Hahn Brewery is a brewery that was established by Dr
Charles Hahn in 1988
at an old factory site in the suburb of
Camperdown in
Sydney,
New South Wales
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Australia.
It was originally a brewer of premium beers, including
Hahn Premium and Hahn Premium Light. The 1991 recession resulted in reduced demand, and forced a rethink of this policy.
A more mainstream beer called Sydney Bitter was produced, with reasonable success. It has launched two new beers since then:
Hahn Super Dry in 2006 and
Hahn Super Dry 3.5 in 2009.
![Hahn Super Dry Can Full Strength](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Hahn_Super_Dry_Can_Full_Strength._375_mL_.jpg)
In 1993 the brewery was purchased by Australia's second largest brewer
Lion Hahn was appointed as the Chief Brewer of Lion Co which, at the time, operated eight breweries in Australia and New Zealand and two in China.
Production of Hahn beers was moved to the
Tooheys
Tooheys is a brewery in the suburb of Lidcombe, in Sydney, Australia. It produces beers and ciders under the ''Tooheys'' and '' Hahn Brewery'' trademarks, and is part of the Lion beverages group which was acquired by the Japanese Kirin Company ...
brewery in
Auburn. The Camperdown brewery itself was renamed to the
Malt Shovel Brewery
The Malt Shovel Brewery is an Australian brewery owned by Lion, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Kirin. It is located in Camperdown, New South Wales. Malt Shovel is best known for its James Squire range of beers. The beer is named af ...
in honour of the 1st fleet convict turned Australia's first brewer,
James Squire
James Squire, alternatively known as James Squires, (18 December 1754 – 16 May 1822) was a First Fleet convict transported to Australia.
Squire is credited with the first successful cultivation of hops in Australia around the start of the 19t ...
. To this day, Hahn still plays a key role in brewing the craft beers at the Malt Shovel Brewery.
Products
See also
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Australian pub
An Australian pub or hotel is a public house or pub for short, in Australia, and is an establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. They may also provide other services, such as entertainment, meals and ...
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Beer in Australia
Beer arrived in Australia at the beginning of British colonisation. In 2004 Australia was ranked fourth internationally in per capita beer consumption, at around 110 litres per year;
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List of breweries in Australia
Beer production in Australia has traditionally been dominated by regional producers. Since the 1980s, there have been a steady stream of takeovers and amalgamations, and now the two major producers (who were once Australian-owned) are Carlton & U ...
References
Bibliography
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External links
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Hahn Interview- Interview with Dr Hahn
Kirin Group
Australian beer brands
1986 establishments in Australia
Companies established in 1986
Beer brewing companies based in New South Wales
Food and drink companies based in Sydney
Manufacturing companies based in Sydney
Culture of New South Wales
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