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XXXX is not to be confused with XXX, a designation that originated in the United States for explicit pornography (beyond the X rating) which is frequently found in nuisance e-mail messages and pornographic advertising.

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\nXXXX (pronounced 'Four-ex') is a German style lager beer brewed in Milton, Australia by Queensland brewers, Castlemaine-Perkins, a brewery originally located in Castlemaine, a goldrush town in Victoria, Australia. Its name, first introduced in 1924, is a throwback to the long standing tradition of using X's to indicate the strength of an ale. It contains 4.8% alcohol by volume (ABV). Described as bland but palatable (with a distinct bitter aftertaste), its frequent imbibing leads to fierce loyalty toward the subject matter. Although generally only available in Queensland, it competes locally with Victoria Bitter and Toohey's New, and not, contrary to popular belief outside Australia, with Fosters. In fact, Fosters (an international Australian icon) is sometimes rarely seen in most of Australia these days, and most Fosters products available in Europe are brewed in the United Kingdom. There is a joke that it's called XXXX because the Australians do not know how to spell beer.

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\nXXXX or FourEcks is also the name of the Australia-like continent seen in the Discworld novel The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett.\n----\nXXXX is also the name of a song written by Hong Kong band LMF. Category:Discworld locations\nCategory:Brand of beer