Style Dark top fermented ale Introduced 1869 | Alcohol by volume 4.4% Manufacturer Tooheys Brewery | |
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Tooheys Old is a dark ale type of beer produced in Australia by Tooheys. It has been brewed since 1869 and Tooheys began bottling it in 1970. It has 4.41% alcohol per volume while only containing 132 calories. It is on tap in many bars in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Queensland and it is more commonly available in the country areas. It is made with top fermentation ale yeast, lightly hopped with black malt giving it a very dark, almost blackish, colour.
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The beer was formerly known as Tooheys Hunter Old Ale.
It is one of the only two Australian mass-produced beers to earn a mention in The Great Beer Guide (ISBN 0-7894-5156-5) along with Dogbolter.
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