Before there was craft beer, before there was low-carb beer, before there was imported beer with lime segments stuck in their necks, there was Brisbane Bitter.

With its red-and-yellow can covered in images of the CBD and Story Bridge, Brisbane Bitter went down a treat around the barbie with Jimmy Barnes on the tapedeck, a bowl of Samboys at the ready.

This month, the beer of the '80s is being re-released - in its original can - along with the equally retro local brew, Bulimba Gold Top, to be sold at selected Dan Murphy's stores during the next month.

Both beers - full-strength lagers - were phased out in the 1980s.