Swan is a

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brand owned by

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. It was originally brewed by the

Swan Brewery The Swan Brewery is a brewing company, whose brewery was located in Perth, Western Australia. History The brewery was established in 1857 by Frederick Sherwood at the foot of what is now Sherwood Court in Perth. The brewery was named for ...

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

, but brewing was moved to South Australia in 2013 and to New South Wales in 2021. On 4 August 2022, it was announced that some of the brewing of Swan Draught, but not the Emu varieties, would be moved back to Western Australia, at the

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Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

Varieties

* Swan Draught is a mild

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, with a medium bitter flavour and a full body (4.4% alc/vol). It has been in production since 1857. * Emu Bitter is a full-strength

(4% alc/vol). The recipe has not changed since it was first launched in 1923 * Emu Export is a medium bittered and full-bodied

(4.2% alc/vol), first launched in 1954. * Emu Draft is a mid-strength lager (3.0% alc/vol). It has been in production since 1992

Former products

* Swan Stout - a unique stout naturally brewed using a centuries-old brewing style (7.4% alc/vol). * Swan Gold - a mid-strength lager, with a small head and a quiet bitter aroma (3.5% alc/vol). Production commenced in 1978. Ended 2003. * Swan Export Lager - production commenced in 1933 * Swan Premium Lager - released following ''

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in 1983. * Swan Special Light - a fully brewed low alcohol (0.9%) beer released in July 1984. * Swan Skol * Phipson's Australian Pilsner - produced by Swan Brewery for export in the late 1930s and continued into the 1940s * Hannan's Lager * 1857 Bitter - a mid-strength lager (3.5% alc/vol). Production commenced in March 1996.

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