Belgium's Looming Beer Crisis: Protests At Anheuser-Busch InBev

Belgium's Looming Beer Crisis: Protests At Anheuser-Busch InBev

If there's one thing Belgium is known for above all else -- more than Tintin, chocolate and female tennis stars -- it's beer. The Belgians have a rich beer-making tradition dating back to the Middle Ages and more than 125 breweries today; beer, it is said, is the very lifeblood of the country. But trouble is, literally, brewing. Supplies of Belgium's top brands -- Stella Artois, Hoegaarden and Leffe -- are rapidly running low in bars and supermarkets as unions have set up blockades outside the country's largest breweries to protest proposed job cuts.

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