Beer arrived in Australia at the beginning of British colonisation. In 2004, Australia was ranked fourth internationally in per capita beer consumption, at around 110 litres per year,[1] though considerably lower in terms of total per capitaalcohol consumption. The most popular beer style in modern day Australia is lager.
The oldest brewery still in operation is the Cascade Brewery, established in Tasmania in 1824. Except for the family-owned Coopers, all of the large breweries are now owned by the Australian company Foster's or Japanese-owned Lion Nathan. Foster's Lager is made mostly for export or under licence in other countries, particularly the UK.[2]
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