Taj Hotel, Wale St, Cape Town. Tel: 021 819 2000. tajcapetown.co.za/dining/twankeybar/ Tapas R75, mains R75-195. 330ml local draught craft beer R30-45. The Twankey is at its liveliest when office workers pop in for post-work drinks, so our lunchtime visit was a...
This could well be the most worthwhile beer you'll ever drink. On 20th June 2015, Joe Kanyona was stabbed while working as a doorman at Beerhouse on Long Street. He died from his wounds. What happened next affirmed to me that I'm a part of a truly awesome industry....
In case you're unaware, this Sunday (June 19th) is Father's Day. So if your dad loves beer - or you love it enough to force it on him on dad's day - here's a round-up of beer-related specials happening around the country: Western Cape Afro Caribbean Brewing...
South Africa's beer scene is fairly young. Microbrewed beers really only took off five or six years ago and most of the styles we find in our fridges today have only been around a year or three, so it might surprise you to know that there's a beer festival that's...
Disclaimer: I do not know how to keep everybody happy at a beer festival. If I did, I would be sitting in my Bishopscourt mansion counting my festival dollars and hiring a secretary to field all the tweets, email and phone calls from adoring brewers and...
Last weekend I spoke at the first Craft Brewers Powwow, a beer industry conference/get together that is going to become an annual event. My topic was the future of the South African craft beer scene, something I have a great deal of passion for. I talked about...
It doesn't matter if you're a brewer or a drinker, and it doesn't matter where you're based in the country - Beer Boot Camp: the Global Edition is going to be awesome. After a highly successful inaugural event in Johannesburg last year, the one-day beer conference...
If ever there was a country that needed a solid supply of beer, Namibia would surely be it. Days are long, dry and largely sunny, plus there's all that sand to consider. Add to that the fact that the country has historical ties to Germany - and still counts a few...
Please come and join me for a short talk/book signing and most importantly, a beer tasting at Exclusive Books Cavendish this Thursday, April 28th at 6pm. I'll be pouring tasters of Loxton Lager, the IPA from Stickman Brewery and a soon-to-be-decided-on beer from...
