SAB is the second largest brewer in the world.
According to the company they have 132 million litres of beer – roughly the equivalent of 400 million bottles of beer – sitting in its tanks, which it can’t bottle due to the restrictions on alcohol capacity at its breweries Business Insider reports.
“As the movement of alcohol is not permissible – the beer would in this unique instance need to be destroyed,” the company said.
Netwerk24 reports that SA Breweries sent a proposal to the department of trade and industry on Tuesday, asking that it be allowed to transport packaged beer from its breweries to its storage depots.
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“Urgent action is needed to avoid material financial losses to both the government and SAB, as well as significant job losses,” the company said in the document.
If granted permission to move the beer, SAB said that it will work with the police to secure the alcohol.
