby burn!

JJ
AZRob
that explains way co2 cartages are so expensive for life vests.
richwi
Pepsi is never real abundant here and Diet Pepsi is really had to find.
GringoZona
Yeah, I used to have to buy "Coke Lite/Light" or bring Pepsi products from home. It's a Coke-Corona-products town.
GringoZona
Would a beer shortage have something to do with shutting down that plant in Mexicali earlier in the year over some govt regulations drama?
CheddarBob
WTF beer shortage. Travelling 2600 miles for no beer. Rolling back to PP after 7 months and I need beer. Is OPEC in Mexico?
AZRob
Your just going to have to drink whatever is on hand. What is this world coming to?
OurForever
No shortage. Just Americanized inflation ruining a great place.
brokenwave
GringoZona said:

Would a beer shortage have something to do with shutting down that plant in Mexicali earlier in the year over some govt regulations drama?

The Modelo/Corona/Pacifico plant was scrapped after 50% built. Not enough H2O in Tij/Mexicali area to support it. It's being relocated to Monterrey.
GringoZona
brokenwave said:

The Modelo/Corona/Pacifico plant was scrapped after 50% built. Not enough H2O in Tij/Mexicali area to support it. It's being relocated to Monterrey.

Thanks for the clarification.
JoseAz
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/scarcity-bottles-aluminum-beer-shortages/
brokenwave
I guess we need to slow down with our beer consumption to help correct the beer shortage situation. :cool:
AZRob
The beer will flow still. But you might not like it going down. ;)
AZRob
OurForever said:

No shortage. Just Americanized inflation ruining a great place.

Who do we blame for that?
OurForever
AZRob said:

Who do we blame for that?



Us gringos!!
randy and patty
We used to buy Pacifico at I think it’s Antonios at the bottom of the hill headed up to El Capitan. Now hearing there is no Pacifico in town. Is this true?
GringoZona
randy and patty said:

We used to buy Pacifico at I think it’s Antonios at the bottom of the hill headed up to El Capitan. Now hearing there is no Pacifico in town. Is this true?

I used to get Pacifico in cases of real bottles (20?) at Reggie's 8/12 on the way to Las Conchas on Freemont but that was ages ago. You'd pay extra and then get like $5 back with a completely full case of empties.

I do NOT miss stressing the entire trip about the location of a missing bottle & who lost it. Now we just get 12 XX's twist-offs at the XOXO just before leaving Sonoyta, ice those up in the cooler on the drive & buy cans in town as needed for the beach--bottles stay in the condo fridge.
rplarry
randy and patty said:

We used to buy Pacifico at I think it’s Antonios at the bottom of the hill headed up to El Capitan. Now hearing there is no Pacifico in town. Is this true?


That liquor store hasn't sold Corona/Pacifico products in several years.

The liquor store on Freemont & Guanajuato , right behind the Tecate convenience store, sells pretty much all brands of cerveza. Including, Pacifico and Pacifico light.

Nice folks there as well.
Old55
brokenwave said:

I guess we need to slow down with our beer consumption to help correct the beer shortage situation. :cool:

Great, now I have to make my terrible homemade beer again.
brokenwave
Corona products have been scarce since mid 2021, Corona can be found occasionally. Sam's had 24 cases of bottles my last 2 trips
down before this past summer where I went into Sam's. The Modelorama Ron Rico store in Cholla has had some Corona and Victoria.

Pacifico lite has only been available in the 1 liter bottles and 12oz cans for the past year. The 1 liter bottles are still scarce.
Victoria is another Corona brand and is getting to be easier to find. (it's OK).
I'll see if the situation is better on my next trip in early Nov.
OurForever
The end might actually be near. How can we survive without a cold beer on the beach!?!?!
mexicoruss
I have not heard or seen anything about a shortage of beer......
GringoZona
brokenwave said:

Corona products have been scarce since mid 2021, Corona can be found occasionally. Sam's had 24 cases of bottles my last 2 trips
down before this past summer where I went into Sam's. The Modelorama Ron Rico store in Cholla has had some Corona and Victoria.

Pacifico lite has only been available in the 1 liter bottles and 12oz cans for the past year. The 1 liter bottles are still scarce.
Victoria is another Corona brand and is getting to be easier to find. (it's OK).
I'll see if the situation is better on my next trip in early Nov.

Are you saying the only thing you can easily find is Dos XXs & effing Tecate swill?
OurForever
Pacifica has been scarce for quite a while now.
brokenwave
GringoZona said:

Are you saying the only thing you can easily find is Dos XXs & effing Tecate swill?

Yep, DosXX, Tecate, Amstell light and Bud Lite are plentiful. Most other Corona products are still very scarce.
Now Tecate lite on tap isn't too bad, but in bottles not so good.
richwi
Sams had lots of Corona yesterday.
joanC
I wish i was telling a lie here, but not:

12 days ago went to Walmart and Sams to buy a bottle of rum and vodka, the biggest sellers.

Shelves were empty.

Overhead shelves, 10 ft up, had cases of what I wanted.

I found a liquor dept employee and he dragged his mobile ladder to fetch what I needed from above. I showed him the empty shelves.

He opened cases from 10 ft up, and handed the 2 bottles down to me.

It never occurred to him he should bring down some bottles to fill the shelves of the best sellers.

I went back yesterday...still empty shelves and cases sitting above.
GringoZona
joanC said:

I wish i was telling a lie here, but not:

12 days ago went to Walmart and Sams to buy a bottle of rum and vodka, the biggest sellers.

Shelves were empty.

Overhead shelves, 10 ft up, had cases of what I wanted.

I found a liquor dept employee and he dragged his mobile ladder to fetch what I needed from above. I showed him the empty shelves.

He opened cases from 10 ft up, and handed the 2 bottles down to me.

It never occurred to him he should bring down some bottles to fill the shelves of the best sellers.

I went back yesterday...still empty shelves and cases sitting above.

Haha that's called JOB SECURITY!
Old55
Inflation is running higher in Mexico than the US or Germany.I think many people are stocking up ….smart
hammockpilot
Lack of pacifico, dont care.
Indio is my mexican go to.
OurForever
GringoZona said:

Haha that's called JOB SECURITY!



Agreed! No plan for the future. Only the now.
CheddarBob
joanC said:

I wish i was telling a lie here, but not:

12 days ago went to Walmart and Sams to buy a bottle of rum and vodka, the biggest sellers.

Shelves were empty.

Overhead shelves, 10 ft up, had cases of what I wanted.

I found a liquor dept employee and he dragged his mobile ladder to fetch what I needed from above. I showed him the empty shelves.

He opened cases from 10 ft up, and handed the 2 bottles down to me.

It never occurred to him he should bring down some bottles to fill the shelves of the best sellers.

I went back yesterday...still empty shelves and cases sitting above.

Shelves restocked as of yesterday.
AZRob
We were down last weekend and yep booze and beer were hit and miss at places.
Guy at
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Penasco
Blue building has liquor store and bud light sign on face of building. its behind another beer liquor store off of Fremont St.

He thought I didn't know the exchange rate and tried to rip me off for $20 US. Never will buy there again. That was my go-to place for years, but not anymore.

The wind storm was cool to see with the high waves. Seen the Navy ship also. The hurricane really ripped up the houses and the beach. Seen 500lb plus block walls out in the water from the houses on the beach.
It must have been huge waves and wind.
AZRob
I tried to post some pics but keep getting "A server error occurred. Please try again later. "
GringoZona
AZRob said:

I tried to post some pics but keep getting "A server error occurred. Please try again later. "

Yeah, it's been doing that for a while. Best thing to do is upload them on some site like imagur (free) and post the link.
randy and patty
Headed down toMoro. Prolly gonna be a beer shortage by Friday :perv:
CheddarBob
randy and patty said:

Headed down toMoro. Prolly gonna be a beer shortage by Friday :perv:

Currently trying to make the shortage of beer a reality.
AZRob
It seems like beer companies are not producing bottled beer. I see more cans than bottles. around my area in AZ.
brokenwave
Colored glass for bottles was in short supply for a few years, due to the pandemic, labor shortages and transportation issues.
Supposedly that has gotten better. Seems like the big beer companies like Budweiser have plenty of bottles.
As of Aug. Pacifico in bottles is nowhere to be found, but is plentiful in AZ at $10 for a 6 pack.

Next week I'll find out if the Penasco bottled beer supply has gotten better.
Tmecke
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CheddarBob
FYI been to 2 places to purchase Tecate. 1 on Fremont and 1 in Las Conchas the beer has gone skunky. If you look at the plastic rings holding the beer it’s turned brown. Had better luck at Leys on Josefa with the twelve packs.
Jungle Jim
We found a fully articulated Vaquita carcass on the beach near Salinas Point on Saturday. His skull is now in Yuma in my Garden of Death.

JJ
CheddarBob
Jungle Jim said:

We found a fully articulated Vaquita carcass on the beach near Salinas Point on Saturday. His skull is now in Yuma in my Garden of Death.

JJ

Was it skunky JJ? Lol
randy and patty
I noticed the brownish rings too. Always thought it was because they are made of seaweed so they decompose faster. Been drinking the 16oz Victoria’s with the brown rings. They’re tasting pretty yummy to me.
Jungle Jim
CheddarBob said:

Was it skunky JJ? Lol


No, it was picked clean, gleaming white and odorless by the scavengers.

JJ
DaveTheBrewer
There is a CO2 shortage and it isn't just limited to the US. Prices have started to get out of hand.

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/22/1124491808/beer-carbon-dioxide-shortage
Jungle Jim
Strange as in all of the carbon dioxide anyone could ever need is right there in the air. Also free for the taking as is Oxygen and Nitrogen.

Someone needs to file a report on RIPOFF.COM.
Old55
Viva Mexico our biggest trade partner and taking Chinas place in a bigger way each quarter but they need to get the Pacifico availably and freshness figured out!
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/mexico-united-states-trade-partner-september/utm_source=TWE&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tpcc%20%3D%20dailynewsletter&pnespid=rah9VDgfN6RK3KnYumnkCZOV5B2kSYBxIePkxvczrxNmdiIyLM20TnckgNnpWQDobina6axDLQ
richwi
Jungle Jim said:

Strange as in all of the carbon dioxide anyone could ever need is right there in the air. Also free for the taking as is Oxygen and Nitrogen.

Someone needs to file a report on RIPOFF.COM.

I’m guessing you are just being facetious. It’s like saying all the water we can ever need is in the ocean. The problem isn’t quantity, it’s the cost to remove it.
Jungle Jim
Also chlorine.

All of the chlorine we ever need is right there in the ocean. There were just two plants that made it cheaply for the entire USA, one in Torrance California and the other in New Orleans LA. Both shut down by tree hugger ass kissing politicians just after the scamdemic came to be. Now all comes from our best friends the chinks.

I have chlorine generators in my salt water pool and hot tub. Both use only a minor amount of electricity to make all of the chlorine they will ever need.

Someone should call RIPOFF.COM.
randy and patty
DaveTheBrewer said:

There is a CO2 shortage and it isn't just limited to the US. Prices have started to get out of hand.
Very interesting. I always thought the carbonation was natural from the yeast like wine and champagne.
brokenwave
We went shopping in Penasco today, no bottles of Tecate/lite, Pacifico and Coors lite, only cans in the 4 places we went.

We're finding not so much a beer shortage but a shortage of beer in bottles. There is still plenty of bottles of Bud crap available.

I was told part of the reason the supply of beer in bottles is poor, is that city officials and property owners are tired of all the broken bottles
left on the beaches and roadsides. It's easier to pick up a can for the aluminum vs dealing with lot's of broken glass.
randy and patty
Just bought Pacifico Clara in cans at the convenience store by the fan headed into SB.
AZRob
I still can't find my beer in the US in glass.
There must be a glass shortage.
AZRob
Mexico was great when we were down a few weeks ago it looks like it cooled down now down there. Perfect weather. Windows and doors open and no AC.
Wish I was back down there.
AZRob
Fire pit with smores. MMM
brokenwave
The weather is perfect in Penasco now. No A/C needed, really low humidity.
Pacifico with some lime in a nice glass is almost the same as in a bottle.
But, the canned Pacifico was in a Super Bock glass from Portugal, so it was better.
Sadly it made me wish I was still In Porto Portugal from 2 weeks ago..
Also RPT still won't let us attach any photos. :(
AZRob
I have a lot of pics to share and can't. Where is the web creator at?????
I can put new pics on avatar pic. What a sham.
AZRob
even the icon page is not working :brash2:

But this sh+t works WTF!
mondone
brokenwave said:

We went shopping in Penasco today, no bottles of Tecate/lite, Pacifico and Coors lite, only cans in the 4 places we went.

We're finding not so much a beer shortage but a shortage of beer in bottles. There is still plenty of bottles of Bud crap available.

I was told part of the reason the supply of beer in bottles is poor, is that city officials and property owners are tired of all the broken bottles
left on the beaches and roadsides. It's easier to pick up a can for the aluminum vs dealing with lot's of broken glass.


Per Encanto HOA-------> "IT DOESN’T MATTER THE SIZE OR COLOR OF THE GLASS BOTTLE, IF YOU ARE IN POSSESSION OF A GLASS BOTTLE ON THE BEACH YOU WILL BE TICKETED AND FINED ACCORDING TO THE POLICE NOW PATROLLING PENCA ". We now have regular patrols by the Muni Police in Encanto. Spotted them 3 times in here the past few days.
ernesto
Interesting. taking a break from writing tickets for incomplete gringo stops to write some beach tickets. Nicer working environment for sure. The throwing trash out the window or breaking glass really isn't part of our culture. I see a lot of Bud lite and Tecate lite cans around though. Who drinks that crap almost exclusively?
randy and patty
brokenwave said:

The weather is perfect in Penasco now. No A/C needed, really low humidity.
Pacifico with some lime in a nice glass is almost the same as in a bottle.
But, the canned Pacifico was in a Super Bock glass from Portugal, so it was better.
Sadly it made me wish I was still In Porto Portugal from 2 weeks ago..
Also RPT still won't let us attach any photos. :(

Wish I could drive to Porto
AZRob
the trash in the water and beach is from the past storm. they are trying to collect money if you find bottles more than likely from US coming over.
I seen no bottle police when we were down.
AZRob
ernesto said:

Interesting. taking a break from writing tickets for incomplete gringo stops to write some beach tickets. Nicer working environment for sure. The throwing trash out the window or breaking glass really isn't part of our culture. I see a lot of Bud lite and Tecate lite cans around though. Who drinks that crap almost exclusively?

I seen no trash on the way down and on way back. A dead cow on side of the road thats it.