Fiji Bitter

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Fiji Bitter
Manufacturer Paradise Beverages (Fiji) Limited
Introduced1957
Alcohol by volume  4.6%
StyleLager
Website www.paradisebeverages.com.fj/Our-beverages/Fiji-Bitter   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Fiji Bitter is one of the many beers manufactured in Fiji by Paradise Beverages (Fiji) Limited, a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Amatil [1] and is one of Fiji's most popular beers. [2] [3]

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Paradise Beverages commenced brewing Fiji Bitter, in November 1958. The first keg went on sale in January 1959, following the official opening of the Carlton Brewery site in Suva. [4] [5]

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References

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