XXXX Gold is a mid-strength
lager
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from
Australia
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manufactured in the state of
Queensland
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,
Australia
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, by
Castlemaine Perkins. It is one of Australia's most popular beers, and is part of the
XXXX beer brand. XXXX Gold is also produced in the
Boag's Brewery in
Launceston, Tasmania
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. XXXX Gold is a sponsor of the
Queensland Bulls
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*Sheffield Shield: four-day matches with first-class status, sinc ...
and the Queensland, South Australian, Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory Cricket Associations. XXXX Gold previously sponsored the Australian V8
Supercars Championship
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Series from 2008 to 2011, as well as the
Professional Bull Riders
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' (PBR) Australian branch. XXXX Gold has sponsored the
Brisbane Lions
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since 2017 (shorts sponsor 2017–2018), and it remains one of the few active XXXX sponsorships.
History
Victoria Bitter has held the highest market share of all
beer
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sold in
Australia
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for more than two decades. However, in 2012, this mantle passed to the
Lion Nathan
Lion is an alcoholic beverage company that operates in Australia and New Zealand, and a subsidiary of Japanese beverage conglomerate Kirin Company, Kirin. It produces and markets a range of beer and cider in Australia, and wine in New Zealan ...
's Queensland XXXX Gold.
Lion Nathan
Lion is an alcoholic beverage company that operates in Australia and New Zealand, and a subsidiary of Japanese beverage conglomerate Kirin Company, Kirin. It produces and markets a range of beer and cider in Australia, and wine in New Zealan ...
passed the mantle back to
Victoria Bitter in 2013. In March 2012, XXXX GOLD obtained a three-year lease on the
Pumpkin Island on the Southern
Great Barrier Reef
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, which they turned into
XXXX Island to use in advertising and promotional events. XXXX sponsored the ''
XXXX Gold Beach Cricket Tri-Nations series'', which involved famous
cricket
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players from
Australia
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,
England
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and the
West Indies
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such as
Allan Border
Allan Robert Border (born 27 July 1955) is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer. A batsman, Border was for many years the Captain (cricket), captain of the Australia national cricket team, Australian team, and l ...
,
Graham Gooch,
Courtney Walsh
Courtney Andrew Walsh OJ (born 30 October 1962) is a Jamaican former cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the team in 22 Test matches. He played as a fast bowler and is considered one of the all-time greats, ...
and
Sir Viv Richards.
Test stars' spin on beach cricket
- The Australian
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, 27 September 2006
See also
* Australian pub
* Beer in Australia
*List of breweries in Australia
Beer production in Australia has traditionally been dominated by regional producers. Since the 1980s, there have been a steady stream of takeovers and amalgamations, and now the two major producers (who were once Australian-owned) are Carlton & U ...
References
External links
xxxxgold site
xxxxisland site
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Kirin brands
Australian beer brands
Products introduced in 1991