I am not a fan of Dry January. Or Dryanuary, or whatever it's called. If it works for you, then of course go for it but I don't observe it for a variety of reasons: it's already a tough month for restaurants, bars and breweries, so I'm kind of against basically...
I know that I give the Cape a lot of love on my blog (I do live in Cape Town and there are more breweries down here so I think it’s allowed) but I have vowed to spread the love as much as possible this year. So this week’s Friday Beers recommendation is for one of...
If you spend much time on beer related social media, you have probably heard of The Kennel Brewery. Based in Durbanville, the microbrewery is best known for its one-off beers (29 releases in 2021!), light-hearted videos and fabulous can art (they also have their...
Friday beers. It has to be one of my favourite rituals in life. It doesn't matter which country I'm in, or what kind of job I'm doing, the arrival of Friday afternoon has always been synonymous with a round or three of cold, local beers with a bunch of happy folk...
It was all a bit of an accident really. When I arrived in South Africa in 2010, I had spent the last few years fulfilling a major life goal and working as a freelance travel writer. But as I'm sure you know, travelling from South Africa is a lot more complicated...
The votes have (finally) been tallied and the results are ready to announce. This is the fifth annual installment of the Brewmistress South African Beer Awards and there are four establishments that have made the honour roll for five years in a row - see if you can...
It's been such a long time since I posted anything on the blog I'm surprised I can remember how to use WordPress. These last few months have been particularly busy for me. I was studying for the Advanced Cicerone exam, which I took in early November (passed the...
Hello - remember me? I used to blog regularly on things about beer in South Africa! Well I'm back with a highly informative post that not only reviews two recently released nitro stouts available in South Africa, it also contains a somewhat ridiculous video. In...
A couple of months ago I received an email from a PR company telling me that SAB were about to launch a new "product variant" and that I'd been selected to receive some of said product and to create hype. I must say I was excited. Not about creating hype so much,...
