You can, as long as you aren't leaving any gaps or holes where the cold air will leak out or humidity/warm air will seep in.

You might even be able to sell the icemaker on Craigslist (assuming that it works).

I'd leave it--does he really need THAT MUCH BEER? 😁

We had a neighbor who had a pallet of beer delivered to his garage on a regular basis…..

I don’t know the answer to your question, but I would suggest that if you are able to take it out, then take it to the shooting range and fill it with lead. It will make you feel much better about the fridge.

I’m loving Susie’s plan.

Beer fridge was a poor chocie of words. Basement overflow fridge is probably a better term. He has a rapidly expanding vegetarian family and a small farm with orchard. They never have enough fridge space. But yeah, there‘s always a bit of beer!