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My goodness, my Guinness!
A massive haul of 70,000 pints of Guinness was stolen in the dead of night — sending British police on a desperate hunt for the missing stout.
The two trailer loads of beer, valued at $155,000, were snatched last Monday from an industrial park in Runcorn, near Liverpool, according to the Cheshire Constabulary.
The two trailer loads of beer, valued at $155,000, were snatched on Monday night from an industrial park in Runcorn, near Liverpool. Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via APThe Guinness, destined for pubs, was brazenly taken by two drivers who pulled up to the depot and hauled away the trailers carrying 800 barrels of the dark, creamy Irish beer.
“It is famously said that ‘Guinness is good for you,’ but that is only the case when it has been bought and paid for,” Det. Sgt. Gary McClatchy said. “We will settle for nothing less than the full recovery of all the items stolen.”
The stout theft comes just weeks after a heist of 34,000 cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon from a Southern California warehouse.
The Guinness theft comes just weeks after a heist of 34,000 cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon from a Southern California warehouse. AP Photo/Ivan MorenoThe $70,000 worth of stolen brews prompted Pabst Blue Ribbon to offer a $20,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the boozy loot.
“To the thief: we don’t fault you for wanting to brag to your friends how much PBR you have, we just wish you obtained it the honorable way,” the company wrote in a cheeky Instagram post. “P.S. This is real, and we are deadly serious.”
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