Where can I find Emu Bitter beer for my grandparents?

December 26, 2008 9:30 AM

Where can I buy Emu Bitter beer in the US? It's made by Nathan Lion, the same brewery that makes Steinlager. I'm willing to drive anywhere in AZ, NH, or NE, although I would prefer mail order delivery.

http://www.lion-nathan.com/Great-Brands/AUS-Beer/Emu.aspx

This beer is for my Grandma and Grandpa. It is the only beer my Grandma has ever liked, and she hasn't had a bottle of it since she visited Australia 15 years ago.

Thank you for your help.

posted by speedoavenger to Food & Drink (7 answers total)

The Beer Advocate page for Emu Bitter (login required?) does not give me much hope for your ability to find it in the states. I'll inquire at my local beer shop if they know anything.
posted by knile at 10:21 AM on December 26, 2008

I'm willing to drive anywhere in AZ, NH, or NE

Arizona, New Hampshire or Nebraska? Or did you mean something else?
posted by box at 10:45 AM on December 26, 2008

Arizona, New Hampshire or Nebraska? Or did you mean something else?

Perhaps he meant Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico?
posted by Dreamcast at 2:15 PM on December 26, 2008

Response by poster: I meant Arizona, New Hampshire, and Nebraska. I'm currently visiting Arizona. My grandparents live in Nebraska, and I live in New Hampshire.

Thank you knile for asking around. Let me know if you get any hot leads!

Is there any service where I could find an Australian to ship the beer to the states?
posted by speedoavenger at 2:46 PM on December 26, 2008

Lion Nathan's authorized distributor in the United States is High Falls, which only lists two of L.N.'s brews in its portfolio: Toohey's and Steinlager. So it's not officially available in the United States at all, barring greymarket imports or somebody flying in from western Australia with extra room in their luggage.

You can try High Falls' contact page to try reaching somebody by email, or try reaching somebody by phone at the High Falls contact info provided by Lion Nathan's website.
posted by ardgedee at 2:52 PM on December 26, 2008

Best answer: I'm in Melbourne, Australia and am fairly sure I can easily buy Emu Bitter at most bottleshops. Feel free to get in touch if you want me to send some over to you ...
posted by davem at 5:50 AM on December 27, 2008

Emu Bitter? Dear God, I cannot think of a worse Australian beer (and Australia make a LOT of very bad beer!)

15 years can do strange things to a persons memory of how things tasted
posted by lamby at 8:14 AM on December 29, 2008