DRAFT Magazine

Yesterday, SABMiller arm Pacific Beverages introduced its newest brewery, Bluetongue, in the town of Warnervale, Australia, just north of Sydney. The project actually combines two brewhouses into one brewing machine capable of churning out 500,000 hectoliters—that’s 141 million cans of beer. The brewery will produce many of its parent company’s popular international brands including Miller Genuine Draft, Miller Chill, Grolsch, Peroni Nastro Azzuro and Peroni Leggera. Built in 18 months at a cost of $105 million, the brewery features new technology that minimizes water and energy consumption, plus a water recycling plant and storm-water harvesting technology that will help preserve nearby wetlands.