Up to $30,000 worth of empty beer kegs have been stolen from several pubs and bars in Melbourne.

The kegs are often left outside the local pub waiting for collection, before being cleaned, re-filled and then back to a hotel for another round.

Leading Senior Constable at Victoria Police Jody Clayton said the case is “quite an unusual one”.

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