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Most Australian beers are considered "non-premium". Notable exceptions are Crown Lager and Hahn

The main Victorian beers are the Fosters line and in NSW the Tooheys line. Most pubs will be licensed to sell either one of these lines of beer on tap - the main exception being Heineken.

Tasmanian beers are arguably the best beers brewed in Australia - mainly due to the superior water quality in the island state. Notably, Hahn, Cascade and James Boag's. Some will argue South Australian beer is a close second, but that is my no means the general consensus. Coopers is well worth drinking though.

Australian breweries

Barons Brewing

• Lager
• Pale Ale
• ESB
• Black Wattle Superior

J Boag son

• James Boag's Premium Lager
• James Boag's Premium Light
• Boag's Draught
• Boag's St George
• Boag's Classic Blonde
• Boag's 1881 Traditional Ale
• Boag's Wizard Smith ale
• Boag's Draught Light
• Boag's Strongarm Bitter
• Boag's XXX Ale
• Boag's Honey Porter
• Boag's Classic Bitter
• Tasman Bitter
• Hammer 'n Tongs

Castlemaine Perkins

• XXXX - "Four X"

Coopers

• Sparkling Ale
• Original Pale Ale
• Dark Ale
• Mild Ale
• Premium Lager
• Best Extra Stout
• Extra Strong Vintage Ale
• Premium Light
• Birell

Fosters - includes CUB

Based in Abbostford, in the inner North East suburbs of Melbourne.

• Carlton Black
• Carlton Cold
• Carlton Draught
• Carlton Dry
• Carlton Mid
• Crown Lager - "Crownie"
• Fosters Lager
• Melbourne Bitter
• Pure Blonde
• Red Back
• Sterling
• Victoria Bitter - "VB"
• Victoria Bitter original ale

Cascade

• Premium Range
• Cascade Premium Lager
• Cascade Premium Light
• Degraves Collection
• Cascade Amber Ale
• Cascade Blonde
• Cascade Stout
• Cascade Pale Ale
• Tasmanian Range
• Cascade Bitter
• Cascade Draught
• Cascade Lager

• Hahn
• J. Boag & son
• Tooheys

Grand Ridge Brewery

• Gippsland Gold - Pale Ale
• Natural Blonde - Wheat Beer
• Brewers Pilsener - Lager
• Gippsland Gold
• Yarra Valley Gold
• Black & Tan
• Hatlifter Stout
• Moonlite
• Moonshine
• Supershine

Ballarat Brewing Company

• • Ballarat Bitter

Micro Breweries

• Bluetongue
  • Bondi Blonde
• Coldstream Brewery
  • Coldstream Pilsner
  • Coldstream Naked Ale
  • Coldstream Cider

• Fusion Brewing
  • http://www.bluebottlebeer.com.au/ (made to match seafood)
  • http://www.fireflybeer.com.au/ (made to match spicy food)
  • http://www.primebeer.com.au/ (made to match red meat)
• Five Islands
• Lawrence Victor Estate
• Little Creatures
• Malt Shovel
• Mountain Goat
• Otway Estate
• Red Duck
• The Sunshine Coast
• The 3 Ravens
• Wig & Pen
• Wineglass Bay
• Bootleg
  • |Sou' West Wheat
  • |Stout
  • |Tom's Brown Ale
  • Settler's Pale Ale
  • Raging Bull
  • Amber Light
  • Wils Pils
  • Brisbane Brewhouse
  • Sunshine Honey Wheat
  • Star Lager
  • The Dogs Bollocks Bitter
  • The Fourth Reich Schwarzbier
  • Taffy Bock
  • The Hefe-Hefe-Weizen
  • Up Ya Kilt Scottish Ale
  • Midnight Stout
  • Engine Pale Ale

• Little Creatures

http://www.littlecreatures.com.au/

• • Pale Ale
  • Pilsener
  • Roger's Beer
  • Bright Ale
• Red Hill

• Matilda Bay Brewing Company
  • beez_neez

• Three Troupers
  • Pale Ale
  • Pilsner
  • Amber Ale
  • Wheat_Beer

• Lobethal Bierhaus

http://www.bierhaus.com.au/

• Hargreaves Hill

http://www.hargreaveshill.com.au/

• Bridge Road

http://www.bridgeroadbrewers.com.au/

• Bootleg

http://www.bootlegbrewery.com.au/

• Hunter Resort

http://www.hunterresort.com/

• Bintara

http://www.redduckbeer.com.au/

Australian Retailers

• Woolworths Liquor
• http://www.liquorland.com.au/
• 1st Choice
• Dan Murphies
• Thirsty Camel

Glass types and sizes

Glass: 200ml
Pot/middy: 285ml
Schooner: 425ml
Pint: 570ml
Jug: 1140ml

Annual consumption

Australian's drink an average of 109.9L of beer per year, making them the 4th biggest consumer of beer.

Legal drinking age

The legal drinking age in all states of Australia is 18.

Legal driving limit

Fully qualified drivers in Australia must have a BAC of less than 0.05. Drivers holding a Learners Permit or Probationary Licence must have a BAC of 0.00 (ie, no alcohol - although in WA the limit for Probationary drivers is 0.02).