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Pabst Blue Ribbon offers $20,000 reward to help find its missing beer
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Key Points:
- Pabst Brewing Co. is offering up to $20,000 for information leading to the recovery of 1,602 cases of stolen Pabst Blue Ribbon and non-alcoholic Old Milwaukee beer taken from a Southern California warehouse on August 17.
- The theft involved two separate incidents at an Anheuser-Busch distribution center in Montclair, California, where thieves used fake documents to steal approximately $70,000 worth of beer, totaling 40,000 pounds.
- CEO Greig DeBow emphasized the company's desire to have the beer returned by September 9 and encouraged anyone with information to contact them via a dedicated email hotline.
- This theft is part of a recent trend of high-profile food-related crimes, including the late 2023 thefts of oysters, lobster, and crabmeat worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in New England.
