Tooheys is a

brewery A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of bee ...

in the suburb of

Lidcombe Lidcombe is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lidcombe is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Cumberland Council, with a small industrial part in the north ...

, in

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, Australia. It produces beers and ciders under the ''Tooheys'' and ''

Hahn Brewery Hahn Brewery is a brewery that was established by Dr Chuck Hahn, Charles Hahn in 1988 at an old factory site in the suburb of Camperdown, New South Wales, Camperdown in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was originally a brewer of premium ...

'' trademarks, and is part of the Lion beverages group which was acquired by the Japanese

Kirin Company is a Japanese integrated beverages company. It is a subsidiary of Kirin Holdings Company, Limited. Its major operating units include Kirin Brewery Company, Limited, Mercian Corporation and Kirin Beverages Company, Limited. Kirin is a member o ...

in 2009.

History

Tooheys dates from 1869, when

John Thomas Toohey John Thomas Toohey (26 April 1839 – 5 May 1903) was an Irish-born Australian brewer and politician. He was born in Moneygall, County Tipperary to businessman Matthew Toohey and Honora Hall. His family migrated to Melbourne in 1841, where h ...

(an Irish immigrant to

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) obtained his brewing licence. Toohey and his brother

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ran pubs in Melbourne (The Limerick Arms and The Great Britain) before moving to

in the 1860s. They commenced brewing Tooheys Black Old Ale in a brewery in the area of present-day Darling Harbour. By 1875, demand for their beer had soared and they established The Standard Brewery in inner-city

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. In 1902, the company went public as Tooheys Limited, and commenced brewing lager (the present-day Tooheys New) in 1930. In 1955, the brewery moved west to

. In 1967, Tooheys bought competitor Miller's Brewers located in Taverner's Hill, closing that brewery in 1975. Tooheys New

In March 1980, Tooheys merged with

Castlemaine Perkins Castlemaine Perkins is a brewery at 185 Milton Road, Milton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a wholly owned entity of the Japanese-controlled Lion company. Operations began in 1878 and continue today. Castlemaine Perkins is the home of ...

to form Castlemaine Tooheys. Lion Nathan History

Bond Corporation Alan Bond (22 April 1938 – 5 June 2015) was an English-born Australian businessman noted for his high-profile and often corrupt business dealings. These included his central role in the WA Inc scandals of the 1980s, and what was at the time ...

purchased Castlemaine Tooheys in 1985. Castlemaine Tooheys were represented as the appellants in the landmark 1990 case of ''

Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia ''Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia'',. is a High Court of Australia case that deals with whether a particular Act of South Australia contravenes Section 92 of the Constitution of Australia, which is about the freedom of interstate tr ...

'', heard by the High Court of Australia. Since the brewery operated outside

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, but sold its products there, a South Australian Act Amendment, imposing a substantial refund value for non-refillable bottles produced in other states, was ruled to be inconsistent with

section 92 of the Constitution of Australia Section 92 of the Constitution of Australia, Trade within the Commonwealth to be free. as far as is still relevant today is: This provision has been the cornerstone of significant Australian constitutional jurisprudence, which has also been qu ...

. Due to the significant discriminatory and protectionist financial impacts that they faced, Castlemaine Tooheys successfully invalidated the law..

Lion Nathan Lion is an alcoholic beverage company that operates in Australia and New Zealand, and a subsidiary of Japanese beverage conglomerate Kirin. It produces and markets a range of beer and cider in Australia, and wine in New Zealand and the Unite ...

acquired a 50% stake in Bond's Natbrew Holdings in 1990, and took total ownership in 1992. Production of Hahn-branded beers was moved from the Camperdown

to Tooheys, some time between 1993 (Lion's acquisition of Hahn) and 1999 (when Hahn Brewery was renamed Malt Shovel Brewery). Products sold under the Tooheys trademark are brewed at Tooheys Brewery. Home-brew kits are distributed by Lion and produced at Canterbury Brewery.

Sponsorships

, the Tooheys brand was the major sponsor of

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in New South Wales and Queensland. It was naming rights sponsor of the

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from

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until

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and the

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from 2001 until 2003. Had the Tooheys Challenge Cup

Current beers

* ''

Tooheys New 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 (Australasian company), Lion beverages group which was acquired by ...

'' is a

pale lager Pale lager is a very pale-to- golden-colored lager beer with a well- attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid-19th century, when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brew ...

, first brewed in 1930. * '' Tooheys Old'' is a

dark ale Ale is a type of beer brewed using a warm fermentation method, resulting in a sweet, full-bodied and fruity taste. Historically, the term referred to a drink brewed without hops. As with most beers, ale typically has a bittering agent to bala ...

, supposedly similar to the Toohey brothers' original brew. * '' Tooheys Extra Dry'' is a dry style lager, available on tap and in bottles. * ''Red Bitter'' was formerly known as ''Tooheys Red'', 4.0 to 4.2% ABV * ''Gold Bitter'' was formerly ''Tooheys Gold'', mid-strength, 3.0% ABV * ''Blue Bitter'' was formerly ''Tooheys Blue'', a low-alcohol "lite" version, 2.3% ABV * '' Hahn Premium Light'' was launched in 1998. * '' Hahn Super Dry'' was launched in October 2006.

Discontinued beers

* '' Tooheys Flag Ale'' * '' Hahn Premium'', a

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-style lager, was launched in 1988. * ''Tooheys Country Special'' * ''Tooheys Blue Ice'' * ''Tooheys Amber Bitter'' * ''Tooheys 2.2 Lite'' *Tooheys Classic * ''MeZ'' * ''Tooheys Extra Dry Platinum'', launched in 2007, is a beer with increased alcohol content of 6.5%. * '' Tooheys Pils'' is a

, launched in 1998. * ''Tooheys New White Stag'' is a

low-carb Low-carbohydrate diets restrict carbohydrate consumption relative to the average diet. Foods high in carbohydrates (e.g., sugar, bread, pasta) are limited, and replaced with foods containing a higher percentage of fat and protein (e.g., meat ...

beer launched in 2008. * '' Tooheys Darling Pale Ale''

Ciders

launched in 2009. *
Tooheys 5 Seeds Cider
' * ''Tooheys 5 Seeds Cloudy Apple Cider'' * ''Tooheys 5 Seeds Sour Apple Cider'' * ''Tooheys 5 Seeds Crisp Apple Cider''

References

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Other references

* * * {{wikicite , id= TNH , reference= Tooheys New website, ''History'' section. http://www.tooheysnew.com.au/#/our-history Retrieved 5 June 2015 Australian beer brands Beer brewing companies based in New South Wales Kirin Group Manufacturing companies based in Sydney Manufacturing companies established in 1869 1869 establishments in Australia Culture of New South Wales Brands of cider