ABC Wednesday, X for XXXX Bitter

An Australian without beer? Impossible. The bottle has four X's. I asked an Australian what it meant and he said it is just a particular brand. But... This is what Wikipedia says:

XXXX (pronounced fourex) is a brand of Australian beer brewed in Milton, Brisbane by Queensland brewers, Castlemaine Perkins. It enjoys wide popularity in the state of Queensland, where it is commonly found on-tap in pubs and bars.
 
The XXXX brand was first introduced in 1924 and is a throwback to the long standing tradition of using Xs to indicate the strength of an ale. The brand name also built upon XXX Sparkling Ale introduced in 1878. The brand is used on the XXXX Bitter, XXXX Gold, XXXX Light Bitter (Lager), XXXX DL (Diet Lager) and Sovereign (Lager).



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Slim Dusty Lyrics " A Pub With No Beer " Oh it's-a lonesome away from your kindred and all By the campfire at night we'll hear the wild dingoes call But there's-a nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer Now the publican's anxious for the quota to come And there's a far away look on the face of the bum The maid's gone all cranky and the cook's acting queer Oh what a terrible place is a pub with no beer Then the stockman rides up with his dry dusty throat He breasts up to the bar and pulls a wad from his coat But the smile on his face quickly turns to a sneer As the barman says sadly the pub's got no beer Then the swaggie comes in smothered in dust and flies He throws down his roll and rubs the sweat from his eyes But when he is told, he says what's this I hear I've trudged fifty flamin' miles to a pub with no beer Now there's a dog on the v'randa, for his master he waits But the boss is inside drinking wine with his mates He hurries for cover and he cringes in fear It's no place for a dog 'round a pub with no beer And old Billy the blacksmith, the first time in his life Why he's gone home cold sober to his darling wife He walks in the kitchen, she says you're early Bill dear But then he breaks down and tells her the pub's got no beer Oh it's hard to believe that there's customers still But the money's still tinkling in the old ancient till The wine buffs are happy and I know they're sincere When they say they don't care if the pub's got no beer So it's-a lonesome away from your kindred and all By the campfire at night we'll hear the wild dingoes call. But there's-a nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer    <div style='padding:3px; border:1px solid #FF6600; width:310px; text-align:center'><img src="//img2.blogblog.com/img/video_object.png" style="background-color: #b2b2b2; height: 259px; width: 310px; " class="BLOGGER-object-element tr_noresize tr_placeholder" id="BLOGGER_object_5" data-original-id="BLOGGER_object_5" /><br> From <b><span style='color:#FF6100'>LYRICS</span><span style='color:dodgerblue'>MODE</span>.COM</b> lyrics archive</div> <a href='http://www.lyricsmode.com' target='_blank'>Lyrics</a> | <a href='http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/slim_dusty/' target='_blank'>Slim Dusty lyrics</a> - <a href='http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/slim_dusty/a_pub_with_no_beer.html' target='_blank'>A Pub With No Beer lyrics</