I am utterly biased of course, but I have long thought that the Southyeasters Summer Fest is one of the best beer festivals in South Africa. It's one of the few that really is all about the beer. You grab a tasting glass on your way in and you do the rounds,...
I've lived in South Africa for almost eight years and Cape Town is very much my home. I've set down roots here, I've made friends here and I love living here. But there are some things that, as a foreigner, I will probably never 'get': why anyone would voluntarily...
"Growing the SA craft beer industry". That's the tagline of this year's Craft Brewers Powwow, held in Cape Town from May 11-13. And it sums up exactly why brewers and beer enthusiasts should be saving their cash to attend the three-day conference. The only way the...
After months of speculation, it’s official: Heineken has bought a minority stake in Jack Black. This is Heineken’s third foray into South African craft beer in the past year. In March 2017 they acquired Stellenbrau, then in September, Soweto Gold announced that...
In case you were living under some sort of lead-lined rock, where beer-related social media couldn't reach you, you will know that last Saturday (Feb 3rd) marked the second annual South African National Beer Day. On the day, a whopping 80+ events were held across...
"Beer really is the world's best beverage," writes Randy Mosher in his excellent book, Tasting Beer. "It brings us together. Beer makes us happy." He's quite right of course and beer deserves to have a whole day dedicated to it. Now International Beer Day has been...
Entries for the fourth annual Wine Label Design Awards have opened and for the first time, the competition, run by Winemag.co.za, will also include beer labels. Brewers are invited to enter the inaugural Beer Label Design Awards, sponsored by self-adhesive label...
Breweries are opening all the time in South Africa and I don't always dedicate a post to a new launch. Sometimes, this is because I can't get to the brewery in a timely manner due to it being in Jo'burg or Durban (think Mad Giant or East Coast Brewing). Sometimes...
The winners of the possibly annual Brewmistress South African Beer Awards were announced last night in a beer-studded event at Afro Caribbean Brewing Company. Inspired by the people's choice vote at the South African National Beer Trophy, I asked you, the beer...
