citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message boag s brewery industry alcoholic beverage founded 1883 founder james boag headquarters launceston tasmania australia products beer owner lion website http www.boags.com.au boag s brewery j. boag & son 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 a trans tasman subsidiary company of japanese beverage conglomerate kirin . all of the company s beers are produced in launceston . contents 1 history 1.1 19th century 1.2 20th century 1.3 since 2000 2 beers 3 boag s centre for beer lovers 4 see also 5 references 5.1 notes 5.2 bibliography 6 external links history edit 19th century edit esk brewery established 1881 james boag i arrived in australia with his wife janet and their four children in 1853 . after three months in the victorian goldfields they came to tasmania . after he and his son james boag ii left the cornwall brewery in 1878 james ii went into partnership with john glenwright at the cataract brewery an james i became the licensee of the all year round hotel . in 1881 the esk brewery was established on the banks of the north esk river in launceston by charles stammers button . john fawns died and james boag iii was born . in 1883 james i and his son took over the esk brewery . 1 j. boag & son was officially formed in 1883 as the partnership between james boag i and his son to operate the brewery . the company s initial output was seven hogsheads of beer weekly . the name esk brewery was retained although boag s brewery became a frequent reference . in 1887 james boag ii began management of the company on the retirement of his father . a new malthouse was built and weekly production had increased to more than 500 hogsheads with the brewery employing a 30 members of staff . in 1898 j. boag & son purchased the cornwall brewery and amalgamated it with the esk brewery ; james boag i died in 1890 . 20th century edit james boag ii died in 1919 and was succeeded by james boag iii who had been training at tooth and co. s brewery in sydney . in 1924 james boag iii retired temporarily from the company and returned in 1930 as managing director a position he held until his death in 1944 . his obituary in the examiner reported having been closely connected with business and sporting activities mr boag was known and respected by a wide circle of friends . at the time of his death he was managing director of j. boag & son limited and a director of tasmanian breweries pty limited . george boag james iii s second son took over james seat on the board ; he was the last boag working in the business retiring in 1976 after the death of his wife . since 2000 edit boag s brewery buildings in 2015 in 2000 san miguel corporation acquired j. boag & son previously a publicly listed company for 92 million . 2 the existing tasmanian management was retained to continue running the company ; production had increased annually for the previous 3 years and this growth was planned to continue . in 2004 boag s brewery was expanded to occupy the complete block enclosed by william tamar and shield streets and the esplanade . san miguel sold j. boag & son to lion nathan ltd in november 2007 for 325 million . 3 as of 2010 j. boag and son employed over 150 people and produced over 76 000 000 litres 17 000 000 imp gal ; 20 000 000 us gal of beer annually . citation needed beers edit in the 1990s boag s launched two new lines of beer james boag s premium lager in 1994 and boag s strongarm bitter in 1997 . citation needed in 2002 james boag s premium light was launched nationally and won new beer of the year at the australian liquor industry awards . citation needed james boag s premium lager a european style pilsner abv 4.6 launched in 1994 originally 5.2 % . james boag s premium light a low alcohol european style pilsner abv 2.9 % . launched in 2002 . boag s draught a traditional australian style of lager abv 4.6 % . circa mid 1880 s. boag s draught light a low alcohol australian style of lager abv 2.7 % . launched in 2004 . james boag s pure a super premium made with 100 % tasmanian ingredients abv 4.5 % . launched in 2009 . boag s classic blonde a low carbohydrate style of lager abv 4.5 % . launched in 2007 . boag s wizard smith ale a traditional english pale ale abv 5.0 % . launched in 2007 . only available in tasmania . boag s xxx ale an australian style of lager . abv 4.8 % . launched in 1881 . only available in tasmania . boag s st george a premium southern californian style of lager abv 4.8 % . launched in 2004 . production ceased 2011 . boag s honey porter a limited edition porter made with tasmanian leatherwood honey not in production . boag s centre for beer lovers edit boag s centre for beer lovers the lame dog hotel later known as the tamar hotel was constructed in 1826 and by the 1930s the georgian style building had become one of launceston s most notable hotels . citation needed george radford and his family operated the hotel for 26 years . the building was restored to house the boag s centre for beer lovers . see also edit beer portal tasmania portal companies portal australian pub beer in australia list of breweries in australia tasmanian beer references edit notes edit centre for tasmanian historical studies 2006 boag family in the companion to tasmanian history san miguel to bid for australian brewer . asia times . retrieved 2007 11 08 . san miguel farewells australia . melbourne the age . 2007 11 08 . retrieved 2007 11 08 . bibliography edit deutsher keith m. 2012 . the breweries of australia 2nd ed . . glebe nsw beer & brewer media . isbn 9780987395214 . external links edit j boag & son boag s draught boag s history at sportandhistory.com v t e launceston landmarks buildings and structures boag s brewery albert hall launceston gasworks country club casino launceston post office st andrew s kirk st john s church public buildings star theatre holyman house hotel grand chancellor entertainment inveresk and york park precinct princess theatre sports aurora stadium launceston aquatic ntca ground elphin sports centre the silverdome transportation launceston airport metro bus company nature and parks city park cataract gorge prince s square royal park precincts launceston seaport civic square quadrant mall coordinates 41 25 58 s 147 08 16 e 41.43268 s 147.137758 e 41.43268 ; 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