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Beer in Australia. A bottling machine being used in 1945 as part of an Australian beer production operation. Advertisement for Bulimba Gold Top beer, Queensland, circa 1933. Beer arrived in Australia at the beginning of British colonisation. In 2004 Australia was ranked fourth internationally in per capita beer consumption, at around 110 litres ...
Beer consumption per capita by country (2018) ≥ 125 litres. 100–125 litres. 75–100 litres. 50–75 litres. < 50 litres. This is a list of countries ordered by annual per capita consumption of beer. Information not provided for some countries is not given in the available sources. Note: The row number column is fixed.
In Australia, the standard can size for alcoholic and soft drinks is 375 ml. Energy drinks and some soft drinks are served in 250 ml and 500 ml sizes. Some beers are produced in 330 ml and 500 ml cans. [citation needed]
Worldwide consumption in 2019 was equal to 5.5 litres of pure alcohol consumed per person aged 15 years or older. [6] This is a decrease from the 5.7 litres in 2010. Distilled alcoholic beverages are the most consumed, followed by beer and wines.
According to ACNielsen in 2009, Victoria Bitter was claimed to be Australia's only billion dollar retail beer brand, selling the equivalent of one slab (24 x 375ml cans or bottles) every second. At one time VB sold twice as much as any other full strength beer and was the only Australian beer brand that is in the top 3 sellers in every state. [11]
Gill of Beer (UK) 284 mL: 9.6 US fl oz: 10 imp oz: 1 ⁄ 2 Imperial pint. A gill of beer was a customary measure equal to half an imperial pint (10 imperial fluid ounces or 280 millilitres) used in rural parts of England. [4] It is a holdover from when spirits, wines and brandies, ale, and beer all had different standard measures of capacity.
In Australia, a limited range of beers are available in a 250 mL (8.8 imp fl oz; 8.5 U.S. fl oz) bottle, [19] nicknamed a throwdown or grenade. Pony bottles are most popular for the on-premises market, where they are sold by the bucketful. [20]
AB InBev resolved [16] the branding issues with Torres in 2016, with the beer starting to be sold as Corona in Spain from June of that year. In Mexico, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and the United States, smaller, 210 mL (7.4 imp fl oz) bottles of the beer are also branded as "Coronita". [citation needed]