Pabst offers reward after beer heist from California warehouse: ‘Ps, this is real’

Company is offering cash reward for 40,000lb stolen cargo, and turns theft into lighthearted social media promotion Pabst is offering a reward after tens of thousands of cans of its Blue Ribbon beer were stolen from the company’s southern California warehouse two weeks ago – if it is all safely returned. In Instagram posts, Pabst put the weight of the stolen cargo at 40,000lb (18,000kg) and started a countdown seeking its return. Continue reading...

Lucy Campbell · Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 3:26 PM
California | The Guardian

Pabst offers reward after beer heist from California warehouse: ‘Ps, this is real’

Company is offering cash reward for 40,000lb stolen cargo, and turns theft into lighthearted social media promotion

Pabst is offering a reward after tens of thousands of cans of its Blue Ribbon beer were stolen from the company’s southern California warehouse two weeks ago – if it is all safely returned.

In Instagram posts, Pabst put the weight of the stolen cargo at 40,000lb (18,000kg) and started a countdown seeking its return.

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