| Hunter | |
| Brewery: | Crown Beverages Limited |
| Style: | Pale lager |
| Year: | [1] |
| Abv: | 5.0%[2] |
Hunter is a brand of beer from Bangladesh. It is brewed by Crown Beverages Limited, a company in the Jamuna Group.[3] [4]
Bangladesh has strict controls on the sale of alcoholic beverages. Its Narcotics Control Act 1990 bans the sale of beer, which it defines as a drink with an alcohol content of between 5% and 8.5%. Crown Beverages introduced brewed drinks under the Hunter and Crown brands with an alcohol content of less than 5% to conform with national law, calling them malt beverages. The packaging of Hunter beer closely imitates Australian brand Fosters Beer and Crown's packaging is modelled on Carlsberg Beer livery.[5]
Sale of the beers has been protested by members of parliament and has led to court cases, but not to bans on production.[6] [7] [8] [9]