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Tooheys dates from 1869, when John Thomas Toohey (an Irish immigrant to Melbourne) obtained his brewing licence. Toohey and his brother James Matthew ran pubs in Melbourne (The Limerick Arms and The Great Britain) before moving to Sydney in the 1860s. They commenced brewing Tooheys Black Old Ale in a brewery in the area of present-day Darling ...
In 1928 (long after the death of Patrick Perkins in 1901), the Perkins brewing company was bought by the Castlemaine Brewery with new company being known as Castlemaine Perkins Limited. [3] In March 1980, Castlemaine Perkins merged with Tooheys to form Castlemaine Tooheys. [5] Bond Corporation purchased Castlemaine Tooheys in 1985. [6]
A microbrewery, or craft brewery, is a modern brewery which produces a limited amount of beer, usually with an orientation toward distinctive and flavourful products.In Australia, there is no strict definition for a microbrewery; however, the definition for membership of the Independent Brewers Association provides a fair guide that could be considered appropriate.
In the 1970s, the beer began being marketed as Tooheys New Special Draught when sold in cans and bottles, later shortened to Tooheys Draught. Tap beer was still sold as Tooheys New, however. In 1998, the company decided to sell the beer under one name across all modes as Tooheys New. [1] A 375ml bottle of Tooheys New from 2021. In the mid-1970s ...
The Lismore Brewery did commence production, and was intended to cover distribution of regions north of Tooheys' Grafton brewery. But as soon as production commenced, Tooheys acquired Castlemaine XXXX brewery, so the distribution potential for a brewery at Lismore became locked in. Tooheys and Castlemaine are now part of the Lion Nathan Brewing ...
The company owns a number of breweries and contract bottling plants in Australia and New Zealand. The Thebarton brewery in Adelaide operated by the South Australian Brewing Company is sometimes referred to as the West End Brewery (for other uses of this name, see West End Brewery).
In 2015, Lion announced the completed, $70-million upgrade of the West End Brewery with an augmented production capacity of 120 million liters/year and a 1930s restored copper kettle. At this point, the brewery produced other beers of Lion's portfolio (Hahn, Tooheys, Guinness, Kilkenny). A cidery was also integrated to the brewery. [6]
Tooheys Old is a dark ale produced in Australia by Tooheys. It has been brewed since 1869 and Tooheys began bottling it in 1970. [1] It has 4.4% alcohol per volume and contains 132 calories. [2] It is on tap in many bars in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Queensland.