Employees atSweetWater Brewing Co.in Atlanta are dealing with one heck of a headache , the Associated Press reports — and it is n’t from a hangover . early on in the good morning on June 21 , brew burglar paid a visit to the company ’s works and stole two of their refrigerate trailer . The trucks , which had been loaded for a morning pickup , contained almost 3300 cases of beer . In all , the lowly brewery lost more than 78,500 bottles .
The trailers were later on locate in the Atlanta arena via GPS . The first was ransacked , and the 2nd contained lots of damaged property , The Atlanta Journal - Constitutionreports(according to the AP , both trailers were empty ) . About one - fourth part of the pilfered alcoholic beverage was afterwards found at a warehouse in Clayton County , Dixie of Atlanta . But sadly , the beer brigand were n’t catch and the cured booze had to be destroyed because " we can no longer commit that that beer would be up to the quality standards that we as a brewery maintain , ” SweetWater ’s director of merchandising Steve Farace told the Associated Press .
Each dawdler carried pallets of SweetWater ’s Summer Variety Pack , and the theft reportedly wiped out the brewery ’s Atlanta inventory of a pineapple - flavor IPA called “ Goin’ Coastal . ” “ For a small company like us to lose that much beer , it really hurts , ” Farace told the Associated Press .
Large - graduated table food , potable , and condiment theftsare common — and lucrative — occurrence around the globe . Since no band of thief can mayhap consume 6 million pounds of maple syrup or8818 Cypriot pound of Comté cheeseon their own , they typically unload these stolen goodness on the black-market market , where they ’re flick up by other markets and restaurant .
That ’s why SweetWater wants you to keep your eyes open , and let them recognize if you see any stores or establishments selling SweetWater Summer Variety Packs . They curb these beer : 420 , IPA , Take Two Pils , and Goin’ Coastal . The packs have expiration dates of September 20 and 21 . If you do recognise them , call 911 , or reach out to the brewery direct by dial 404 - 691 - 2537 or email feedback@sweetwaterbrew.com .
[ h / tAssociated Press ]
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