Lion cancel Tooheys Pale Ale production.

[Bribie G]

CUB claim that the recipe was "lost" (despite a few people having posted around the place saying they've seen it)
One of Mrs sp0rk's Aunties worked at Tooths and I recall her saying she had a few recipes squirreled away somewhere, might have to see if I can get my hands on them

If you could find them, be sure to send copies to Peter Symons

 

[TheWiggman]

Marketing: "How do we make it different enough to attract new drinkers that don't like lagers, but not so different and flavoursome that staple New drinkers won't dislike it?"

Result: Something in between that satisfies neither market.

 

[Bribie G]

It's a shame that the duopoly have fallen for their own line that drinkers just want crisp, super crisp, extra dry ****.
Even Coopers seem unable to crank out a decent lager, gotta be supadrycrisp. And their attempt at Carlsberg is verging on the criminal.

When buying lager nowadays I just head to Aldi and get the good honest French St Etienne for 8 bux a six pack and taste real hops and malt and isn't mouth puckering fuckn crisp.

 

[BradG]

In the 90's tooheys via another company called hospitality management company (hmc) purchased a load of Victorian pubs in Melb, Geelong Ballarat and Bendigo and probably elsewhere to push their lion products. Also did deals with other independent pubs to upgrade their cellar gear etc and in return sell lion beers. As a result, I don't mind a new, or old, or the squire range(which was quite limited at the time). Or a pils (any one?) We could still sell vb, but it had to be on the bottom shelf.
I worked in a pub in Geelong, pay went up, overtime and penalty rates were introduced. Brilliant!!! Then they made me staff and made me work 60 plus hours a week on a 38hr salary.

Lamenting the old Geelong hotel, and the Rebar, and the Max, and the Nash.

 

[good4whatAlesU]

Olds good (and cheap) but I'm onto the Monteiths black lately. That's a very nice black beer... Mmmmm