70,000 Pints of Guinness Stolen from Cheshire Depot

Thieves stole more than 800 barrels of Guinness—more than 70,000 pints, worth around £115,000—from a depot on an industrial estate in Runcorn, Cheshire. Police said two lorries were driven into the estate and attached to trailers holding the barrels. The theft was reported on 3 September 2026.

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More than 800 barrels of the stout have been stolen from a depot in Runcorn, Cheshire, say police.

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Thieves steal more than 70,000 pints’ worth of Guinness from depot in Cheshire

Police say two lorries were driven into industrial estate in Runcorn and attached to trailers holding about 800 barrels The famous tagline “Guinness is good for you” applies only when the drink is bought and paid for, police have said, after thieves made off with more than 70,000 pints’ worth in Cheshire. Officers said they believed two lorries were driven into a depot in Runcorn on Monday and attached to waiting tr…