Ballarat Bitter
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Ballarat Bitter is a 4.9% (Abv) Australian beer, originally brewed in Ballarat, Australia by the Ballarat Brewing Company. The Ballarat Brewing Company was bought out by Carlton & United Beverages (or Carlton & United Breweries as it was known at the time, commonly abbreviated to 'CUB') in 1989, and the Ballarat bottling operations subsequently closed[1].
Ballarat Bitter was re-launched in 2006 by CUB, in a limited run (90 pallets, the full capacity of the vat used to brew it[2]) requested of the Foster's Group (CUB's parent company) by Catherine King, Federal Member for the Seat of Ballarat, after a visit aboard the Royal Australian Navy's ANZAC Class Guided Missile Frigate HMAS Ballarat[3]. Ballarat Bertie is the mascot of HMAS Ballarat. [1]
The beer is of the bitter top fermented ale variety[4].
Ballarat Bitter is noted for the 'Ballarat Bertie' caricature on the label, a representation of an early-20th century cellar man.
[edit] References
- Australian Beers' History of CUB
- "Popular beer the real deal, brewer", Ballarat.yourguide news article
- Bertie sets sail again
- The Great Aussie Beer Page - Bitter Ale
