Pub doles out 'ration cards' for Guinness amid warnings of nationwide shortage this Christmas - and issues Blitz spirit-style rallying call

A pub has issued customers with ration cards for Guinness due to a nationwide shortage of the Irish stout. Drinkers visiting The Old Ivy House in Clerkenwell, central London, must now buy two other drinks before they are entitled to a pint of the black stuff. A picture of a Guinness ration card introduced at The Old Ivy House in Clerkenwell, central London, requiring patrons to buy at least two other drinks before being able to buy a pint of the Irish stout The Old Ivy House said it had introduced the measure after receiving just three kegs of the black stuff this week instead of the eight it would usually get through 'We're down to about two kegs, so tonight is going to be all about the ration cards. Pubs have braced for a shortage of Guinness over Christmas, with the company forced to limit the supply of the stout due to 'exceptional consumer demand' The company said: 'We have maximised supply and we are working proactively with our customers to manage the distribution to trade as efficiently as possible.'