Supplies were hit on Friday after angry warehouse staff walked out on Thursday following a Carlsberg decision to end a custom giving workers three bottled beers a day on the house.

Denmarks most famous brewery has implemented a new workplace alcohol policy that limits employees to one bottle of beer a day at lunchtime.
Carlsbergs distribution drivers are still allowed to drink three beers during the course of their shifts.

Jens Bekke, Carlsbergs head of communications, tried to reassure workers. "We did remove the extra beers from all refrigerators around the worksite," he said.

"But we have also set up taps from which staff can drink freely. So the employees can certainly manage to drink more than one beer during their lunchtime breaks."

Claus Hyldahl, a Danish health official, found it "amazing" that brewery workers were still allowed to drink alcohol at work.

"Some employees may think theyre not affected by three beers. But if youre not affected after three drinks, then you have a serious alcohol problem."