In the days leading up to Christmas, strong lovers are left reeling from the nation lack of Guinness so intense that some pubs were forced to account for pints of the “black stuff” as the taps began to dry.
Supermarkets remain at risk of losses due to a wave of customers, according to reports, the manufacturer of the robust popular, Diageo; He also sent back-up Guinness supplies from Ireland.
Now it can be revealed that even greater criminals have perished in the drought, with panic that exacerbates the poverty of the nation.
A lorry carrying 400 50 liter casks of Irish whiskey – the equivalent of 35,200 liters – disappeared from a ferry in the Mediterranean in mid-December, The Guardian can reveal.
It is understood that the lorry, whose contents were destined for the pints of Guinness at the festival’s peak, was stolen from a logistics center near Daventry, in Northamptonshire.
Diageo, which owns Guinness, declined to comment on the alleged theft.
However, sources familiar with the incident confirmed that a subcontractor working for the Diageo company reported the theft of the supply chain to the police.
A police watchdog has approached Northampton for comment but it is understood the whereabouts of the Guinness robbery remain a mystery.
Guinness’s shortage has brought its recent popularity with Gen Z, many of whom pose with pints in hand on social media. Diageo, which is leaping to the fort at St. James’s Gate in Dublin, has focused its marketing efforts and has been working with influencers over the past few years to raise the profile of Guinness.
The apparent theft follows a spate of recent crimes in which food items have been stolen.
In December, the Michelin-starred chef issued a public appeal to the thieves The stolen van contains 2,500 pies “to do right” and to give to those in need.
Two months earlier, detectives were investigating the theft of 22 tons of cheese from Neal’s Yard dairy. a 63-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of fraud by deception and abducted treatment.
A London cheese maker has handed over 950 wheels of cheddar – reported to be worth up to £300,000 – to an alleged fraudster posing as a wholesale distributor for a large French retailer.
Nor was the Great Guinness Heist of 2024 the first time that thieves used the busy Christmas season to steal thousands of liters of ebony nectar.
In 2007, a They drove the van into the church of Saint Jameswhere Guinness is made, and with 180 kegs of Guinness, 180 kegs of Budweiser and 90 kegs of Carlsberg, for the equivalent of 40,000 pints, it also turned out to be in the run-up until Christmas.