KALAMAZOO, MI-- Just a day after Oberon Release Day in Kalamazoo a thief made off with a huge inflatable advertising object for the popular beer, and authorities are asking for help identifying the culprit.

At about 4:30 a.m. March 28 an unidentified man was observed on surveillance cameras near 100 W. Michigan Ave. stealing an inflatable Oberon bottle that stands more than 12 feet tall, according to a news release from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.

The advertisement is worth more than $2000.'Everyone's sunshiny' on Oberon Day at Bell's Eccentric Cafe

In Kalamazoo and beyond, the annual release of Oberon is considered a sign of the start of spring.

Authorities ask that anyone who may recognize the man or who knows any details about this incident to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 337-8139 or Silent Observed at 343-2100.

The suspect may have been in the company of another person at the time of the theft, authorities said.