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The cold spell that killed 12 people in the Midwest cut the beer supply of the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Since Tuesday 29, barrels have begun to freeze on trucks at temperatures below minus 30 degrees. "The supply has been interrupted," confirmed Mike Madigan, president of the Minnesota Beer Wholesalers Association. "I do not remember such a thing before."
According to Madigan, beer freezes 4 or 5 degrees, depending on the alcohol content. With the polar cold, minus 30 degrees, even fast deliveries are able to freeze a barrel. For him, the only alternative would be to transport the beer in special vehicles. "The problem is that very few distributors have heated trucks, because usually nobody needs them."
In addition to beer, Wisconsin's General Beer Northwest distribution center also suspended Thursday delivery of wine to the state's bars and restaurants. "The temperature of minus 30 degrees creates a chaotic situation," said director Rod Fisher, who also spoke of driver safety so that the 25 departing trucks leave the company every day.
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