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Castle Double Malt vs Castle Lager vs Castle Lite
A couple of months ago I received an email from a PR company telling me that SAB were about to launch a new “product variant” and that I’d been selected to receive some of said product and to create hype. I must say I was excited. Not about creating hype so much, but about the […]
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 […]
Battle of the milk stouts: Castle vs Striped Horse
If you’ve been drinking beer in South Africa for a while, you’ll likely be familiar with Striped Horse. The contract brand launched in 2014 with a lager and a pilsner, at the time both brewed at Cape Brewing Company (CBC). Packaged in unique long-neck bottles, the brand was very much in the high end/craft/super-premium department. […]
Beer Review: OC Brewery The Dictator IPA
I’ve often heard brewers and drinkers in South Africa talking about how a beer “doesn’t travel well”. I mean sure, beer doesn’t have the shelf life of wine or whiskey and some styles are certainly best drunk as fresh as possible. But on numerous occasions I have tasted beers in one part of the country, […]
