NT Draught

NT Draught

375 ml (13.20 imp fl oz; 12.68 US fl oz) stubby bottle, 4.9% ABV
Manufacturer Carlton & United Beverages (Foster's Group)
Introduced 1957[1]
Alcohol by volume 4.9%
Style Lager

NT Draught is a lager produced by Carlton & United Breweries (CUB), a subsidiary of Foster's Group. NT Draught are the makers of the Darwin Stubby. A Darwin Stubby refers to several large beer bottle sizes in Australia. It was first introduced in April 1958 with an 80-imperial-fluid-ounce (2,270 ml; 76.9 U.S. fl oz) capacity.[2] The 2.25-litre (76.1 U.S. fl oz; 79.2 imp fl oz) Darwin Stubby has an iconic,[3] if kitsch status in Australian folklore. In May 2015 Carlton & United Breweries announced that they will no longer brew NT Draught on a regular basis.

History

In 1956 Carlton & United Breweries established the first brewery in Darwin,[4] in the suburb of Berrimah.[5] The first beer, Carlton Draught, was brewed on 13 October of that year.[6] The brewery however did not have an associated bottling plant, so bottled beer still had to be shipped from Melbourne. Due to the logistics of shipping bottles such a long distance, the company decided in April 1958 to introduce a bigger bottle, a 2,270 ml (80 imp fl oz; 77 US fl oz) bottle, which became known as the “Darwin Stubby”.

In 1981 Swan Brewery and CUB merged to form the Northern Territory Breweries Pty Ltd. In 1981 CUB bought out Swan’s interest leaving it in sole control of the Northern Territory beer market. The Darwin brewery closed in 1989 however NT Draught continued to be brewed from the company's Melbourne brewery. In October 1996 CUB acquired the 200,000 hl Darwin Brewery[7] in Winnellie from Goldchill Brewing, and commenced production of Victoria Bitter and Carlton Light for the Northern Territory in November. The brewery also produced NT Draught in the Darwin Stubby.[8]

In May 2015 Carlton & United Breweries announced that due to decreasing volumes and increasing costs that it would be ceasing production of NT Draught. The company did advise that it would become one of their heritage beers and they would investigate bringing it out in special runs.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brew Review : NT Draught | Our Naked Australia
  2. ↑ McLean, Greg (15 May 2008). "Toasting the Darwin Stubby". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Morgan, Ian (5 June 2008). "The Darwin Stubby turns 50". Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Deutsher, Keith (1999). The Breweries of Australia: A History. Lothian. p. 309. ISBN 9780850919868.
  5. ↑ Stubbs, Dr Brett J. Stubbs (12 April 2013). "Australia's post-war breweries". Brew News Australia. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Laws, John; Stewart, Christopher (2007). It Doesn't End There. McMillian Publishers. p. 31. ISBN 9781742625645.
  7. ↑ McKean, Catharine A. (1999). Australian Food: The Complete Reference to the Australian Food Industry. Agri Food Media. p. 268. ISBN 9780957728509.
  8. ↑ "The Monitoring and Pre-treatment of Brewery Trade Waste Prior to Discharge". Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  9. ↑ McDonald, Shae (2 May 2015). "Carlton and United Breweries stops regular production of NT Draught". NT News. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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