The Breweries' Losing Battle Against Thieves in a World of Cheap Booze The recent theft of two truckloads of Guinness worth £115,000 is the latest in a series of high profile beer heists that has left breweries struggling to recoup their losses.
At its core, this story reveals a deeper issue: the growing perception that cheap booze is an acceptable target for thieves.
The Guinness heist was brazen, with two drivers hauling away 800 barrels of stout from a depot near Liverpool in northwest England.