Tooheys is a

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in the suburb of

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, in

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, Australia. It produces beer under the ''Tooheys'' and ''

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'' trademarks, and is part of the

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beverages group which was acquired by the Japanese

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in 2009.

History

Tooheys dates from 1869, when John Thomas Toohey (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

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. 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. In March 1980, Tooheys merged with

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

to form Castlemaine Tooheys. Lion Nathan History

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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

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. 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

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

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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

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). Products sold under the Tooheys trademark are brewed at Tooheys Brewery. Home-brew kits are distributed by Lion and produced at Canterbury Brewery.

Sponsorships

Tooheys is a major sponsor of the most popular sport in the state, rugby league. Tooheys New sponsors the

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in the annual

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, the biggest sporting event in the state. The Tooheys New logo appears on the Blues' sleeves. The team was previously known by the sponsored name of the Tooheys Blues. Tooheys New is also the sponsor of many

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competitions across the state as well as being available at almost every rugby league venue in the state. The Tooheys Challenge Cup was a

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competition that ran in the 1990s sponsored by the company. Tooheys remains the principal beer partner of the

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in State of Origin, appearing on the team's jersey sleeves and shorts. , the Tooheys brand also 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

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until

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Current beers

* '' Tooheys New'' is an

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, first brewed in 1930. It has a 4.6%

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. * ''

Tooheys Old Tooheys Old is a dark ale produced in Australia by Tooheys. It has been brewed since 1869 and Tooheys began bottling it in 1970. It has 4.4% alcohol per volume and contains 132 calories. It is on tap in many bars in New South Wales, Australian ...

'' is a dark ale supposedly similar to the Toohey brothers' original brew. It has a 4.4%

. * ''

Tooheys Extra Dry Tooheys Extra Dry (TED) is a dry style Australian lager brewed by Lion in the Tooheys Brewery at Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia. Lion has been owned by Japanese conglomerate Kirin Holdings Company Limited since 2009. See also *Australian ...

'' is a lower carb dry style lager, available on tap and in bottles. It has a 4.3%

* '' Tooheys Extra Dry Platinum'' is a dry, crisp style lager with a 6.5%

. * ''

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'' was launched in October 2006. A lower carb lager with a 4.6%

. * '' Hahn Super Dry 3.5'' is a mid-strength lower carb lager with a 3.5%

. * '' Hahn GF'' is a gluten free lower carb lager with a 4.2%

. * '' Hahn Ultra'' is a low carb lager (<1g per 330ml) with a 4.2%

. * '' Hahn Premium Light'' was launched in 1998. * Tooheys Ultra. A zero-carbohydrate lager launched in 2024 with a 4.2% ABV.

Discontinued beers

* ''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 * '' 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

pale lager Pale lager is a pale-to- golden lager beer with a well- attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. In the mid-19th century, Gabriel Sedlmayr took British pale ale brewing and malt making techniques back to the Spaten Bre ...

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

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

Ciders

launched in 2009. *
Tooheys 5 Seeds Cider
' * ''5 Seeds Cloudy Apple Cider'' * ''5 Seeds Sour Apple Cider'' * ''5 Seeds Crisp Apple Cider'' * ''5 Seeds Lower Sugar Apple Cider'' * ''5 Seeds Night Orchard Apple Cider with Vodka'' * ''5 Seeds Night Orchard Apple Cider with Vodka And Berries''

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