May 2018 – Record-breaking launch volume sees Iron Jack become Australia’s biggest beer launch of the last decade.
Since its launch in September 2017, Iron Jack has sold over 15 million litres, more volume over the same period than established beer brands like Crown Lager, Stella Artois and James Squire 150 Lashes[1]. It is already one of the most available beer brands in the country – distributed in over 5,000 bottle shops and 2,000 pubs across Australia.
Lion’s Contemporary Portfolio Manager, Amy Darvill, says the early signs are that the beer is connecting well with consumers.
“When we launched Iron Jack, we wanted to make a beer for hard working, down to earth Aussie blokes. Blokes who love their dogs and the outdoors. Their initial reaction to the beer has been really encouraging,” Darvill said.
After the same amount of time in market more than twice as many consumers have trialled Iron Jack as Great Northern Super Crisp[2], which Darvill says is a direct result of where the brand has focussed its investment.
“We made an early decision to make sure we supported our customers with good trial mechanics to get the beer in people’s hands, because we know once this happens the beer stands up on its own.”
Darvill says Lion has doubled the media spend behind Iron Jack in order to further drive awareness of the brand.
“We’ve had a really great launch but we know it’s only early days and we need to keep up the positive momentum. Our original media strategy was to start regional and work our way in towards metro areas. But given the strong start we’ve significantly increased our media spend to include all capital cities, as well as still supporting regional areas.”
Iron Jack will have one of the largest media spends of any beer in the country in 2018 – comprised of a large scale TV, Radio and Billboard campaign which began in March and is centred around the beer’s message of ‘Thirst Crushing Refreshment’.
Iron Jack is available in 330ml bottles, 375ml cans and on tap. For more information head to www.ironjack.com.au or visit facebook.com/IRONJACKBEER/
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About Legendary Brewing Co.
The Legendary Brewing Co. (LBC) was established as a new trademark by Lion in 2017. The LBC encompasses stories that are fictional but familiar, taking inspiration from and celebrating Australia and its characters. The first beer to be produced by the LBC trademark is IRON JACK, which celebrates legendary outdoorsmen who thrive in Australia’s hot, rugged country. The LBC was also inspired by the great Australian breweries; Boag’s (1883), Castlemaine (1878), Tooheys (1869) and West End (1859). These breweries have been around 150 years and have a few of their own stories to share.
