Great Northern Brewing Co.
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| Type | Beer |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Carlton & United Breweries (Asahi Breweries) |
| 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 Australian lager owned by Carlton & United Breweries (CUB), and brewed in Queensland at the CUB Yatala Brewery.[1] It comes in 330mL "stubbies", 375mL "tinnies" and 700mL "tallies" (ie. tall bottles) at 3.5% Abv or 4.2% Abv.[2]
In 2010 Carlton United Breweries (CUB), announced the launch of a new brewery Great Northern Brewing Co.[2] Great Northern is styled on 'Cairns Draught', a product first brewed in 1924 by Auguste Joseph François de Bavay, whose studies of sewage contamination in drinking water helped end diseases such as typhoid.[3] Both brands feature a marlin character in their logo and package designs.[4]
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 (2021), (2022), (2023), (2024) and (2025) the best selling beer in Australia.[5]
