Irish police checking Dutch visitors...

[Bungleau]

From Yahoo Weird News...

Dublin beer bandit raids Guinness By SHAWN POGATCHNIK, Associated Press Writer Fri Nov 30, 6:20 AM ET DUBLIN, Ireland - Irish police were hunting for a beer bandit who stole 450 full kegs from the Guinness brewery — the largest heist ever at Ireland's largest brewer. National police said a lone man drove into the brewery — a Dublin landmark and top tourist attraction — on Wednesday and hitched his truck to a fully loaded trailer awaiting delivery to city pubs. Diageo PLC, the beverage company that owns Guinness, said the brewery had never suffered such a large-scale theft before in its 248-year history. Police said the raider took 180 kegs of Guinness stout, 180 kegs of U.S. lager Budweiser and 90 kegs of Danish beer Carlsberg. Guinness brews both of those foreign brands under license for sale in Ireland. Police declined to say whether the theft had been captured by closed-circuit surveillance cameras. No description of the suspect was issued, suggesting that nobody got a good look at him. Each keg holds about 88 British-sized pints, the most common serving size in Ireland, equivalent to 20 ounces each. The total theft involves 39,600 pints with a retail value exceeding $235,000. Police said it would be difficult for the thief to sell the stolen beer without attracting attention, unless he has criminal associates who own a network of pubs. But customs agents say it is common for pubs to sell stolen or smuggled cigarettes and alcohol, particularly counterfeit-labeled supplies of vodka, to avoid paying hefty taxes. In the past, the outlawed Irish Republican Army and other gangs have hijacked truck shipments of alcoholic beverages and cigarettes for resale in pubs run by sympathizers or friends. Those raids typically happen in rural areas, never in the center of Dublin. The Republic of Ireland, a country of 4.2 million, has more than 10,000 pubs and bars. The Guinness brewery in Dublin is the biggest supplier, producing more than 5 million kegs annually

So... without naming names, anyone been in Ireland recently?

[Ivelliis]

Police said it would be difficult for the thief to sell the stolen beer without attracting attention, unless he has criminal associates who own a network of pubs.

Why the hell would he want to!

[SpiritWarrior]

Originally Posted by Bungleau From Yahoo Weird News... So... without naming names, anyone been in Ireland recently?

Is there a need to even name names? I saw him hanging around the Guiness brewery that day. Nuff said.

[Lord of Alcohol]

yea we know who did it J!

[Kakero]

Didn't realise J..umm was that thirsty.

[JrKASperov]

But? Guinness? ...

Guinness makes you fat and turns your shit black.

[wellard]

So the police are on the hunt for the dutch suspect and Johnny has not been seen for days.....

[wellard]

Originally Posted by JrKASperov But? Guinness? ... Guinness makes you fat and turns your shit black.

A price well worth paying.

[johnny]

Originally Posted by JrKASperov But? Guinness? ... Guinness makes you fat and turns your shit black.

I don't discriminate, i happen to like black shit. Besides, i'm a sucker for zoute drop, ever seen what that does to your shit? It makes it black AND hard as a rock.

And what i don't like is Guinness, if there's anything in the world not worth stealing, it's that crap. There's a bit of a difference between the lager that i'm drinking here and that sewage they call beer overthere.

[JrKASperov]

I prefer Belgian trappist beers meself. Nuffin better than Rochefort 8.