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Winners of the 2021 Brewmistress South African Beer Awards
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 spot them among this year’s winners. Thanks […]
Vote in the 2021 South African Beer Awards
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 written portion, still have to take the […]
Nitro stouts in South Africa and how (not) to pour them
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 fact, let’s kick off with that… I suspect you might […]
Beer events happening around South Africa this weekend
It’s a big weekend for beer. Thursday (5 August) is IPA Day, Friday is, somewhat inconveniently considering the usual IPA-induced hangover, International Beer Day and then you have a couple of rest days before Women’s Day on Monday. All of this coincides with the lifting of the alcohol ban and the reopening of restaurants, so […]
