Charles Mallen built the first Waverly brewery on West Terrace within Adelaide in 1875 and started brewing in December
that same year. William Simms purchased the brewery the next year and Mallen was told he could not start another brewery with 50 miles of Adelaide for the next 10 years, which was later changed to 2 years. Mallen built a new brewery on Bulls Creek road Mitcham, he went partners with his daughter Marie, John Haimes and Arthur Bean. The building was expanded the next year. Arthur Bean retired in 1879 and after the death of John Haimes the Mallens continued to brew until 1909 when Charles Mallen died. Charles’s son Walter Mallen and grandson William Bone continued the brewery until 1934 when the brewery was sold to the Castlereagh brewery.

The Castlereagh Brewery was a group of investors that had purchased the Castlereagh Brewery in Knoxville, one of the investors Harold Clark brewed for the company. The brewery only lasted one year, with the company going into liquidation in 1935.

The Adelaide Brewery Ltd was formed after purchasing the Castlereagh brewery in 1936. Brewing continued until 1938 when the Springfield Brewery Ltd bought the brewery. The Springfield Brewery brewed until 1955 when a wild yeast got into the vats and could not be removed. The brewery went into liquidation and was later bulldozed to make way for the Mitcham Shopping Center.

Waverley Brewery
Castlereagh Brewery
Adelaide Brewery
Springfield Brewery

Brewery ID : 5.001.103

Waverley Brewery
1875 to 1876
North Terrace, Adelaide
1878 to 1933
Bulls Creek Road, Mitcham
Castlereagh Brewery
1934 to 1936
Adelaide Brewery
1936 to 1938
Springfield Brewery
1938 to 1955

Brewery

Waverley Brewery

5.001.103.C00.0010
Special XXX Ale		Bitter Beer
5.001.103.001.0010		5.001.103.002.0010
c1933		c1933
Invalid Stout
5.001.103.003.0010
c1930
Castlereagh Brewery
Sparkling Castleragh Beer
5.103.020.0010
1934
Adelaide Brewery
5.103.C30.0010
Adelaide Bitter		Adelaide Pilsener
5.103.030.0010		5.103.031.0010
1936		1937
Adelaide Lager		Adelaide Malt Ale
5.103.032.0010		5.103.033.0010
1936		1936
Standard Stout		Adelaide Stout
5.103.034.0010		5.103.035.0010
1936		1938
Melrose Hop Ale
5.103.036.0010
1938
Springfield Brewery
5.103.C40.0010		5.103.C40.0020
SB Springfield Bitter Beer
5.103.040.0010 1939		5.103.040.0020 c1945
5.103.040.0030 c1950		5.103.040.0040 c1955
Imperial Quarts
5.103.041.0020 1939		5.103.041.0020 1939
		1939
5.103.041.0030 1940		5.103.041.0040 1940
Springfield Bitter Beer
5.103.042.0010
1938		1939
5.103.042.0030 1951
Vatted Stout
5.103.043.0010 1938
Export Bitter Beer
5.103.044.0010 c1945		5.103.044.0020 1951
Melrose Hop Ale
5.103.045.00101938 c1938
5.103.046.0010 1954
Back to Brewery Listing