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November 30, 2007
The Great Beer Robbery
The national police force, the Garda Siochana, 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.. . .
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 brands under license for sale in Ireland.
. . .Each keg holds about 88 British-sized pints, the most common serving size in Ireland equivalent to 20 ounces (568 milliliters) each. The total theft involves 39,600 pints with a retail value exceeding €160,000 (US$235,000).
Posted by CrankyProfessor at November 30, 2007 7:07 AM