What Do Aussies Call a Beer?

Australians enjoy having a few beers or a bevvie (short for beverage), a frostie, a coldie or a couple of cold ones. Beer is also known as liquid amber, amber nectar or liquid gold.

What is slang for beer?

Tinnie and Amber Nectar

Tinnie was first used in the 1970s and referred to as canned beer. Amber nectar originated from the U.S. in the 19th century. Amber nectar can refer to lager. At first, any colored drink was amber nectar.

What do Australians call a glass of beer?

Folks in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, and Western Australia call it a “middy"; Victoria and Queensland locals dub it a “pot”; Tasmanians a “ten”; Northern Territorians a “handle”; and, rather confusingly, South Australians term it a “schooner."