Someone went to extreme lengths for a nightcap on the weekend.

Whereas most people would reach for the fridge or belly up to the bar for last call, a thirsty individual in Coniston drove his pickup into The Beer Store.

Shortly before 2 a.m. on Saturday, the man rammed his vehicle into the building and grabbed "a few cases of beer," say police, then fled the scene in his presumably dented (or scratched, at least) ride.

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the suspect, who is described as 6-feet, wearing a dark winter coat with a reflective stripe across the middle, light-coloured jeans and dark winter boots.

The truck is a dark-coloured, small pickup with a white high-rise cab. Police say it "may have fresh damage to it."

Damage to the Beer Store is estimated at $10,000.