Tooheys Old

{{Short description|Australian beer}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}

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{{Infobox Beer

| name = Tooheys Old beer

| image = Tooheys old beer photo.JPG

| caption =Bottle of Tooheys Old from 2006

| brewery = Tooheys

| style = Dark mild

| year = 1869

| abv = 4.4%

| cal = 37/100mL

| fg =

| ibu =

|logo=Tooheys Old logo.png}}

Tooheys Old is a dark ale produced in Australia by Tooheys. It has been brewed since 1869 and Tooheys began bottling it in 1970.{{cite web|title=Tooheys New – Our History|url=http://www.tooheysnew.com.au/#/our-history|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010331185706/http://www.tooheysnew.com.au/#/our-history|url-status=dead|archive-date=2001-03-31}} It has 4.4% alcohol per volume and contains 132 calories.{{cite web|title=Tooheys Old – 42 at RateBeer|url=http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/tooheys-old/1513/}}

It is on tap in many bars in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Queensland. It is made with top fermentation ale yeast, lightly hopped with black malt giving it a very dark, almost blackish, colour.{{cite web|title=Tooheys New – Our Beers|url=http://www.tooheysnew.com.au/#/our-beers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010331185706/http://www.tooheysnew.com.au/#/our-beers|url-status=dead|archive-date=2001-03-31}}

The beer was formerly known as Tooheys Hunter Old Ale.{{cite web|title=RAY'S AUSTRALIAN BEER CAN PAGE – Cans – NSW – Tooheys Hunter Old Ale|url=http://members.ozemail.com.au/~beercanologist/cans/NSW/n22.htm}}

It is one of only two Australian mass-produced beers to earn a mention in The Great Beer Guide{{cite book|last=Jackson|first=Michael|title=The Great Beer Guide|year=2000|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|isbn=0-7894-5156-5|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/greatbeerguide0000jack}} ({{ISBN|0-7894-5156-5}}) along with Dogbolter.