The Wheatsheaf Hotel Adelaide

So I am over in Adelaide for work and a college says "do you want to go for a beer after work?" To which my answer was "damn right! And I know just the place!"

So off we pop to the Wheatsheaf Hotel (http://wheatsheafhotel.com.au) and it is a bit of a funny place to try and find (a.k.a. its not in the CBD...) and it just kinda looks like a pub when you walk in... So my new friend was not too impressed!

If you can see past the beer (is that possible?) there is a real fire, I love pubs with real fires... reminds me of home

Anyway, we head to the bar and then it became clear why it is such a craft beer institution...

This sweet yet dark beer messes with your head with its flavour combination but it works! But it is 10%!! 

I said to the bar staff "whats local" to which the reply was "pretty much everything" !! and then she told me separation of  the taps for dark beer and the taps for the lighter beer - it is so unusual to see a 50 / 50 split between dark and light beers... really great to see and shows how this places really is carrying the flag for new and craft brewing...

I order the Plasma White IPA (I cant say I have heard of a white IPA before) but it was great, hoppy and big on flavour while my friend had the Bruce English Bitter. It's made with Aus / NZ ingredients, by Kiwis working in Adelaide (for a sort stunt) and is loosely based on a Northern English / Scottish bitter - some combination and it sure worked!

We then ordered the "Thornbridge Brewery" - I tell you what, its dark and stout-y but the raspberries give it a sweet finish - amazing and soo different! Very glad the bar maid convinced us.

What isn't convincing about South Australia is the term "pint" - we were drinking "pints" and it was false advertising... so after a bit of research a pint in SA is a measly 425ml... Now I cant blame the wheatshealf for this, but as they are pioneering some amazing, new and local beers maybe they can "pioneer" a pint being 568ml????