Boston ¨C Bars in Boston are gearing up for a second tidal wave of ?drinking by Scotland¡¯s Tartan Army of soccer fans who nearly drained some pubs of all their beer during the first weekend of their World Cup occupation of the city.
When Scotland beat Haiti 1-0 on Saturday in its first World Cup appearance since 1998, bar staff had to scramble for emergency supplies to satisfy the ?country¡¯s famously raucous and thirsty fans who have packed into Boston by the tens of thousands.
¡°I¡¯ve ?been in ?this business for over 30 years, and I¡¯ve never seen anything like this,¡± ?Billy DeCain, general manager of the Sam Adams Tap Room in the city center, said.
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