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Beer of the month: Soul Barrel Grapefruit Fresh Nectar
I was having a bit of trouble picking my beer of the month for February. Saggy Stone’s new Farmhouse Saison is very tasty. Woodstock’s Beetroot White Chocolate Stout, launched especially for #SANBeerDay, was innovative and exciting – and good! And Aegir Project’s Little Hop of Horrors is back, providing me with a decadent nightcap of […]
Friday beers: Mad Giant Taproom in Johannesburg
I generally only get up to Gauteng once or maybe twice a year, and then it’s usually a mad dash to get around all the new breweries in the province – a task which always takes me way longer than anticipated because I always manage to underestimate how big Jo’burg is (I live in a […]
Friday beers: Hoghouse Brewing Co. in Cape Town
My first encounter with Hoghouse Brewing Co. was seven years ago. It was a very different place then. Tucked away in an office park in Ndabeni, it was an unlikely spot to meet for Friday beers. We sat on hay bales in the car park, chowed on smoked meats and peeked at the fairly rudimentary […]
Beer of the Month: Entrepid Brewing Pacer
Towards the end of 2020, someone suggested that I do a beer of the month post, picking a beer that stood out for me each month. And as I am just powering right through my November 2020 to do list, I thought I’d get right on that. (Yes, I do mean 2020. No, I am […]
