wesley

here's a silly question for you all. What the most popular beer in Australia. Is it really Fosters? Do Austalians really drink alot? just silly questions, things i wonder about

matt&sue

when we were there we was drinking toohys the aussies have never heard of fosters

Houdini at home

I believe that Victoria Bitter (VB) is the most popular.

jockney

certainly the most popular with me,although west end draght and hahn premium went down well to. jockney

cresta57

I didn't enjoy VB at all, in fact as a "real ale" fan I found very few nice ales in my short stay. Think I may brew my own when we get there as Guinness was bloody expensive and that was about the best non lager I could find. Toohey's wasn't all that bad though.

renth

Each state has it's own popular brew, particularly draught beer. In WA it tends to be Swan & in Queensland four X.

I've got into Carlton Crown Lager which I drink a lot of, sadly it's one of the most expensive in the chiller cabinet, but it's good.

I also like a can of O.P. Bundy and cola to get the party started. (The bear made me do it!)

pommie bastard

That evil brew VB is the top drink , but you can buy Brit beers nearly everywhere now thank god .

hibee

Hi,
Carlton draught in my opinion is a nice beer , although watch for the beers here as most of the Heavys as they call them are about 4.7/9 % especially vb which in my opinion is gut rot.

As being a beer drinker in the U.K it is taken me a while to get used to whatbthey call beer (lager) Although as P.B says you can get most English Beers in the more popular pubs
Havent come acrross a good Scotish beer yet.
Although an irish bar near me sells Nookie Brown on Draught ( Beautifull)

Regards
Jamie

Gareth W

Swan Draught and Carlton Draught are good.
VB is real "headache tackle".
Haven't seen Fosters anywhere
Bought some Tetley's from the bottle shop last week - it was imported from France (long way to do a booze cruise).....

look at www.australianbeers.com for all you'll need to know on the subject.

mr mover

The best beer in my opinion, is COOPERS PALE [4.5%ac] SPARKLING ALE[5.9%ALC]........no preservitives, brewed in the bottle ,they must be a good brewer as they have just signed an agreement with ANHAUSER,BUSCH,[USA] to brew "BUDWIESER" for the aust market.........MM

PeteY

Id second that. Coopers Pale was my favorite by far.

WannabeWallaby

I had read previously that Fosters was a bit of a joke in Oz...just for the tourists!!??

What about Strongbow cider??? I'm trying to keep my hubby off the loopy juice but he does love it so!

Sandra

Ok depends on you definition of Beer but there is only one GUNINESS!

I spent years in the UK wondering when the pubs I frequented were going to get it right - believe it or not I believe it was when the widget in the can came out and Mainland UK people knew it did not have to taste so bad!

Now I frequently drink it here in AUS - on a couple of conditions, one they can serve it very cold in cans or they actually know how to keep their pipes so the brew is drinkable! Price yes it very expensive but better than the gut rot and bad head from the other swill.

On the other side of decent beer.... Fosters - it is a overseas Joke, they do not drink it here, VB, Carlton, Tooheys Old and New and various others depending on taste.

My hubby agrees with the Bundys! Perfect Party Can!

Cheers Sandra