Swan (beer)

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Swan
Manufacturer Lion
(Kirin)
Introduced1908 by Swan Brewery
Alcohol by volume  4.0%
Style Australian lager

Swan is a beer brand owned by Lion Nathan. It was originally brewed by the Swan Brewery in Western Australia, but brewing was moved to South Australia in 2013 and to New South Wales in 2021. On 4 August 2022, it was announced that some of the brewing of Swan Draught, but not the Emu varieties, would be moved back to Western Australia, at the Little Creatures Brewery in Fremantle. [1]

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Swan Draught bottle (stubbie) 4.4% ABV Swan Draught bottle (stubbie).jpg
Swan Draught bottle (stubbie) 4.4% ABV

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References

  1. Mutton, Troy (4 August 2022). "It's Coming Home: Swan Draught Is Back To Being Brewed In WA After Years Over East". Perth Is OK. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. "Swan Gold Is Back". Lion Corporate. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. Newspaper advertisement for Emu Bitter from 1933 "DEMAND W. A. PRODUCTS "EMU BITTER" 100 Per Cent. Pure". The Mirror . Perth: National Library of Australia. 28 October 1933. p. 16. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  4. Item from the australianbeers website – http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020828140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/13673/20020829-0000/www.australianbeers.com/beers/emu_export/emu_export.htm
  5. Malcolm Brown (4 July 1984). "This Swan Won't Fly; it's not a beer here". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1.