From The Decline Of Canadian Civilization Department:

I know, I know. It is wrong to look to a newspaper from sissy Calgary for a story about manly Edmonton. It's like reading the NYT for news about real Americans.

Calgary Sun: Oh beer! Oilers running taps dry

Whyte Avenue watering holes aren't the only Edmonton establishments tapping out on beer.

Bars throughout the city have been running low on suds during recent Oilers games because of beer-drinking fans knocking down brews.

"It would be directly related to the games," said James Bennett, promotions manager for the Overtime Broiler and Taproom. "I don't think a lot of people anticipated that many sales."

Bennett said he does a few emergency runs to the liquor store a week for more bottles of beer.

The Overtime has also run out of draft on a few recent occasions.

"Draft, we're kinda SOL when we run out," Bennett said. "We've run out and the supplier can't keep up with us."

Anna-Marie Taylor, a manager of The Druid, said her watering hole hasn't run out of beer, but staff makes sure to have plenty of brew on game days.

"We've definitely had to stock up, that's for sure," Taylor said.

"We haven't run out yet - thank God."

This is the saddest story I have read in years.