It’s the must-have supply for lockdown or self-isolation… a five-litre keg of beer delivered to your door by bike.
An Edinburgh brewer has come up with an old-fashioned solution to our booze needs, biking and vanning our beer to us, while we are confined to barracks.
Andrew ‘Barney’ Barnett has turned to home deliveries from his micro-brewery in Summerhall while his normal outlets are on hold.
And his new business has been a Godsend to a broad section of the public, from students to those of us with cabin fever, to our senior citizens.
‘We’ve found that people don’t like the inconvenience of having to queue at supermarkets and have been ordering in our beers,’ he said.
‘We’ve had everybody from students to people who have had to self-isolate, ordering our beer.
‘One older gentleman in assisted accommodation was particularly grateful to have his beer left out for him at the end of his path.
‘It’s been a treat for him, a bit of social contact to see a cheery smile and a wave.’
While Barney, 53, brews up, Edinburgh firm Farr Out Deliveries takes the beer which comes in 12 and 24 packs around to your home… the kegs will follow from Wednesday.
Barney has now rolled out his beer-delivery business across the whole of Britain with the help of DHL.
And all with a cheery smile and a wave.
There is a £5 delivery charge for under £50 and free delivery for over £50.
