It seemed like a good idea at the time. Attached 700 litres of artisanal beer to a sunken ship and let the water pressure help in the aging process, reports The New York Times.

So, three craft brewers in Buenos Aires teamed with a local diving school in Mar Del Plata to try this month-long experiment, which took more than a year to obtain the necessary permits to attach their barrels to the sunken Kronomether.

The idea was to use a dark, strong ale at around 11-12% ABV. After aging the beer underwater and under pressure, the beer would be blended with another beer, giving them 2,000 bottles of beer that would be sold under the name Kronomether.

All was going to plan until a dive was taken to check on the beer. It was then discovered that it had been stolen.

According to the brewers, the contents of the barrels would be useless in the hands of the people lacking beer-making experience, since it designed to be mixed with another beer.

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