Pabst Blue Ribbon offers $20,000 reward for information on stolen beer

Pabst Brewing Co. announced a reward of up to $20,000 for anyone who provides information that results in the recovery of 1,602 cases of Pabst Blue Ribbon and non-alcoholic Old Milwaukee beer stolen on Aug. 17. The theft, which police say involved two separate heists at an Anheuser-Busch distribution center in Montclair, California, resulted in the loss of about 40,000 pounds of product valued at roughly $70,000.

According to Montclair police, the first incident involved a shipment worth $45,000 destined for Tucson, Arizona, that was never delivered. An hour later, a group presenting fraudulent documents claimed another $25,000 worth of beer. Both incidents occurred at the same facility, located about 40 miles east of Los Angeles.

Pabst CEO Greig DeBow posted on TikTok that the company wants the beer returned by Sept. 9 and asked the public to email the hotline at [email protected] with any leads. The company noted that the stolen beer included both its flagship Pabst Blue Ribbon and the non-alcoholic Old Milwaukee brand.

The case adds to a series of recent high-profile food thefts, including the disappearance of thousands of oysters, lobsters and crabmeat in New England earlier last year.