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Fosters is an Australian brewing company, based in Victoria. Fosters also encompassess CUB (Carlton and United Breverages (formally Brewery)). Since the purchase of CUB, they are the largest brewary in Australia.
Carlton Black
| Alcohol Content | 4.4% |
| Type | Full Strength ale |
| Container | stubbie (375ml) on tap |
| Energy | 156kj/100ml |
Carlton Black is a relativley new beer, brought to market to try and combat the declining sales due to increased presence and the price drop of imported beer.
Official site: http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/carltonblack.htm
Carlton Cold
| Alcohol Content | 4.6% |
| Type | Full strength lager |
| Container | stubbie (375ml) |
| Energy | 155kj/100ml |
Carlton Cold was launched in the early 90's. It is affectionaly known as "The White Death", due to the cheap and bitter taste.
Official site: http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/carlton_cold.htm
Carlton Draught
| Alcohol Content | 4.6% |
| Type | Full Strength pale lager |
| Container | stubbie (375ml) can (375ml) tap longneck (800ml) |
This beer is Fosters stable beer. It is often provided at Australian parties, available on tape at most Australian pubs, and the beer of choice when imported or premium beer is too expensive.
The alcohol content was reduced from 5.0% to 4.6% in 2003. This was due to an increase in the excise (tax) levied on alcohol by the Federal Government. Fosters had a choice - reduce the alcohol or increase the price. As Carlton Draught is a stable beer for Fosters, increasing the price would have been suicide. So, the alcohol content was reduced by 0.4%. A similar change happened with Fosters VB in 2007, although for different reasons.
Carlton Draught stubbies include trivia under the bottle cap. Examples include:
Q. If you were osculating, what would you be doing?
A. Kissing
Q. Laser, Tornado, Star, Finn and Mistral are types of?
A. Yachts
Q. How many gold medals did Ian Thorpe win at the 2002 Commonwealth Games?
A. 6
Q. How many players take the court for a netball team?
A. 7
More examples here
Official site: http://www.carltondraught.com.au/
TV Commercial: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lqo-bEuWjEY
Big Ad: http://youtube.com/watch?v=eH3GH7Pn_eA
Carlton Dry
| Alcohol Content | 4.5% |
| Type | Full premium strength lager |
| Container | stubbie (355ml) |
| Energy | 139kj/100ml |
Carlton's attempt at brewing a dry beer, which has probably come about due to the increased popolarity in Australia for beers such as Asahi
Official site: http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/carltondry.htm
Carlton Mid
| Alcohol Content | 3.5% |
| Type | Mid strength lager |
| Container | stubbie (375ml) can (375ml) on tap |
| Energy | 152kj/100ml |
This is Foster's mid strength beer offering.
Official site: http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/carltonmid.htm
- Cascade
- Crown Lager - "Crownie"
- Fosters Lager
- Melbourne Bitter
- Pure Blonde
- Red Back
- Sterling
- Victoria Bitter - "VB"
- Victoria Bitter original ale
Offical site: http://www.fosters.com.au
