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Lion Nathan Ltd
Tooheys
Type Public
Founded 1988
Headquarters Auckland, New Zealand
Australia
Industry Beverages
Products Beers and Wines
Lion Nathan Ltd
Annual production 900 million litres
Active Beers
Canterbury Draught
Lion Brown
Lion Red
Mac's Gold
Mac's Light
Mac's Nelson Reserve
Mac's Black
Mac's Blonde
Mac's Coppershop
Mac's Wicked Bloom
Speight's
Speight's Old Dark
Steinlager Pilsner
Waikato Draught


Tooheys Old Ale
Tooheys Extra Dry Lager
Tooheys Pils Pilsner
Tooheys Maxim Lager
Tooheys Littlejohn


XXXX Bitter
XXXX Gold
XXXX Littlejohn


Hahn Premium Light
Hahn Premium
Hahn Witbier
Hahn Ice


Swan Draught
Swan Stout
Emu Bitter
Emu Export
Emu Draft


James Squire Original Amber Ale
James Squire Original Pilsener
James Squire Porter
James Squire India Pale Ale
James Squire Golden Ale
James Squire Hop Thief

Lion Nathan ASX: LNN NZX: LNN is an Australasian based group of breweries, operating in Australia, New Zealand and China. It is one of the largest alcoholic beverage companies in the region, in competition with Foster's Group.

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[edit] History

In 1840, under the name Brown Campbell & Co, liquor wholesalers John Logan Campbell and William Brown establish the Hobson Bridge Brewery in Auckland, the antecedent of Lion Breweries. LD Nathan is established as a trading Company in Russell, New Zealand and moved to Auckland soon after.

In 1988 Lion Nathan was formed when New Zealand's largest retailer, LD Nathan & Co, merges with brewer, wine and spirit manufacturer and hotel operator, Lion Breweries. Then in 1990, Lion Nathan bought a 50% share in Natbrew Holdings which owned Alan Bond's brewing assets in Australia. In 1992 Lion Nathan bought the remaining 50% of Natbrew Holdings and from then on Tooheys, Castlemaine and Swan Brewing Company began to operate as independant breweries operating under the Lion Nathan umbrella.

[edit] Australian Beers

[edit] Tooheys

The Tooheys brand is mainly found in New South Wales, though in recent times attempts have been made to establish it in other states (see Melbourne Beer War).

[edit] Castlemaine Perkins

Known for their XXXX brand, Castlemaine Perkins is the largest brewer in Queensland.

  • XXXX Bitter: a bitter-tasting lager
  • XXXX Gold: a mid-strength lager
  • XXXX Littlejohn: a little taste of pleasure

[edit] Hahn

Started by Dr Charles Hahn the Hahn Brewery was originally a premium brewer established in Sydney, the Hahn brand has spread throughout Australia

  • Hahn Premium Light: a low alcohol lager
  • Hahn Premium
  • Hahn Witbier
  • Hahn Ice

[edit] Swan Brewery

Swan Brewery is based in Western Australia, and brews the Swan and Emu range of beers.

  • Swan Draught: a full strength beer
  • Swan Stout: a traditional stout beer
  • Emu Bitter: a lager with a very distinct and unique taste
  • Emu Export: a lager akin to Fosters Lager
  • Emu Draft: a mid-strength beer

[edit] South Australian Brewing Company

The largest Brewery in South Australia, situated on the picturesque River Torrens in the Adelaide suburb of Thebarton named after surveyor general Colonel William Light's cottage which once stood on the brewery grounds. The South Australian Brewing Company was acquired by Lion Nathan in 1993 after a puzzling decision by Southcorp wines to sell their founding company.

The South Australian Brewing company produce beers under both the West End and Southwark brands. Beers include South Australia's most popular beer West End Draught, West End Export, West End Light and West End Gold. As well as the highly regarded Southwark (suthick) beers once lead by South Australian Brewing icon Tony Jones (now with Malt Shovel) including cult classic Southwark Bitter, Southwark Premium and legendary dark brew Southwark Old Stout.

The South Australian Brewing Company also plays home to Lion Nathan's ready to drink spirits production centre and is the main base of the Australian wine group. SA Brewing are a huge supporter of South Australian sports as major sponsor of the South Australian National Football League and the South Australian Cricket Association.

[edit] Dr Charles Hahn

Australian Brewing identity, originally born in the United States he relocated to Australia where he started the Hahn Brewery. When Lion Nathan acquired Hahn Brewing, Dr Charles Hahn served as Lion Nathan's Master Brewer until he took on the challenge of launching the craft Brewery Malt Shovel out of his old Hahn Brewery in Camperdown. To this day he is the Master Brewer of Malt Shovel and is regarded as perhaps the primary figure in Australian Brewing.


[edit] Malt Shovel Brewery

Established by Lion Nathan as an attempt to attract a larger share of the growing craft brewing market. The Brewery is situated in Camperdown, Sydney on the site of the old Hahn Brewery. Malt Shovel produce a number of highly regarded beers under the James Squire label, named after Australia's first commercial brewer. Beers include:

  • James Squire Original Amber Ale
  • James Squire Original Pilsener
  • James Squire Porter
  • James Squire India Pale Ale
  • James Squire Golden Ale
  • James Squire Hop Thief



[edit] New Zealand Beers

New Zealand Beer

[edit] Mac's

Mac's is brewed by McCashins Brewery and is regarded as one of New Zealand's leading microbrewery.

The beers they produce are

  • Mac's Gold
  • Mac's Light
  • Mac's Nelson Reserve
  • Mac's Black
  • Mac's Blonde
  • Mac's Coppershop
  • Mac's Wicked Bloom

[edit] Lion Breweries

[edit] Speight's Brewery

[edit] New Zealand Breweries

  • Waikato Draught



[edit] Other Beers

In the late 1990s, Lion Nathan produced a beer called Duff, a previously fictional brand name familiar to viewers of The Simpsons as a spoof of American beer. 20th Century Fox sued for trademark infringement and won.



[edit] Wines

In 2001 Lion Nathan branched out into producing wine, by purchasing a number of premium Australian wineries. Lion Nathan's wine brands now include:

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