Carlton Draught

Carlton Draught

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Carlton Draught

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Carlton Draught
A can of Carlton Draught
Manufacturer Carlton & United Beverages, a subsidiary of Foster's Group
Alcohol by volume 4.6%
Style pale lager

Carlton Draught is a 4.6% (abv) pale lager made in Australia by Carlton & United Beverages.

Description

Carlton Draught is a pale lager which is sold on tap in its home state

of Victoria as well as in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia

and Western Australia, and is one of Australia's most popular selling

tap beers.[1] It is also sold pre-packaged, Carlton Draught comes in

375ml "stubbie" and 750ml "longneck" bottles and 375ml cans.

 

The formulation of Carlton Draught was changed slightly in 2003 to

reduce the alcohol content from 5.0% to 4.6% in response to an

increase in alcohol taxes by the Federal government. The logo was

also changed, and a new advertising campaign was introduced to

target a wider market. Featuring quirky, comical advertisements and

billboards; the beer was promoted as simply being "made from beer".

Carlton Draught, like most Australian Lagers, is made using a

wortstream brewing process, and uses a portion of cane sugar to thin

out the body of the beer, apparently due to drinkers preferences.

 

Advertising

 

The Carlton Draught: Big Ad used viral marketing techniques before

being released on television.

 

A second comical viral campaign was initiated in September 2006

entitled Flash Beer. It is focused on a character named Kevin

Kavendish (played by Aaron Bertram) applying for a job as a brewer in

Carlton Draught. At first, he is rejected then copies a dance sequence

in the movie Flashdance to the song Flashdance... What a Feeling and is

accepted.

 

The Chasers War On Everything "Ad Road Tested" The Ad.[2] Carlton

Draught used to be the main sponsor of the Australian Football

League but was superseded by Toyota