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SP Lager

Crisp lager in a brown bottle, the beer of every celebration and haus win

Papua New Guinea Wine & spirit Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

South Pacific Brewery began brewing in Port Moresby in 1952 and its lager became a national symbol, sponsoring rugby league across the country.

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What is SP Lager?

SP Lager is a wine & spirit from Papua New Guinea: crisp lager in a brown bottle, the beer of every celebration and haus win. South Pacific Brewery began brewing in Port Moresby in 1952 and its lager became a national symbol, sponsoring rugby league across the country.

Made with

barleyhops

Cooked

brewed

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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