Key facts
- Pabst Brewing Company is offering a reward for the return of a stolen truckload of its Blue Ribbon beer.
- The stolen shipment is valued at $25,000 and weighs approximately 40,000 pounds.
- The theft occurred at an Anheuser-Busch distribution center in Montclair, California, using fraudulent documents.
- This incident is one of two similar cargo thefts from the same distribution center on the same day.
- The company is using social media to appeal for information and the beer's return.
Pabst Brewing Company has turned to social media to help recover a truckload of its Blue Ribbon beer, valued at $25,000, that was stolen from an Anheuser-Busch distribution center in Montclair, California. The alleged thieves used fraudulent documentation to abscond with the shipment, which was destined for San Diego. The company is offering an unspecified reward for the beer's safe return and has set a playful deadline of 18 days and 44 minutes, referencing its founding year of 1844.
This incident was the second cargo theft from the same distribution center on the same day. In the first theft, a shipment worth $45,000 destined for Tucson, Arizona, was also taken using fraudulent documents. Police are investigating potential links between the two incidents, noting similarities in the information provided regarding the trucking companies, drivers, and vehicles involved.
Although Anheuser-Busch has a contract to brew Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, it is unclear if the earlier Arizona-bound shipment also contained PBR. A spokesperson for Pabst described the situation as a "bad actor" who impersonated the rightful recipient to drive off with the beer, emphasizing the company's "deadly serious" stance on the "ridiculous" crime.