South Australian Brewing Club

SABC Club excursion to... BRIGHTSTAR BREWING
2025-03-19 18:30 - 22:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Brightstar Brewing, 35-37 Stirling St, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia
With the Wheaty unavailable, we’re meeting on away grounds just around the corner at Brightstar Brewing, Thebarton. We will be outside on the deck so if it’s cool, bring a cardigan. There won’t be a formal tour or any talks or tastings this month. If you’ve never been to Brightstar, it’s worth taking this opportunity to Czech it out. Brewing excellent beers, in particular Czech pils etc.
We are an independently owned, European inspired brewery and tap-house located in a historic building, just outside the Adelaide CBD in Thebarton. A place for friends, family and beer lovers to come together and connect with each other over one (or more) of our easy drinking brews! Using traditional European brewing techniques, we produce a wide-range of balanced beers each as delicious as the next – so it’s easy to find your perfect tipple.
https://brightstarbrewing.com.au/

Brewing low and no alcohol beer
2025-04-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia
Darren Williams has done a lot of experimenting with low/no alc brewing, and he’ll present what he has learned and taste some he has ‘brewed’.

Southern Vales Breweries Bus Tour
2025-05-10
The club has organised a bus tour of Southern Vales breweries on Saturday, 10th May. The last club bus tour was way back in 2023, with 20 people joining the event, which toured through the Barossa region.
Book your seat here
This tour is taking in four breweries to provide more time to relax and enjoy drinks and tours where available, without rushing to get to the next destination.
The schedule for the day is:

0930 Meet at Cafe Bang Bang, 53 Hindley St, Adelaide SA 5000 – grab a coffee or breakfast.
0945 Leave Cafe Bang Bang 55min drive
1100 Arrive Swell Brewing 60min visit
1200 Leave Swell Brewing 18min drive
1230 Arrive Kick Back Brewing (lunch) 90min visit
1400 Leave Kick Back Brewing 18min drive
1415 Arrive Penny Red Beer Co 60min visit
1515 Leave Penny Red Beer Co 14min drive
1530 Arrive Shifty Lizard 60min visit
1630 Leave Shifty Lizard 55min drive
1730 Arrive Wheatsheaf Hotel Thebarton (likely include a second dropoff at Craft Robot in CBD)

Tickets are $35pp and available at the SABC shop here. This cost includes bus travel only and enjoyment. Food and drinks are to be paid for on the day.
Depending on requests we may be able to organise a second pickup/dropoff location for folk somewhere between the city and McLaren Vale.
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Kick Back has generously offered to have us for lunch, and is offering a free pint with any burger purchased. Brenton and or Adam will provide a talk and tour of the brewery with some sneaky tastings apparently!
The food menu is here . If we are able to provide a list of orders before arriving this will ensure no one has a long wait for lunch when we arrive. Please send me your order when possible, preferably before the day.
Penny Red have offered to provide a chat and possibly a tour; they have a relatively small brew system. I’ve been told, but when I chatted with Craig and Jess about brew club members visiting and it sounds like it’s the perfect opportunity for brew club members to enjoy.
Shifty Lizard is the last stop on the tour, as the club managed to visit several years ago on a previous bus tour. Lee has also said he or a brewer will be available on the day, they also have Soul Bird Distilling if anyone is interested in asking about the distilling business.
Gavin from Bizzy buses is driving us again — Gavin has hosted the club on a couple of bus tours over the years, and luckily, even though his company is double booked for the day, he has managed to drive us again. He’s a very friendly chap, so be sure to say hello while on the tour.
At this stage, this event is only open to financial members, but if there are unsold tickets, non-members may be able to grab one.
Any other questions, please send through!
Cheers, Nick (on behalf of SABC)

Franken Chiller… ! VENUE CHANGE - CRAFTY ROBOT!
2025-05-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Crafty Robot, 180/188 Grote St, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
What’s a freakin; Franken Chiller… we’ll find out from Jules.
The meeting is at CRAFTY ROBOT, City

June Club Meeting
2025-06-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia

BeerBQ 2025
2025-06-28 18:00 - 22:00 | East Torrens Kensington Gardens Tennis Club, East Tce, Kensington Gardens, Australia
Members’ tickets ($0) and guests $30 available NOW.
You know the drill. Lots of amazing homebrewed beers, lots of delicious BBQ, lots of prizes and BOTY points on offer. Head to the SABC shop to register your free member ticket, purchase a ticket for your friends and/or family and get ready for a fantastic night.
>> Get your tickets now <<
It’s free for members, login to the shop. Please book your ticket so we have catering numbers. Guest tickets are $30.
If you’re able to help out by putting together a salad, please email the club or reach out to a committee member. All ingredient costs will be reimbursed, and a little help will go a long way!
Join the SABC Facebook Group event to chat about what you’re bringing.
BeerBQ in 3 weeks!

Club meeting (and AGM)
2025-07-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia

SABC Winter Competition
2025-07-27 13:00 - 17:00 | East Torrens Kensington Gardens Tennis Club, East Tce, Kensington Gardens, Australia
SABC Winter comp. Find out everything on the Competitions portal.
Note the 1pm start. Judges and stewards are encouraged to register.

August Club Meeting - growing hops and brewing with them
2025-08-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia
This month, growing hops in the Adelaide Hills and brewing with them with Stuart Binnion from Silver Hop Springs and Fresh Hops Co-op of Australia.
He will tell us about reviving hop farming in South Australia on his small four-acre property in Longwood. With a background in horticulture, he’ll explain how he saw the potential to grow hops commercially using the property’s eight natural springs, particularly in a climate where local and international hop shortages are becoming more common.
Stuart will cover how his hop crops have performed, the challenges of setting up trellising and dealing with temperature swings, and how he had to rely on an old German video just to figure out the wiring setup.
He will also share his knowledge on how you can grow hops at home and we’ll cover how to brew with fresh hops. We might be able to get some cuttings for anyone interested in growing hops themselves.
Come along and get out of the house, warm your arse by the fire and enjoy some excellent beers and a catch-up with fellow homebrewers.

ABCSA Bottle drop
2025-09-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Irish Club, 13-15 Carrington St, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
Helpers welcome or drop your entry off. Time TBC.

September Club Meeting
2025-09-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia
At The Wheaty.
Come along and get out of the house, warm your arse by the fire and enjoy some excellent beers and a catch-up with fellow homebrewers.

ABCSA Judging
2025-09-20 - 2025-09-21 | Irish Club, 13-15 Carrington St, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
If you would like to enter a beer, cider or mead in ABCSA, it’s easy! Follow the link below to sign up.

https://enter.abcsa.org.au/

ABCSA, as well as being South Australia’s largest amateur competition, is also the qualifying round for the Australian Amateur Brewing Championship (AABC) where all 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in ABCSA categories judged are given the chance to enter in the Australian national competition (AABC).

October Club Meeting
2025-10-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia
At The Wheaty.
Come along and get out of the house and enjoy some excellent beers and a catch-up with fellow homebrewers.

Spring-tober-fest (in November)
2025-11-02 13:00 - 16:30 | East Torrens Kensington Gardens Tennis Club, East Tce, Kensington Gardens, Australia
From feedback from members, we know you are keen for another club social BeerBQ like get-together. We’re excited to announce a Sunday afternoon event dedicated to celebrating homebrewing. As an early end-of-year show, on Sunday, November 2, members and families are invited to a showcase of hoppy beers made by member teams (contact us if you’d like to brew using the hops donated to us from Kickback Brewing. We’ll do a BBQ and welcome contributions from everyone for snacks and extras.
It is at the East Torrens, Kensington Gardens Tennis Club. Expect a relaxed, outdoor vibe. There is a great playground next to the club.

November Club Meeting at SHAPESHIFTER
2025-11-19 18:00 - 21:00 | Shapeshifter
Away game this month at Shapeshifter. We’ll get a tour, brewers talk and enjoy their hospitality. .
Come along and get out of the house for spring and enjoy some excellent beers and a catch-up with fellow homebrewers.

December Club Meeting
2025-12-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, SA, 5031, Australia
At The Wheaty.
Come along for our traditional Christmas casual meeting. We’ll put on the pizzas. Enjoy some excellent beers and a catch-up with fellow homebrewers.
