Caught on camera: Thief breaks into distillery, steals April Fools' liquor

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — Owners of a Lakewood distillery are cleaning up the mess from a bizarre break-in.

It happened around 11 p.m. Wednesday on West Alameda Parkway, 30 minutes after the business closed its doors. Austin Adamson, co-owner of Ballmer Peak Distillery, told FOX31 the cost of the damage is way higher than the products that were stolen.

The suspect used a golf club to smash through a window before making off with two bottles of Malört, an inexpensive liquor well-known in Chicago and parts of the Midwest — and that a lot of people do not like.

'It’s stressful at the very least'

For the last five years, Adamson and his team have been serving up quality distillers.

"We're known for our gins and rums and we’re working on some whiskies," Adamson said.

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