Can I put rooibos in my beer?
This is South Africa, home of rooibos and indeed, the only place where it grows naturally (or even at all?) So the question "Can I put rooibos in my beer?" seems a silly one. The answer though, depends on what you mean by "can". Are you physically able to chuck...
Win tickets to The Craft Revolution in Somerset West, Nov 1st
Summer is pretty much here and beerfest season is in full swing. So for being lovely, loyal readers of The Brewmistress, I have a special treat for you - tickets for this weekend's Craft Revolution at Somerset Mall. Just keep and eye on the blog, on Twitter and on...
Beer review: Cederbrew Chubbyhead Stout
The girls from Cederbrew launched their brand on to the South African craft beer market in style, with Chubbyhead Stout making it into the 10 finalists at the 2014 craft championships, held in September this year. It's a medium-bodied and easy-drinking stout, ideal...
South African craft beer reaches new heights…breweries in the Cederberg
Some of you might already know that the Cederberg now has a brewery. Cederbrew, womanned (see what I did there?) by sisters Melanie and Tania Nieuwoudt, propelled itself on to the scene in style, with their Chubbyhead Stout ranking in the top 10 craft beers...
Beer Review: CBC Cape of Good Hops Imperial IPA
A couple of weeks ago, while researching Beer Safari, the topic of Cape Brewing Company came up in conversation. The brewer I was chatting to (who I believe referred to CBC's brewhouse as 'a beer geek's wet dream') made a comment along the lines of "Ooh, the beers...
2014 SA Craft Championships: The Winners
So, the results are in. Seventeen judges took part, scrutinising 64 beers and ciders from 23 breweries/cideries and judging them to the BJCP style guidelines. This was narrowed down to 10 finalists in the beer category and eight in the cider category. The winners...
Bottling issues – part three
Yesterday I was at Draymans Brewery in Pretoria. As one of the country's longest-running craft breweries, Draymans is always a hive of activity and yesterday they were both brewing and bottling. I spent some time watching the bottling process and it helped shed...
3 Fransen Street: The beers
So, the conspiracy theories have somewhat died down and the beers have been released. Whatever your opinion on the matter - and many of you voiced yours here - 3 Fransen Street, the "craft" arm of SAB is now open for business. After a low-key launch at SAB HQ in...
Win tickets to the Jo’burg Festival of Beer!
Beerfest season is upon us and the awesome guys at Jo'burg Festival of Beer have kindly given some tickets for me to give away on the blog. The festival takes place this weekend - September 27th & 28th - at the Pirates Rugby Club. Advance tickets are R150 but...