This is a not legend,
A fable or a tale…
But a yarn about brewery,
That makes our favourite ale…
From small but humble beginnings,
Back in 1878…
The Fitzgerald brothers were excited,
About a brew they would create…
It was young Nick and Eddie,
Who realized a dream…
To brew the greatest beer
And become the XXXX team…
So they moved on up to Queensland,
Brisbane to be exact…
Where they opened a brewery,
That made huge impact…
Then in the early 1900’s,
They sourced a master brewer…
When a German bloke replied,
He could make this beer so pure.
So it was Alhois William Leitner
And the knowledge that he knew
Removed all the cloudiness
From this now famous XXXX brew
Then it was in 1924,
Mr. Fourex came to fame…
From those humble old beginnings,
Back at Castlemaine…
The beer became so popular,
The old diggers were inspired…
The taste was like life itself,
So they nicknamed it barbed wire…
Since then to now, it’s number one,
Queensland’s favourite beer…
Thank god for those Fitzgerald boys,
They deserve our loudest cheer…!
Len Newey 2016