Tooheys Old

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Tooheys Old beer
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Bottle of Tooheys Old from 2006
Manufacturer Tooheys
Introduced1869
Alcohol by volume  4.4%
Style Dark mild

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. It is made with top fermentation ale yeast, lightly hopped with black malt giving it a very dark, almost blackish, colour. [3]

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The beer was formerly known as Tooheys Hunter Old Ale. [4]

It is one of only two Australian mass-produced beers to earn a mention in The Great Beer Guide [5] ( ISBN   0-7894-5156-5) along with Dogbolter.

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