- Tooheys New
Infobox Beer
name = Tooheys New
caption =
brewery =Tooheys
style =Lager
year = 1930
abv = 4.6%
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fg =
ibu =Tooheys New is a standard
Australia nlager and the most popular of the Tooheys' beers. Fact|date=February 2007It can be found on tap at almost any bar in
New South Wales , although it is not so common in other states. It was first brewed in1930 . It was marketed in cans and bottles as Tooheys Draught, however this was changed to Tooheys New in 1998 for consistency. Currently Tooheys New is official sponsor of theNew South Wales Rugby Union 's club competition (theTooheys New Cup ), is the officialbeer of the Wallabies and sponsors theMelbourne Cup . Through 2006, it was also naming sponsor of theAustralia n section of the Super 14 Rugby Competition, but was replaced byInvestec Bank after their sponsorship contract expired.In the mid 1970s the beer was successfully promoted with a jingle 'I feel like a Tooheys or two', one of the more successful campaigns in Australian advertising. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/27/1098667826105.html?from=storyrhs Doing very nicely, thanks Jan - Books - www.smh.com.au ] ] The jingle's ubiquitous presence registered such that when school children were tested and asked to complete the following: ‘I feel like…’ For the vast majority there was only one right answer: ‘A Tooheys’. [http://www.newint.org/issue135/kids.htm - "New Internationalist", May 1984]
References
External links
* [http://www.tooheysnew.com.au Tooheys New product site]
* [http://www.australianbeers.com/beers/tooheys_new/tooheys_new.htm Tooheys New tasting notes]
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