First of all, I must apologise to the South African homebrewing community for the extreme delay in posting this. The results were actually released on November 30th but it's been a manic week since then and this is the first chance I've had to post anything about...
As a thank you for following the blog over the past year, today's 12 Days of Beermas prizes are for blog subscribers only. Here they are: 1. A signed copy of Beer Safari, posted to wherever you are in South Africa. To enter, just tweet at me: I want to win a signed...
It's an underdog story truer than the movie Dodgeball itself. In the third annual South African Craft Brewers Championship, a part-time brewer who shares his 120-litre system with 14 fellow beer lovers, beat more than 100 other South African beers from breweries...
It's that time of year again - the time when the South African beer community gets together to give you a whopping TWELVE DAYS of beery giveaways. Forget partridges in pear trees, this year the 12 Days of Beermas brings you homebrew kits and brewery trips, books...
While I've enjoyed many a pint of cider in my time, and have spent pleasant weekends exploring Cider Country back in my native Britain, I must admit that I've never really given too much thought to the flavours found within. Much like a lot of people I've met at...
I love the Cape Town Festival of Beer. It's probably my favourite beerfest of the year. Sure, part of that is because the festival is basically a reunion - I can see pretty much all my friends in South Africa without walking more than a couple of hundred metres....
I'm rather thrilled to announce that my new book, Beer Safari, is now available. Published by Penguin Random House, the book features well over 100 South African microbreweries, laid out geographically (with the prettiest maps you've ever seen) to help you to plan...
Beer Safari is out! And to celebrate the launch of my new book, I'll be joining Beerhouse for two Meet the Brewer Author events - on in Johannesburg on December 2nd and the other in Cape Town on December 7th. Each evening will feature five of my 'Big Five Pints' -...
I've been meaning to write this review for well over a month, but every time I get hold of some Pilsner Urquell, I sit and drink it and forget to take any notes or photographs. It's just so damn enjoyable! Then yesterday I heard a rumour (still awaiting official...
