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Beer Review: Helderberg Breweries
I never seem to find time to write up beer reviews these days. Finding time to taste the beers is one thing – getting around to putting them on the blog is another kettle of proverbial fish. So here is a double review for you – Helderberg Breweries Smoked Golden Ale and Rye IPA. I […]
Entries open for the 2017 South African National Beer Trophy
Since the demise of the National Craft Beer Championships, the South African National Beer Trophy (SANBT) is South Africa’s only national beer competition. It’s now in its third year and entries are open to licenced microbrewers in South Africa. Brewers can enter any style of beer as long as the beer is not a one-off […]
Meet your beer heroes at Beer Boot Camp 2017
Football fans grow up wanting to meet the David Beckham of their day. Computer nerds might dream of meeting Bill Gates while those who are big into 80s pop and pointy bras probably have a hankering to hang out with Madonna. I don’t want to be a deliverer of doom, but you’re probably not going […]
Beer Review: Hoptown Lager and IPA
While it is not wise to judge a beer solely by its label, I believe that a decent label is critical when selling pretty much anything. If a brewer can’t be bothered with the branding on the bottle, it makes me wonder if they can be bothered with the beer within the bottle. I […]
