Beers
Coopers beers are widely available on tap in South Australia and Victoria, and in some bars in the rest of Australia as speciality beers. They are widely available in bottles and (to a lesser extent) cans around Australia and New Zealand, and occasionally at specialist importers in other countries. The distribution of the beers outside of South Australia has been largely promoted since 2003 by the subsidiary Premium Beverages Pty. Ltd.
Coopers bottled beers are characterised by their secondary fermentation technique - some yeast remains in the bottle after bottling - thus the bottled beer contains some sediment. There are two schools of thought with regard to the sediment - some drinkers like to mix the sediment throughout the beer by tipping or rolling the beer before drinking, while others prefer to decant the beer into a glass leaving (most of) the sediment at the base of the bottle. Coopers have made such choice a strong element in their marketing strategy. Some find that mixing the sediment results in a shaken beer and prefer not to mix the sediment at all, simply opening the bottle and drinking. The action of drinking from the bottle serves to distribute the sediment anyway without shaking one's beer up.
Coopers also produce a large range of homebrew kits. Amongst these are, English Bitter, Dark Ale, Real Ale and Lager, as well as several others. Coopers homebrew kits provide the starting place for many new homebrewers across the world and are a highly successful brand.
| Coopers Beers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beer | ABV | Available | Label Colour | Details | ||
| Tap | Bottle | Can | ||||
| Sparkling Ale | 5.8% | Y | Y | - | Red | An English style golden ale. It has a distinctive cloudy appearance due to the sediment being left in the bottle. The Sparkling Ale has a slightly different flavour and higher alcoholic content than the Pale Ale. |
| Pale Ale | 4.5% | Y | Y | - | Green | A pale ale. |
| Best Extra Stout | 6.3% | Y | Y | - | Yellow | A stout. |
| Dark Ale | 4.5% | Y | Y | - | Brown | A dark ale, which in other parts of the world is called a brown ale. |
| Mild Ale | 3.5% | Y | Y | Y | Orange | A Midstrength Ale. Coopers entry into the lager dominated mid-strength market. |
| Premium Lager | 5.0% | Y | Y | - | Green | A lager. |
| 62 Pilsner | 5.0% | Y | Y | - | Black (neck only) |
A pilsner. |
| Premium Light | 2.9% | Y | Y | Y | Blue | A low-alcohol beer by Australian standards. In Australia, any beer with less than 3% alcohol is called "light". |
| Clear | 4.5% | Y | Y | Y | Gold | A full strength low carbohydrate dry beer. |
| Extra Strong Vintage Ale | 7.5% | Y | Y | - | Cream | An English strong ale, also known as real ale. |
| Birell | 0.5% | - | Y | Y | White | A non-alcoholic lager style beer. |
| Dr. Tim's Traditional Ale | 4.5% | - | - | Y | Green | A pale ale naturally conditioned in an Aluminium Can. |
These beers were made at one point in time, but have since been dropped from production due to poor sales or the release of replacement products
- Coopers Regency Draught
- Coopers Regency Light
- Coopers DB
- Thomas Coopers Finest Export Ale
- Coopers Premium Ale
- Coopers Clear Ale
- Coopers Black Crow
- Coopers Adelaide Bitter
- Coopers Heritage
- Coopers Special Old Stout
The company also produces a range of malt extracts and concentrate for homebrewers.
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