Lady Burra Brewhouse

I was a regular here for a long while when I was travelling to Adelaide on business and it's somewhere a bit different than just eating in the hotel, the only problem is that quite often a lot of tables were reserved so it was hard to get a seat, especially during the winter months. Decent enough beers, brewed on the premises (I'm an IPA fan and theirs was a pretty good drop) and the food is generally really good but quality can be variable. On the subject of food, it's all reasonably priced and their specials are definitely well worth the coin. As a venue it's quite interesting with it's pallet-wood facing and shelves, and has various seating options inside and out which is nice on a pleasant summer's evening but Topham Mall can be a bit of wind tunnel at times...

A really nice little venue in the Adelaide CBD. They have about ten of their own brewed beers on tap (brewery at the back of the venue) plus a full list of wines, spirits and cocktails. I tried 4 beers all of which were ok without being great. IPA was best. The food however was excellent. It's a Mediterranean menu with good pizzas and tapas plates among other things. Staff were all friendly and the venue had an overall nice vibe. Perhaps not somewhere you'd come specifically for the beer, but as an all-round eating and drinking destination, I thought it was pretty good.

This is a modern looking, small bar in the Adelaide inner city off Currie Street. There is a small section facing the street while most seating is indoors at low tables with stools. They have a blackboard list of their tap beers and they also serve wine and spirits. The two beers I tried were OK but seemingly pitched at the main-stream drinkers. The staff were friendly enough. It was quiet on my visit but I’d say that the happy hour and after-work crowd would liven the place up a lot.

Nice modern, yet, retro kind of feel to it. All beers at time I was there at 4.9% Ok they are a bit new. Pale Ale, Pilsner, dark ale and Irish Red on tap. Better wine and cocktail list than beer. Food looked Ok, did not have any. Beers were uninspired at best. Good venue and more like a small bar really.

Recently opened to the public last month and apparently it’s the first brewery in Adelaide city. The interior is modern industrial with touches such as reused wood and bold artwork adorning the walls. It’s also hard to miss the incandescent lighted brewhouse sign above the brewery. I grabbed a paddle of the four beers pouring - Golden Ale, APA, Irish Red and Dark Ale. Positively, the beers are clean and without noticeable off flavours. However they’re not the most exciting beers and it’s easy to see they’ve kicked things off with the safe options. No doubt it’ll be a popular drinking venue for the city workers. I had an okay pizza from their wood fired oven. No faults with the service, friendly and chatty staff. All said, this a much needed addition for central Adelaide and it’ll be interesting to see how the brewery progresses in time.