1. They infer "imported" but you need a magnifying glass to read the fine print. Even the ads show their foreign roots.
2. The "Imports" are $4-$5 more expensive than the locals.
3. Fosters take up one line one the supermarket/bottle shop shelves in Victoria whereas Victoria Bitter Takes up 3 across and 2 shelves high. I drank Fosters in the US. I wouldn't touch it with a 10' barge pole here. VB ranks supreme. Too bad you don't get it there, it's a good drop.
4. XXXX is the name of the beer, pronounced "four-X". It's brewed in South Australia.
5. As for US beers, I can find Bud and Miller. Bud is more expensive. Could be Miller is being brewed local, but I swore off it years ago. I can also find Moosehead. Corona is big on the club scene. A slab/case of Bud will set me back A$65. But it is imported.
6. FYI, each state in Aus has it's own major brewery, so Carlton and United in Victoria, Tooheys in New South Wales, Swan in WA, and ummm, the other guys... (guess I shoulda researched more...
) But each state sells their own beer at a lower cost, I've found.
7. Lastly, I don't have a complaint about the quality of the "imported" brews made locally. I find the quality to be good. My gripe is paying import prices for it. If the lisences are that expensive, then stuff'em. I'll settle for the local stuff.
RIP Short-Media 
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