Welcome to the Beer Adelaide Website
16 February 2022

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Welcome


An archive of breweries and hotels in South Australia since 1836 to the present.

Explore the history of local brewing, soft drinks, and historic hotels in South Australia.

Have a historic photo, label, or item not featured here? I’d love to include it! Please get in touch and help preserve our brewing history.

A brief history of South Australian hotel lamps
14th January 2026

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A brief history of South Australian hotel lamps


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History of South Australian Tied House Hotels
October 2025

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Dive into the history of South Australian Tied House Hotels


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History of South Australian Beer Glasses
April 2024

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Dive into the history of South Australian beer glasses and the odd sizes we use.
The origins of the names of our glasses are also busted.
Beer glasses must be one of the last uses of the Imperial measurement system still in use in Australia.


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Kernewek Lowender Swanky
May 2023

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With the 2023 Kernewek Lowender festival being held this month, I have added an article on the history of the Kernewek Lowender's own beer SWANKY!


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A brief history of beer cans
11th April 2022

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Beer packaged in cans has now become the standard off premises container, from the largest corporate breweries to the smallest microbreweries, they all seem to be canning.
Though beer cans started much earlier that most people think.


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