IMPORTANT UPDATE: This following is a press release from the organisers of the Green Craft Beer Festival The Annual Green Craft Beer Festival postponed due to rain It has been an incredibly wet week in Johannesburg due to the heavy rains and it looks like it won’t...
A few months ago, a fellow twittererer suggested I write a post on where to get your growler filled up (thanks @SeanTick). So here, at last, it is! For those that don't know, a growler is a somewhat piratey, flagon-like refillable container (usually made of glass)...
Brewery numbers in South Africa are on the up - we all know that. I used to be fairly confident that I knew of around 90% of SA's breweries. These days I'm forever learning about new beers and new brands. But more and more, I find that it's not brewery numbers that...
I have a notebook full of beer reviews that I never got around to publishing last year. I have come to terms with the fact that I am never going to publish a full post on each beer, so decided on a round-up post of all of them. And in the interests of keeping your...
The last time the South African beer community was this excited about a new import, it was 2012 and BrewDog had just arrived on our shores. This time it's a small selection of beers from Danish maverick brewery Mikkeller. Founded in Copenhagen in 2006, Mikkel Borg...
Happy new year! Excuse the tardiness of this post. I suppose I can't still blame the new year hangover.... I think it's compulsory at this time of year for every blogger, writer and journalist, regardless of their subject matter, to either offer a round-up of 2016...
Beer lovers rejoice - the South African Beer community is coming together to celebrate our beloved beverage. On the first Saturday in February, breweries, bars, restaurants and liquor stores will be hosting events large and small, from braais to brewery tours to...
I regularly get asked for statistics on the South African craft beer scene - how many breweries are there, what are they brewing, how much are they brewing... I can never offer any answers as there aren't any statistics. So this year I attempted to put together my...
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