Great Northern Brewing Co.

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Great Northern Brewing Co.
TypeBeer
ManufacturerCarlton & United Breweries (Asahi Breweries)
Region of originYatala, Queensland, Australia
Alcohol by volume 4.2%
StyleLager
Websitewww.greatnorthern.com.au Edit this on Wikidata

The Great Northern Brewing Co., commonly known as Great Northern, is a brand of full and a mid strength lager beer,[1] owned by Carlton & United Breweries (CUB), and is brewed in Queensland at the CUB Yatala Brewery. It comes in 330mL "stubbies", 375mL "tinnies" and 700mL "tallies" (ie. tall bottles) at 3.5% Abv or 4.2% Abv.[2]

Overview[edit]

In 2010 the Japanese company Asahi, through its wholly owned Victorian subsidiary CUB, announced the launch of a new brewery Great Northern Brewing Co.[2] Great Northern is styled on 'Cairns Draught', a product first brewed in 1924 by Auguste Joseph François de Bavay, whose studies of sewage contamination in drinking water helped end diseases such as typhoid.[3] Both brands feature a marlin character in their logo and package designs.[4]

In the bottles the full strength 'original' style beers are identifiable by the gold-coloured bottle top and a white-coloured marlin fish on its label whereas the mid strength has a silver-coloured bottle cap with a black marlin on the label.

It was recently (2022) the best selling beer in Australia.[5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Murphy, Dan. "Great Northern Brewing Company Original Lager Bottles 330mL". Dan Murphy's. Dan Murphy's. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "CUB To Bring New Queensland Beer To Queensland Beer Lovers". Carlton & United Breweries. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. ^ Parsons, George. 1981 "Auguste Joseph François de Bavay". Australian National University. Retrieved 23 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. ^ Stubbs, Brett (25 November 2010). "CUB in Queensland". Brew News. Brew News. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  5. ^ https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/drink/australias-top-selling-beers-for-2022-revealed/news-story/96e0a16f27a39c0d821cb1a62f419590?amp

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