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Vote in the 2020 Brewmistress South African Beer Awards
I don’t need to tell you what a tough year it’s been for South African brewers. Booze bans and constantly changing restrictions on the on-con/off-con sale of alcohol have made it incredibly difficult for brewers to make ends meet. But rather than curl up in a ball and cry until 2020 goes away, South African […]
Beer review: Saggy Stone Black Brut IPA
The first time I tasted this beer, it was while we were staying at the cottages on Amandalia Farm – home to Saggy Stone Brewing Company. (Side note: make yourself a new year promise to stay at the cottages on Amandalia Farm – trust me). So, we were chatting and sipping and taking dips in […]
Beer review: Tolokazi Sorghum Pilsner
I’ve been largely useless at updating the blog lately. I scribbled some notes for the Tolokazi Sorghum Pilsner in early August when I received a mixed pack from the brewery, and these notes have been sitting in my drafts folder ever since. But since the beer contains what you could call a heritage grain, it […]
Want to learn to brew your own beer in Cape Town?
With the government’s latest alcohol ban now in place, there has never been a better time to learn to brew your own beer. And luckily, level three Covid restrictions allow for small conferences so we have reworked our very popular brewing course into a one-day conference designed to help newbie homebrewers to learn the art […]