2015 National Craft Brewers Championships

2015 National Craft Brewers Championships

Dates, rules and prizes have been announced for the 2015 National Craft Brewers Championships – entries are now open until 23rd October 2015. Sponsored by SAB and backed by Craft Beer South Africa (CBSA), the competition is open to professional craft brewers...
10b American Amber Ale

10b American Amber Ale

I bring you – BJCP style 10B – American Amber Ale As many brewers know, sometimes the hardest part of brewing is finding the time to actually brew. Prepping for the brew day can take as much time as brewing – recipe development, getting the ingredients,...
Why Every Beer Lover Should Become a BJCP Judge

Why Every Beer Lover Should Become a BJCP Judge

On December 6th, 2014, Cape Town will hold its second ever BJCP tasting exam. This is the exam that beer lovers, like yourself, need to take to become a certified beer judge. At the moment, we have roughly fifteen certified beer judges in the Cape, but we need more....
2014 SA Craft Championships: The Winners

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 were...

Finalists in the 2014 SA Craft Brewers Championship

Last Saturday, BJCP-accredited judges from across South Africa met at the SAB World of Beer in Johannesburg to judge the second annual South African Craft Brewers Championship. Brewers really stepped up this year, with a 33% increase in the number of entries and a...
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