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Manhunt on Tap After Massive Guinness Heist

Beer bandit stole 450 kegs from landmark Dublin brewery

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(Newser) – Taking the "My Goodness My Guinness" slogan quite literally, a thief stole 450 kegs from the landmark Dublin brewery today, the AP reports. Irish police say the thief entered by truck and took off with a trailer packed with kegs, the biggest theft in Guinness history. The kegs contained Guinness, Budweiser and Carlsberg beers totaling 39,600 pints, or $235,000 worth.

Pubs often purchase stolen alcohol to get around high taxes, customs agents said, but police feel such a large quantity would be difficult to sell unnoticed unless the thief is linked to a criminal pub network. Truckloads of alcohol have been stolen in the Irish countryside in the past, but today's incident in the capital is more brazen by far.

A pint of Guinness sits on the bar at Molly Malones, in Chicago, Illinois.
A pint of Guinness sits on the bar at Molly Malones, in Chicago, Illinois.   (KRT Photos)
Irish police are on the look-out for a
Irish police are on the look-out for a "beer bandit" who stole a truckload of kegs from the Guinness Brewery.   ((c) ladygoth)
A tourist poses at the Guinness Brewery gate, in Dublin, Ireland, where a yet to be identified thief recently made off with an entire truckload of stolen kegs.
A tourist poses at the Guinness Brewery gate, in Dublin, Ireland, where a yet to be identified thief recently made off with an entire truckload of stolen kegs.   ((c) Paul Mannix)
Each keg holds about 88 British-sized pints (equivalent to 20 ounces each) for a total theft that amounts to about 39,600 pints with a retail value exceeding $235,000.
Each keg holds about 88 British-sized pints (equivalent to 20 ounces each) for a total theft that amounts to about 39,600 pints with a retail value exceeding $235,000.   (Shutterstock.com)
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