Melbourne, 20 March 2018: Australia’s leading brewer, Carlton & United Breweries (CUB), is today taking a significant step towards sourcing 100 per cent of its electricity from renewables. CUB is adopting renewable energy as the way forward with the signing of a 12-year PowerPurchase Agreement (PPA) with German renewable energy developer, service provider and wholesaler,… Read more →
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CUB reduces ABV on mid-strength beers
Carlton & United Breweries has announced it will reduce the ABV on three of its lower alcohol beers.
Tap contracts reform is no silver bullet
Repost: With tap contracts once again in the news, we revisit this 2015 article exploring some of the arguments in favour of contracting arrangements.
Goose Island launched in Australia
CUB has launched Goose Island, the first of its new portfolio of beers available since the merger last year of its former parent, SABMiller, with ABInBev…
CUB ‘outperforming competitors’: SABMiller
Carlton & United Breweries achieved strong earnings growth for the first quarter ended June 30, despite the continuing decline of its mainstream brands.
Radio Brews News – Episode 88 – Scott Vincent
This week we catch up with Scott Vincent, Beverage Innovation Manager at CUB, and also Head Brewer at Matilda Bay. We chat about Matilda Bay’s move to Cascade, why you can’t find Red Back anywhere and the brand’s future, McCracken’s Ale, amongst many other topics.
Opinion: The problem with Pure Blonde
Beer is erroneously seen as being unhealthy, fattening and full of carbs. Matt Kirkegaard asks why, then, would a major brewery tell consumers that if they want to be healthy they should drink one brand…
Fat Yak births Lazy Yak; CUB revises craft beer strategy
CUB has announced its first brand extension for the Fat Yak range establishing it as a new franchise, while signalling a change in its craft beer strategy…
SABMiller buys UK’s Meantime Brewing
SABMiller is to become the new owner of London-based modern craft brewer Meantime Brewing Company
Episode 41: RBN Wears out the Crown Part II
Part two of Matt’s interview with CUB about the revitalisation attempts for the Crown brand and Tim Ovadia is joined by CUB’s Chief Brewer Jaideep Chandrasekharan about the 2014 Crown Ambassador Reserve…