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The winners of the 2021 African Beer Cup
The winners of the 2021 African Beer Cup were announced at a ceremony held at Ukhamba Beerworx on June 5. This year’s competition received 210 entries from 12 African countries. Beers are judged to the BJCP guidelines with gold, silver and bronze medals awarded in the BJCP categories. There were medals awarded in 31 categories. […]
BrewDog announces plan to open brewery in Cape Town
Yesterday (March 25), while road-tripping around the Northern Cape, I stopped at a farm stall and checked my phone. I had received the same photograph nine times via different platforms and my phone was going wild. BrewDog co-founder James Watt had taken to social media to announce the company’s plans to build a brewery in […]
Beer review: Jump Brewing Extra Hoppy Lager
A few weeks ago I got a WhatsApp from Murray Middleton. Murray, you might recall, used to be the brewer at the helm of Cape Town’s Metal Lane Brewery. Sadly, the brewery is no more but happily, Murray has launched a new contract brand, Jump Brewing. The WhatsApp message in question was telling me about […]
List of breweries currently for sale in South Africa
This is a bit of a bleak post to have to write, but with the extended and repeated alcohol bans, there is an increasing number of breweries up for sale. I get regular requests asking for equipment or complete businesses up for sale so I thought it might be useful to post this here and […]
