Most people don't actively choose to drink mid-strength beers, but it appears the trend has well and truly shifted with more and more local breweries offering a middy as part of their selection. While Queensland is the true home of the 'middy' – XXXX Gold is the biggest-selling beer by volume in Australia, followed by Great Northern – the likes of New South Wales, Victoria and Adelaide are now getting in on the mid-strength action.
While drinking a mid-strength beer was once seen as weak or unmanly (much like Rosé), we're here to tell you that being sensible is cool – and so is waking up sans hangover! Not to mention some of the best Aussie craft breweries now make one or more mid-strength options. Gone are the days of lifeless low-alcohol lagers that haunted the bottom of the esky the morning after a family BBQ. I'm here to tell you that there is an array of mid-strength beers worth prioritising next time you're standing in front of the fridge at the bottle-o. Tuck into our list below.
Bridge Road Brewers Little Bling IPA
Mountain Culture Scenic Route
Little Creatures Rogers' Amber Ale
Colonial Brewing Co. Small Ale
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4 Pines Pacific Ale
Brick Lane Backyarder Crisp Lager
Cage Roads Side Track All Day XPA
Akasha Little Smith IPA
James Squire Mid River Pale Ale
Young Henrys Stayer Mid
Balter Captain Sensible
Stone & Wood Green Coast Crisp
Pirate Life Throwback IPA
Great Northern Super Crisp Lager
XXXX Gold
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