Crown Lager is a 4.9% Premium Australian Beer originally made by the Carlton & United Beverages(CUB).
Crown Lager (known colloquially as a "crownie") was originally brewed in 1919 as "Fosters Crown Lager" and was initially only available to visiting dignitaries that visited Australia. During the first royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Australia in 1954 Fosters marked the occasion releasing Crown Lager to the general Australian public .
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Crown Lager is a 4.9% Premium Australian Beer originally made by the Carlton & United Beverages(CUB).
Crown Lager (known colloquially as a "crownie") was originally brewed in 1919 as "Fosters Crown Lager" and was initially only available to visiting dignitaries that visited Australia. During the first royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Australia in 1954 Fosters marked the occasion releasing Crown Lager to the general Australian public .
Crown lager is highly recognisable by its uniquely shaped bottle and by its 1954-trademarked logo that has only changed four times in the history of the beer, and remains one of Australia's most popular premium lagers.
The unique bottle shape and label was designed by Eveline Annie Harvey (22/5/1910 - 5/8/2008) a Commercial Artist working in Melbourne who was also responsible for many other well known labels during the period such as Monbulk Jam and others. Eveline was the artist chosen by General Douglas McArthur to draw critical and highly...
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