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Dublin Beer Bandit Raids Guinness

By SHAWN POGATCHNIK

Associated Press Writer

5:20 AM CST, November 30, 2007

DUBLIN, Ireland


Irish police were hunting for a beer bandit who stole 450 full kegs from the Guinness brewery -- the largest heist ever at Ireland's largest brewer.

National police said a lone man drove into the brewery -- a Dublin landmark and top tourist attraction -- on Wednesday and hitched his truck to a fully loaded trailer awaiting delivery to city pubs.

Diageo PLC, the beverage company that owns Guinness, said the brewery had never suffered such a large-scale theft before in its 248-year history.

Police said the raider took 180 kegs of Guinness stout, 180 kegs of U.S. lager Budweiser and 90 kegs of Danish beer Carlsberg. Guinness brews both of those foreign brands under license for sale in Ireland.

Police declined to say whether the theft had been captured by closed-circuit surveillance cameras. No description of the suspect was issued, suggesting that nobody got a good look at him.

Each keg holds about 88 British-sized pints, the most common serving size in Ireland, equivalent to 20 ounces each. The total theft involves 39,600 pints with a retail value exceeding $235,000.
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on or about Wednesday Nov. 28?

:beer:

I know that =I'd= be taking Guinness with every meal, and all of the ones in between.

(He stole 180 kegs of Budweiser---From the place that makes Guinness!!!! Wot a maroon!)