Lion Nathan
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Lion Nathan National Foods is the parent company created in October 2009, into which Lion Nathan and National Foods
were merged. It is fully owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited
. The holding company operates out of Lion Nathan's head office in Sydney, although they maintain a secondary base at National Foods
' head office in Melbourne
, and an additional base at Dairy Farmers
' former head office at Sydney Olympic Park
.
Breweries in Australia include
and in Sydney:
Breweries in New Zealand include
South Island:
North Island:
(producing "West End" beers), and the other at Thebarton
on the banks of the River Torrens
north-west of the city centre (producing "Southwark" beers - pronounced Su-thik). The West End brewery was closed between the wars, and the operations consolidated with the Southwark brewery operations at the Thebarton site.
According to legend, the black and red colours of the SA Brewing Company came about after the West Adelaide Football Club
(who's colours are black and red) defeated Port Adelaide
in the 1909 SANFL Australian rules football
Grand Final. The legend states that, had West Adelaide not won the match, the brewery's colours would have become the black and white of Port Adelaide.
Until the 1990s, West End Draught was the largest selling beer in South Australia. West End Draught is a currently a 4.6% abv
pale lager
, first brewed in 1859. The brand is actively involved with the SANFL, was the original sponsor of the "Showdown"
in the Australian Football League
and is one of the sponsors of the "Slowdown"
charity football match. The tradition of painting the Thebarton brewery chimney with the team colours of the SANFL premiership finalists began in 1954.
Other beers brewed under the West End brand are West End Export, West End Gold and West End Light.
Prior to the acquisition of the brewing assets by Lion Nathan in 1993, SA Brewing split its brewing assets into "SA Brewing Holdings", and its diversified operations were formed into a new listed company named Southcorp. One of Southcorp's major assets was "Southcorp Wines", (acquired from the Adelaide Steamship Company
in 1990), and subsequently acquired by Lion Nathan's main Australian rival, the Foster's Group
.
Tooheys
Hahn
James Squire is produced by the Malt Shovel Brewery in Sydney
. The beer is named after the convict
brewer James Squire
, who is claimed to have created Australia's first commercial brewery
.
The brewery has won various awards including: Champion Australasian Brewery, 2000 and 2003 (Australian International Beer Awards), and Best Bohemian-Style Pilsener, 2008 (World Beer Cup).
Regular Brews
, the Malt Shovel Brewery produces seven main brews under the James Squire brand:
Speciality Brews
Occasionally, the brewery creates seasonal speciality brews which are typically sold as limited-release products, produced in much smaller quantities than the regular brews. Past seasonals include :
J. Boag & Son
Seasonal Beers
Beers no longer in production
Despite their descriptions, all Speight's beers are lagers.
Mac’s Craft Beers (McCashins Brewery
Limited and seasonal release beers:
Mac's also produce home brewing kits to make:
Canterbury Draught is a 4% abv
pale lager
. When it was first brewed in 1854 it was called Ward's Beer after the brewer
James Hamilton Ward. It was rebranded as Canterbury Draught in 1990, but the Ward's Beer name has been retained on the label.
The Canterbury Draught brand
is associated with the Canterbury Cricket Association and the Canterbury Cup horse race through advertising sponsorship by Lion Nathan.
companies Petaluma and Banksia, adding New Zealand wine company Wither Hills in 2002.
The company also has distribution arrangements with some wine brands through Fine Wine Partners in Australia and Distinguished Beverages in New Zealand.
Lion Nathan-owned wine brands include:
National Foods
National Foods is an Australian company and subsidiary of holding company Lion Nathan National Foods , wholly owned by the Japanese Kirin Holdings Company Limited, and consequently the Mitsubishi Group....
were merged. It is fully owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited
Kirin Brewery Company
is a Japanese company. It is a member of the Mitsubishi keiretsu.-Overview:Kirin sells two of the most popular beers in Japan, Kirin Lager--the country's oldest beer brand--and Ichiban Shibori. In the happoshu category, Kirin Tanrei is the top seller. Kirin handles domestic distribution for...
. The holding company operates out of Lion Nathan's head office in Sydney, although they maintain a secondary base at National Foods
National Foods
National Foods is an Australian company and subsidiary of holding company Lion Nathan National Foods , wholly owned by the Japanese Kirin Holdings Company Limited, and consequently the Mitsubishi Group....
' head office in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, and an additional base at Dairy Farmers
Dairy Farmers
Dairy Farmers is one of the largest and oldest dairy manufacturers in Australia, established in 1900, supplying products to local and international markets such as Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Kirin Holdings Company, Limited of Japan, via its subsidiary National Foods, acquired the...
' former head office at Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney Olympic Park is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Olympic Park is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council....
.
Breweries
The company owns a number of breweries and contract bottling plants in Australia and New Zealand.Breweries in Australia include
- Castlemaine Perkins (Brisbane, Qld) - XXXX
- Swan (Canning Vale & Perth, WA) - Swan; Emu
- Southwark (Adelaide, SA) - West End; Southwark
- Knappstein Enterprise Brewery (Clare, SA) - Knappstein
- BoagsBoag's BreweryBoag's Brewery is an Australian brewery company founded in 1883 by James Boag and his son, also named James, in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. It is now owned by Lion Nathan Ltd, a Trans-Tasman subsidiary company of Kirin....
(Launceston, Tas) - Boags
and in Sydney:
- Malt Shovel (Camperdown, NSW) - James Squire; New Norcia Abbey Ale
- Hahn (Camperdown, NSW) - Hahn
- Tooheys (Lidcombe, NSW) - Tooheys
Breweries in New Zealand include
South Island:
- Mainland (Timaru)
- Speights (Dunedin) - Speights
North Island:
- Otahuhu (Waitemata) - Heineken
- Khyber Pass Rd, Newmarket (Auckland) - Lion Nathan (Move soon)
- Ormiston Rd, East Tamaki (South Auckland) - Lion Nathan
Castlemaine Perkins Brewery
Located in Brisbane. Castlemaine's signature beer, XXXX Bitter, was introduced in 1924. The XXXX had been used for a sparkling ale since 1878.Swan Brewery
Located in Perth. The brewery produces local brands such as Swan and Emu, as well as national brands Tooheys and Hahn.South Australian Brewing Company
The South Australian Brewing Company was founded in 1859. There were two breweries, one in the West End of the Adelaide city centreAdelaide city centre
The Adelaide city centre is the innermost locality of Greater Adelaide, known by locals simply as "The City" or "Town". The locality is split into two key geographical distinctions: the city "square mile", bordered by North, East, South and West Terraces; and that part of the Adelaide Parklands...
(producing "West End" beers), and the other at Thebarton
Thebarton, South Australia
Thebarton is a suburb of the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is bounded by the River Torrens to the north, Port Road and Bonython Park to the east, Kintore Street to the south, and South Road to the west....
on the banks of the River Torrens
River Torrens
The River Torrens is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains and was one of the reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the Adelaide Hills near Mount Pleasant, across the Adelaide Plains, past the city centre and empties...
north-west of the city centre (producing "Southwark" beers - pronounced Su-thik). The West End brewery was closed between the wars, and the operations consolidated with the Southwark brewery operations at the Thebarton site.
According to legend, the black and red colours of the SA Brewing Company came about after the West Adelaide Football Club
West Adelaide Football Club
West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League . Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the clubs home base is City Mazda Stadium located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide.-Early Years :West Adelaide was formed in...
(who's colours are black and red) defeated Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
in the 1909 SANFL Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
Grand Final. The legend states that, had West Adelaide not won the match, the brewery's colours would have become the black and white of Port Adelaide.
Until the 1990s, West End Draught was the largest selling beer in South Australia. West End Draught is a currently a 4.6% abv
Alcohol by volume
Alcohol by volume is a standard measure of how much alcohol is contained in an alcoholic beverage .The ABV standard is used worldwide....
pale lager
Pale lager
Pale lager is a very pale to golden-coloured beer with a well attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid 19th century when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brewing techniques back to the Spaten Brewery in Germany and applied it...
, first brewed in 1859. The brand is actively involved with the SANFL, was the original sponsor of the "Showdown"
Showdown (AFL)
The Showdown is a term used to refer to the derby match between local rivals the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide in the sport of Australian rules football in the Australian Football League .-Background:...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
and is one of the sponsors of the "Slowdown"
West End Slowdown
The West End Slowdown is an annual charity Australian rules football match run by the Little Heroes Foundation to raise funds to improve oncology treatment for South Australian children....
charity football match. The tradition of painting the Thebarton brewery chimney with the team colours of the SANFL premiership finalists began in 1954.
Other beers brewed under the West End brand are West End Export, West End Gold and West End Light.
Prior to the acquisition of the brewing assets by Lion Nathan in 1993, SA Brewing split its brewing assets into "SA Brewing Holdings", and its diversified operations were formed into a new listed company named Southcorp. One of Southcorp's major assets was "Southcorp Wines", (acquired from the Adelaide Steamship Company
Adelaide Steamship Company
The Adelaide Steamship Company was formed by a group of South Australian businessmen in 1875. Their aim was to control the transport of goods between Adelaide and Melbourne and profit from the need for an efficient and comfortable passenger service...
in 1990), and subsequently acquired by Lion Nathan's main Australian rival, the Foster's Group
Foster's Group
Foster's Group is a beer group with interests in brewing and soft drinks. Foster's Group is the brewer of the Foster's Lager. Foster's Group Limited is a publicly-listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange and is based in Melbourne, Victoria...
.
TooheysTooheysTooheys is a brewery in the suburb of Lidcombe, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It produces beers under the Tooheys and Hahn trademarks, and is part of the New Zealand Lion Nathan beverages group.-History:...
- Tooheys NewTooheys NewTooheys New is a standard Australian lager and the most popular of the Tooheys' beers owned by the New Zealand Lion Nathan beverages company....
- Tooheys New White Stag
- Tooheys Extra Dry
- Tooheys Extra Dry Platinum
- Tooheys Old
- Tooheys Red
- Tooheys Gold
- Tooheys Blue
- Tooheys Pils
- Tooheys Maxim
- Tooheys Blue Ice
HahnHahn BreweryHahn Brewery was established by Dr Charles "Chuck" Hahn in 1986 at an old factory site in the suburb of Camperdown in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
- Hahn Super Dry
- Hahn Premium Light
- Hahn Premium
- Hahn Pale Ale
- Hahn Ice
James Squire
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. The beer is named after the convict
Convict
A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison", sometimes referred to in slang as simply a "con". Convicts are often called prisoners or inmates. Persons convicted and sentenced to non-custodial sentences often are not termed...
brewer James Squire
James Squire
James Squire , a convict transported to Australia, is credited with the first successful cultivation of hops in Australia at the turn of the 19th century, and is also considered to have founded Australia's first commercial brewery in 1798, though John Boston appears to have opened a brewery making...
, who is claimed to have created Australia's first commercial brewery
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
.
The brewery has won various awards including: Champion Australasian Brewery, 2000 and 2003 (Australian International Beer Awards), and Best Bohemian-Style Pilsener, 2008 (World Beer Cup).
Regular Brews
, the Malt Shovel Brewery produces seven main brews under the James Squire brand:
- Nine Tales Amber Ale is a handcrafted English-style Brown Ale, consisting of a blend of Pale and Crystal malts, three distinct hops, and a 140-year-old top fermenting ale yeast. Alcohol content: 5.0%
- The Chancer Golden Ale is an English-style Summer Ale, created with toasted grains of wheat and barley, combined with new season Amarillo hops. Alcohol content: 4.5%
- Four 'Wives' Pilsener is brewed using Pale and Munich malts, Saaz hopsSaaz hopsSaaz is a "noble" variety of hops.It was named after the Czech city of Žatec . This hop is used extensively in Bohemia to flavor beer styles such as the Czech pilsener.Saaz hops accounted for more than 2/3 of total 2009 hop production in the Czech Republic....
and lager yeast. James Squire Pilsener is the company's most awarded beer. Alcohol content: 5.0% - Stowaway India Pale Ale (I.P.A.) has robust malty flavours and earthy floral aromas from dry hopping with English Fuggles. Alcohol content: 5.6%
- Jack of Spades Porter is a dark beer consisting of five different malts combined with roasted barley and wheat. Porter has a longer maturation than the other James Squire brews. Alcohol content: 5.0%
- Sundown Lager is an Australian-style Lager, made with 100% malt and a blend of local and English hop varieties.
- One Fifty Lashes Pale Ale is an Australian-style Pale Ale, consisting of a blend of wheat and pale barley malt, with a late addition of Nelson Sauvin & Amarillo and Willamette hops. Alcohol content: 5.0%
Speciality Brews
Occasionally, the brewery creates seasonal speciality brews which are typically sold as limited-release products, produced in much smaller quantities than the regular brews. Past seasonals include :
- Hop Thief Ale
- Australian Strong Ale
- Rum Rebellion Porter
- Pepperberry Winter Ale
- Malt Runner
J. Boag & SonBoag's BreweryBoag's Brewery is an Australian brewery company founded in 1883 by James Boag and his son, also named James, in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. It is now owned by Lion Nathan Ltd, a Trans-Tasman subsidiary company of Kirin....
- James Boag's Premium
- James Boag's Premium Light
- Boag's Draught
- Boag's Draught Light
- St George
- Classic Blonde
- Wizard Smiths's Ale
- XXX Ale
- James Boag's Pure
Seasonal Beers
- Boag's Honey Porter (Currently not in production).
Beers no longer in production
- Boag's 1881
- Boags Strongarm
Other brands
- Knappstein Reserve Lager (Clare Valley, South Australia)
- Gulf Lager
- New Norcia Abbey Ale (Brewed under licence by Malt Shovel, NSW)
- Lion Nathan holds a 40% stake in Little World BeveragesLittle World BeveragesLittle World Beverages is an Australian beverage and hospitality company, best known for its ownership of the Little Creatures brewery. Although often associated with the independent craft brewery movement in Australia, Little World Beverages is in fact a publicly listed company, about 40% owned...
, owners of Little CreaturesLittle Creatures (brewery)Little Creatures is a brewing company based in Fremantle, Western Australia, originally established in 2000 by the original brewers of the Matilda Bay Brewing Company...
Speight’s
- Speight'sSpeight'sSpeight's is a brewery in Dunedin, New Zealand. It is famous for its promotional branding based on being 'a real southern man' and being 'the pride of the south'. Speight's also gave rise to a series of Speight's Ale Houses across New Zealand.- History :...
Gold Medal Ale - Speight's Old Dark
- Speight's Pale Ale
- Speight's Distinction Ale
- Speight's Porter
- Speight's Pilsener
- Speight's Summit Lager
- Speight's Traverse Lager
Despite their descriptions, all Speight's beers are lagers.
Steinlager
- SteinlagerSteinlagerSteinlager is a lager-style beer brewed by Lion Nathan in Newmarket, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It has won several prizes, notably at beer competitions in the United States, and is New Zealand's biggest export beer.- History :In 1957 the New Zealand Minister of Finance, Arnold Nordmeyer...
- Steinlager Premium Light
- Steinlager Edge
- Steinlager Pure
- Steinlager Super Cold
Mac’s Craft Beers (McCashins BreweryMcCashins BreweryMcCashin's Brewery is a microbrewery based in Nelson, New Zealand. It was founded in 1981 by former All Black and farmer Terry McCashin. Terry has been credited as starting the mico-brewery renaissance in New Zealand. Prior to the opening McCashin's Brewery in 1981, there were only two breweries...
)
- Mac's Gold: a lager
- Mac's Black: a dark lager
- Mac's Hoprocker: a golden pilsener lager
- Mac's Great White: a witbier (wheat based pale lager)
- Mac's Sassy Red: an aromatic slightly bitter lager
- Mac's Spring Tide: a low-carbohydrate lager made with organic ingredients
Limited and seasonal release beers:
- Brewjolais
- Top Notch
- Sundance
- Log burner
Mac's also produce home brewing kits to make:
- Mac's Württemberg Wheat
- Mac's Saaz Pale Ale
- Mac's Oatmeal Stout
- Mac's Late Hopped Lager
- Mac's Triple Malt Dark
Canterbury Draught
Alcohol by volume
Alcohol by volume is a standard measure of how much alcohol is contained in an alcoholic beverage .The ABV standard is used worldwide....
pale lager
Pale lager
Pale lager is a very pale to golden-coloured beer with a well attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid 19th century when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brewing techniques back to the Spaten Brewery in Germany and applied it...
. When it was first brewed in 1854 it was called Ward's Beer after the brewer
Brewer
Brewer may refer to:*Brewer, someone who makes beer by brewing*Brewer , a disambiguation page that lists people with the surname Brewer*Brewer, Maine, a city in southern Penobscot County, Maine, United States, near the city of Bangor...
James Hamilton Ward. It was rebranded as Canterbury Draught in 1990, but the Ward's Beer name has been retained on the label.
The Canterbury Draught brand
Brand
The American Marketing Association defines a brand as a "Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers."...
is associated with the Canterbury Cricket Association and the Canterbury Cup horse race through advertising sponsorship by Lion Nathan.
Other brands
- Waikato DraughtWaikato DraughtWaikato Draught is a bitter draught-style lager beer brewed by Lion Breweries, part of the Lion Nathan group. It is mainly sold in the Waikato region of New Zealand, but can also be found in selected stores across the country and specialist stores around the world.- History :Waikato draught was...
- Light Ice
- Castlemaine
- Black Ice
- Rheineck
- Tasman Bitter
- Castlepoint
- Greenstone Lager
- Gluoco Light
Brewed under licence
Australia- Beck'sBeck'sBrauerei Beck & Co is a German brewery in the north German city of Bremen. Owned by local families until February 2002, it was then sold to Interbrew for 1.8 billion euros. The brewery was formed under the name Kaiserbrauerei Beck & May o.H.G. in 1873 by Lüder Rutenberg, Heinrich Beck and Thomas...
(Brewed "in Australia") - Kirin IchibanKirin Brewery Companyis a Japanese company. It is a member of the Mitsubishi keiretsu.-Overview:Kirin sells two of the most popular beers in Japan, Kirin Lager--the country's oldest beer brand--and Ichiban Shibori. In the happoshu category, Kirin Tanrei is the top seller. Kirin handles domestic distribution for...
(Brewed by Lion Nathan in Australia)
Wines
In 2001 the Lion Nathan Wine group purchased a controlling interest in Australian wineWine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
companies Petaluma and Banksia, adding New Zealand wine company Wither Hills in 2002.
The company also has distribution arrangements with some wine brands through Fine Wine Partners in Australia and Distinguished Beverages in New Zealand.
Lion Nathan-owned wine brands include:
- Argyle (Portland, Oregon, USA)
- Banksia (Barossa ValleyBarossa Valley (wine)The Barossa Valley is one of Australia's oldest wine regions. Located in South Australia, the Barossa Valley is about 56km northeast of the city of Adelaide...
, SA; McLaren ValeMcLaren ValeMcLaren Vale is a wine region approximately 35 km south of Adelaide in South Australia. It has a population of about 2,000 and is internationally renowned for the wines it produces. The region was named after either David McLaren, the Colonial Manager of the South Australia Company or John...
, SA; Adelaide HillsAdelaide HillsThe Adelaide Hills are part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is unofficially centred on the largest town in the area, Mount Barker, which has a population of around 29,000 and is also one of Australia's fastest growing towns.- History :The...
, SA) - Bridgewater Mill (Adelaide Hills, SA)
- Croser (Piccadilly Valley, SA)
- Knappstein (Clare ValleyClare ValleyThe Clare Valley is one of Australia's oldest wine regions, best known for Riesling wines. It lies in the Mid North of South Australia, approximately 120 km north of Adelaide. The valley runs north-south, with Main North Road as the main thoroughfare....
, SA) - Mitchelton (NagambieNagambie, VictoriaNagambie is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Goulburn Valley Highway, north of Seymour, in the Shire of Strathbogie. At the 2006 census, Nagambie had a population of 1,383.-History:...
, Vic) - Petaluma (Clare Valley, SA; Piccadilly Valley, SA; Mount BarkerMount Barker, South AustraliaMount Barker is an expanding city, home to 10 258 residents that is 33 kilometres up the South Eastern Freeway, east of Adelaide, in South Australia. It is the seat of the District Council of Mount Barker, is the largest town in the Adelaide Hills, and is one of the fastest growing areas in the...
, SA; CoonawarraCoonawarraCoonawarra is a wine region, on the Limestone Coast of South Australia, that is known for the Cabernet Sauvignon wines produced on its "terra rossa" soil. Coonawarra is an Aboriginal word meaning "Honeysuckle". It is about 380 km southeast of Adelaide, close to the border with...
, SA) - Preece (Nagambie, Vic)
- Smithbrook (PembertonPemberton, Western AustraliaPemberton is a town located in the South West region of Western Australia, named after the early settler Pemberton Walcott. It is the home of the karri tree, the largest tree in Western Australia and the third largest hardwood tree in the world...
, WA) - St Hallett (TanundaTanunda, South AustraliaTanunda is a town situated in the Barossa Valley region of South Australia, 70 kilometres north east of the state capital, Adelaide. The town derives its name from an Aboriginal word meaning water hole. Town population is approximately 3500.-Settlement:...
, Barossa Valley, SA) - Stonier (Mornington Peninsula, Vic)
- Tatachilla (McLaren Vale, SA)
- Wither Hills (Marlborough, NZ)
- Corbans