Rising Bengal News Bureau: The state has made record sales of beer during the scorching summer months According to the excise department, about 45 lakh cases of beer have been sold in the last two months On an average, the excise department claims to have sold about 650 crores Excise department officials claim that such sales have not happened at least in the recent past.

There are now about 4500 beer off-shops across the state Excise department sources say that due to the severe beer crisis in the scorching summer, a certain number of beer had to be supplied to these off-shops across the state The state excise department earned a huge amount of revenue in the last financial year.

Although the excise department earned the highest revenue by selling country-made liquor, this time the beer sales may have surpassed the last record However, the beer supply has been normal since the end of May This is the only news The exchequer in all the states has not received any complaints from the buyers of beer during the last month.