BREWERIANA:VINTAGE MACS, BUDGET, KEDRON-WAVELL COASTERS & NQ LAGER
The Fitzroy Brewery [1880 – 1976] located in Rockhampton, was the longest running brewery in country Queensland, spanning a period of 96 years. The first brew was released at the official opening in October 1880 and the beer was described as ‘a nice light drink possessing a rich hop flavour with none of the hardness of other Colonial beers on the market’. In 1961 Carlton United Breweries Ltd Melbourne bought the Fitzroy Brewery and continued the popular Mac’s Beer until a new brewery was built