Craft beer and the cold chain

Craft beer and the cold chain

by | Jan 5, 2015 | Blog

Imagine if you brewed a beer, left it on a shelf for four months and just remembered it now? Imagine if the shelf in question was in a working kitchen, with temperatures rising over 35C? And imagine if said beer was unfiltered and unpasteurised? There are those who...
Bottling issues – part three

Bottling issues – part three

by | Oct 3, 2014 | Blog

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...
Bottled beers: post script

Bottled beers: post script

by | Aug 20, 2014 | Blog

When I set out to write about the issues with bottled beer last month, I had a point to make. You wouldn’t necessarily know it from what turned out to be the world’s longest blog post, but I did start out with a point. You see, there was so much to say...
Bottling South African craft beer – what’s going wrong?

Bottling South African craft beer – what’s going wrong?

by | Jul 5, 2014 | Blog

I’ve been meaning to get around to writing this post for weeks. Probably even months. There’s so much to be said, it’s tough to know where to start, so I’m just going to ramble on and ask you to  join in. Grab yourself a cold one, for you could be here for a...
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