Mismatch Brewing, South Australia: Why visit this Adelaide Hills brewery?
Mismatch Brewing in the Adelaide Hills makes some interesting beers – notably the Strawberry Sour. But its location in the collaborative Lot 100 makes it really worth visiting.
Mismatch Brewing is among hundreds of small craft breweries attempting to change perceptions of Australian beer. Go back 20 years ago, and Australian pub taps were full of fairly interchangeable mass-market beers such as Toohey’s New, VB and Carlton Draught.
Times have changed, mercifully, and you can now get fabulous beers across Australia. And if you can taste them at source, even better.
15 fabulous Adelaide experiences to supercharge your visit
- DOLPHINS 🐬: Swim with wild dolphins, kayak with the resident bottlenose pod or watch them on a dolphin cruise.
- FOOD AND WINE 🍷: Indulge on Adelaide food tour including Adelaide Central Market. Or try a wine discovery tour with tastings at the National Wine Centre. Or the ultimate Penfolds Magill Estate experience with full estate tour & Grange tasting.
- WILDLIFE 🐨: Spot koalas on a guided Morialta nature hike. Or walk from Waterfall Gully to Mount Lofty with entrance to Cleland Wildlife Park.
- CRUISES ⛵: Watch the sun set on a twilight coastal cruise, get to know the city on a Torrens River cruise or take a high tea cruise aboard the Popeye.
- SPORT 🏏: Dare to take on the Adelaide Oval Roofclimb or enter the fabled scoreboard on the behind-the-scenes stadium tour.
- ACTION 🚵♂️: Descend Mount Lofty on a downhill mountain bike tour or kayak along the Torrens River.
Mismatch Brewing beers
Mismatch Brewing in the Adelaide Hills near Adelaide in South Australia is a case in point. There are four beers in Mismatch Brewing’s core range, with the 4.5% German-style lager being the standard-bearer. The 4.0% Session Ale is made for afternoon drinking – this summer ale is an easy-drinking affair. The 5.0% Pale Ale, meanwhile, packs a bit more punch. But flavour is key rather than power – the brewers have deliberately created a balance between malts and hops.
For something rather different, however, try the 3.0% Strawberry Sour. This is made using strawberries grown on the premises.
Pick your perfect Adelaide day trips
- Barossa Valley tours: 1. Wine-tasting with lunch 🍷. 2. Food and wine tour. 3. Small group wine tour with exclusive VIP tastings.
- Kangaroo Island in a day – including sea lions 🦭, koalas 🐨and national parks.
- Adelaide Hills tours: 1. Sights plus Murray River lunch cruise combo. 2. Small group cheese, chocolate & wine tour with Hahndorf German village.
- McLaren Vale tours: 1. Small group wine tour with lunch. 2. Hop-on hop-off wineries tour 🍷. 3. Food and wine indulgence tour, including the gloriously weird d’Arenberg Cube.
- Victor Harbor and southern highlights tour – including the Granite Island horse-drawn tram.
Mismatch Brewing at Lot 100
And it’s those premises that make Mismatch Brewing truly worth visiting. This Adelaide Hills Brewery is based at Lot 100, a collaborative venue in Hay Valley, just north of Nairne. This works almost like a food hall, but for local food and drink businesses. The Lot 100 restaurant hogs the limelight somewhat, but there’s also a winemaker, cidermaker, distiller and fruit juice producer. As a one stop shop for tasting what the Adelaide Hills has to offer, it’s extremely impressive.
Other Adelaide Hills food and drink hotspots include the Uraidla Hotel, Crafers Hotel and Hahndorf Inn. Also worth visiting are the Applewood Distillery and Unico Zelo wines in Gumeracha, the Lane Vineyard in Hahndorf, Golding Wines in Lobethal and the Howard Vineyard in Nairne.