Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Pabst Offers Reward After 40,000 Pounds of Beer Stolen
A large truckload of Pabst beer disappeared from a distribution centre in California.
The missing beer weighed about 40,000 pounds, which is very heavy.
Police said someone used fake paperwork to take it on August 17.
The beer was supposed to go to San Diego.
Pabst Brewing Company asked people online to help find the truck.
The company offered a reward for useful information.
It also told the thief to return the beer within 18 days and 44 minutes without facing questions from the company.
People online, including KitKat, made jokes about the unusual theft.
Thieves allegedly stole 40,000 pounds of Pabst beer from a distribution centre in Montclair, California.
Police said the alleged thief used false documentation on August 17 to collect the shipment.
The shipment, destined for San Diego, was valued at $25,000 and was also described as worth 18,500 pounds.
Pabst Brewing Company offered a reward and gave the thief 18 days and 44 minutes to return the beer without questions.
KitKat joined social-media users in joking about the theft, referencing its own missing truckload of chocolate bars.
- Who
- Pabst Brewing Company reported the theft; police said an alleged thief used false documentation. The thief has not been identified.
- What
- A truckload containing about 40,000 pounds of Pabst beer was allegedly stolen.
- When
- The theft allegedly occurred on August 17.
- Where
- The beer was taken from an Anheuser-Busch distribution centre in Montclair, California, while destined for San Diego.
- Why
- Pabst sought the beer's return and information leading to the case being solved.
- Stolen goods
- About 40,000 pounds, or 18,144 kilograms, of Pabst beer
- Reported theft date
- August 17
- Pickup location
- Anheuser-Busch distribution centre in Montclair, California
- Intended destination
- San Diego
- Reported shipment value
- $25,000; the article also describes the amount as 18,500 pounds
- Return deadline
- 18 days and 44 minutes from Pabst's announcement
- Company response
- Pabst offered a reward for information that could help solve the case