One of the country's largest craft breweries has run out of carbon dioxide and has more than 60,000 litres of unfinished beer waiting for carbonation.
The country's last of two food grade CO2 plants, the Todd Energy Kāpuni plant, shutdown three weeks ago amid safety problems, leaving the industry at a head with shortages and sky rocketing importing costs.
Wellington based Garage Project announced today its brewery had officially run out of CO2 at one of its sites.
Waiting for a boilerplate press release from the Beehive assuring as "This is fine." (Optionally blaming cost of living, Ukraine and Covid for lack of supply.)