2015 South African Craft Championship: The Finalists

A whopping 25 judges, made up of BJCP-qualified tasters, SAB brewers, industry players and beer enthusiasts, met in Johannesburg last month to judge the third annual South African National Craft Brewers Championship. Judges had to be shipped in an the last minute to cope with the high number of entries – 125 beers and ciders, compared to 75 in 2014.

And now, after a couple of weeks of auditing, the finalists have been announced. It’s a very interesting list, with lots of newbies featuring alongside some of the SA beer scene’s top players. Here are the finalists (in alphabetical order:

Beer

Basset Breweries  – The Dogfather

Cape Brewing Company – CBC Pilsner

Devil’s Peak Brewing Company – Lager

Hopping Frog Brewworks [Brewers Co-op]  – Rambunctious Rye

Long Beach Brewery  – Green Room

Riot Beer  – Valve

Striped Horse  – Striped Horse Lager

SMACK! Republic Brewing Co.  – Newton Nemesis

Ukhamba Beerworx & HopHazard Brewing collaboration [Brewers Co-op] – The Red Brick Shit House

Woodstock Brewery  – Californicator

 

Cider

Bridge Street Brewery – Bowman Cider

Bridge Street Brewery  – Pink Lady Perry

Garagista Beer Co  – Barrel 94 Oak-Aged Cider

HopHazard Brewing [Brewers Co-op] – Bitter Spring Cider

HopHazard Brewing [Brewers Co-op] – Outcider

Little Wolf Brewery [Brewers Co-op] – Hibiscus Cider

 

Congrats to all the finalists – can’t wait to see who came out on top! Winners will be announced on December 3rd. For all the details on sponsors and prizes, check out this post.

6 Comments

  1. Paddy Bauwens

    Well done to the “little” guys at Brewers Co-op. Hope one of them gets a top placing.

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  2. Giles

    Hate to be pedantic, but not at all clear from this or previous prize detail post who has won what for what? Or am I just being stupid and, well, pedantic? Also be interested to know who won Journalist’s prize and Brewer’s Prize too… Perhaps there is more detail to come!?

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    • Lucy Corne

      Hi Giles
      The final results aren’t out yet. These are the finalists, then the top three, plus the journo prize, will be announced on December 3rd. Watch this space!!!

      Reply
  3. Giles

    And, as with all awards, it all depends on what was entered as to what wins… so be interesting to know who entered too – but at an impressive 175 entries, I can see that might be TOO much detail. Maybe a list of breweries who entered at least?

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    • Lucy Corne

      Not sure if they will release that list, but will ask!

      Reply
  4. Giles

    Apologies – I should read the posts more closely. I will now hold myself in check until the 3rd December…

    Reply

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