Great Northern Brewing Co.
| Type | Beer |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Carlton & United Breweries (Foster's Group) |
| Region of origin | Yatala, Queensland, Australia |
| Alcohol by volume | 4.2% |
| Style | Lager |
| Website | www |
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
The Cairns Brewery Company opened the Cairns Brewery in 1924. In 1927 the Cairns Brewery Company ran out of money and a new company, Northern Australian Breweries was formed to take over and continue its affairs under the supervision of Captain Auguste de Bavay. It is a curious feature of the Queensland brewing industry that a great many more of its early brewers and beer entrepreneurs came from distant Victoria than from neighbouring New South Wales.[3] The brewery produced a beer called Cairns Draught. The brewery was acquired by CUB in 1931 and was CUB's first brewery operating in Queensland. The Cairns brewery closed down in 1992. [4]
In 2010 CUB announced a new brand of beer, Great Northern Brewing Co.,[2] named after CUB’s first brewery in the state. It revives the classic marlin logo of the discontinued Cairns Draught.[5]
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.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Murphy, Dan. "Great Northern Brewing Company Original Lager Bottles 330mL". Dan Murphy's. Dan Murphy's. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ a b "CUB To Bring New Queensland Beer To Queensland Beer Lovers". Carlton & United Breweries. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "CUB in Queensland". 25 November 2010.
- ^ Stubbs, Brett (25 November 2010). "CUB in Queensland". Brew News. Brew News. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ Dalton, Nick (11 February 2015). "Brewer launches new national Great Northern beer brand in Cairns". The Cairns Post. The Cairns Post. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/drink/australias-top-selling-beers-for-2022-revealed/news-story/96e0a16f27a39c0d821cb1a62f419590?amp