Thickos is on the money with Beer, there are good ones and there are bad ones (although I would put old in that catergory mate, the black beers aren't my favourites). If you want to get good beer then you will pay extra. It will cost you a bit more 69 but you should try beer like Carlsberg, Becks, Kronenberg, Grolsch or Stella. These taste very different to the standard 'aussie' beers, I find them a lot sweeter than the mainstream ones here and it may be a way to ease yourself in. Personally I was hanging out for a VB by the time I was coming home from overseas and I still enjoy that beer most regardless of what a lot of people say about it. I recall reading a few years ago that VB (yes VB not CUB) had 40% market share of all beer consumed in this country. That figure would have changed now but VB will always be very popular in Aus, probably the most popular.
Bugger it, I'll buy you some decent beer on Monday.