Melbourne brewery burgled

A thin thief with a large nose broke into a Victorian brewery and made off with safes and money - but apparently no beer.

Police have released a CCTV image of a man wanted in relation to the theft at the Yarra Valley brewery on January 3.

They say the man climbed a ladder, forced open a second-storey window and stole two safes and cash about 4am that day, but they have neither confirmed nor denied whether beer was also taken.