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Castlemaine Perkins is a brewery located in Milton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a wholly owned entity of the Japanese-controlled Lion company. Operations began in 1878 and continue today. Castlemaine Perkins is the home of the XXXX beer brand.HistoryIn 1877, brothers Nicholas Fitzgerald and Edward Fitzgerald bought the site of a failing distillery and created a brewery, which they named after an existing brewery that they owned in Castlemaine, Victoria in the Victorian goldfields. They began to brew beer there in the following year and the brewery continues production to this day. The first beverage was called XXX Sparkling Ale.In 1866, Patrick Perkins started the Perkins Brewery in Toowoomba. In 1872, he later extended his operations to Brisbane with the purchase of the City Brewery in 1872.The company restricted its operations entirely to brewing by 1916. XXXX was introduced with new advertising campaign in 1924 after the brewery employed German brewer, Alhois William Leitner. The advertising included a depiction of a little man wearing a suit with a smile, a wink and a boater hat. The so-called 'Fourex Man' soon became one of the most recognised symbols in Queensland.In 1928 (long after the death of Patrick Perkins in 1901), the Perkins brewing company was bought by the Castlemaine Brewery with new company being known as Castlemaine Perkins Limited.

’s brewery was very interesting. Josh the tour guide was excellent and made the experience great by assuring everyone understood the processes of production. Finally the provided meal was excellent and extremely well priced considering the beer tasting and tour was apart of the package. Overall would 100% recommend for any occasion."},{"text":"Worship at the source of dead brain cells enjoyed the tour Joel and Dan were both excellent and should both earn a a free slab. Burger was super tasty."},{"text":"Great experience, Josh was really friendly and down to earth which made the tour more enjoyable! Great team at the bar as well, highly recommend."},{"text":"One of the more interesting brewery tours we’ve taken. Josh was a very entertaining and informative guide. He made the tour fun! We enjoyed the three sample drinks at the end of the tour. It was a great experience."},{"text":"Was a fantastic experience! Our tour guide Josh was well experienced and well spoken. Well worth the money. The burgers were very tasty and of course the beer was too. All staff were very friendly and eager to help!"},{"text":"This tour was adventurous for me. I much learn beer manufacturing process here. Best of all, this tour ends with plenty of beer tastings. I really enjoyed the tour. The guide was very friendly,enthusiastic great person. This place is one of my hot spot in Australia. Covid-19 is causing a lot of trouble now. I hope things get back to normal soon. So see you soon."},{"text":"Informative and entertaining. Josh articulated the history and brewing process to our group which was a variety of ages. Bar staff welcoming and a pleasant encounter. Would recommend to all over 18 even if not a beer drinker."}]