THE historic all-Queensland NRL decider has created an unprecedented demand for the sunshine state’s most famous brew, forcing ANZ Stadium staff to reconfigure its 288 beer taps and wheel in 740 kegs of XXXX Gold.

As many as 30,000 Queenslanders will flood across the border to see the Brisbane Broncos and the North Queensland Cowboys battle it out for NRL supremacy in front of a full house of more than 80,000 at ANZ Stadium.

With the bureau predicting a Queensland-like 32C for Sydney Olympic Park on Sunday, the stadium caterers expect to sell a whopping 120,000 cups of beer on the day.

Around 70 per cent of the beer taps have been switched to XXXX.

media_camera Rachel Morris and Rachel Jennings from ANZ Stadium test the XXXX beer installed for Queenslanders attending the grand final. Picture: Mark Evans

The irony is that the beer Queenslanders have been boasting about for nearly years 100 years (the first XXXX was poured in 1924) is actually a product now made in Sydney — just a few kilometres from ANZ Stadium at the Tooheys brewery in Lidcombe.

The stadium’s head of catering and hospitality, Andreas Breitfuss, expects XXXX Gold to account for up to at least 70 per cent of the total consumption of the amber ale.

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“It’s like anything, you cater for what your clients want,” Breitfuss said.

“Based on the high demand for tickets in Brisbane and North Queensland, we have reconfigured our beer taps to allocate more for XXXX Gold and wheeled in hundreds of additional kegs.

“It’s fair to say we’re expecting record sales of Queensland’s favourite brew.”

WHAT THEY’LL EAT AND DRINK 120,000 cups of beer 740 kegs of XXXX Gold 8000 cups of wine 18,000 buckets of chips - 10,700 hotdogs - 15,000 pies- - 25,000 bottles of water - 8500 plated corporate meals - 3500 gourmet sandwiches

The demand for XXXX is in direct contrast to State of Origin encounters at ANZ when the parochial NSW Blues fans have made Hahn Super Dry 3.5 the highest-selling beer in the general public areas. At this game it is expected to be down to 30 per cent.

Gates open at ANZ Stadium at 1.15pm on Sunday, with pre-game festivities in Sydney Olympic Park from 11am.

Designated team supporter bars have been set up inside ANZ Stadium.

While fans are encouraged to enjoy the day, police have reminded fans of the laws that prohibit drunken supporters from entering ANZ Stadium and that they will be removed if deemed to be intoxicated.

“With the length of day and the anticipated hot weather conditions, fans should ensure they drink responsibly and watch out for family and friends,” a NSW Police spokesman said.

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Originally published as Extraordinary change to NRL grand final