Mauritius is best-known for its beaches, so it made perfect sense that the morning after our arrival, we found ourselves in the island's only microbrewery, sitting on the edge of a mall that's far enough inland to mean that you can't actually see the ocean. I've...
When I set out to write about the issues with bottled beer last month, I had a point to make. You wouldn't necessarily know it from what turned out to be the world's longest blog post, but I did start out with a point. You see, there was so much to say that I kind...
Once upon a time, the art of brewing was a task strictly for a woman’s hands. Over the years though, the men muscled in, pushing the brewsters – female brewers – away from their kettles and fermenters. Luckily though, ladies are taking back their beer. So, let’s...
Last year saw the country's first BJCP-accredited national beer competition take place. Smaller events happen around the country - mostly at festivals - but this was the first time that craft brewers around the country could all compete to have their beer crowned...
It's no secret that I quite like this beer. When I mentioned to a friend that the grand finale of my IPA week was to be a Blockhouse review, he commented that there were already 48478383 reviews out there. So I claimed mine would be better than them...
Two years ago, Banana Jam Cafe hosted its first IPA Day celebration. In fact, I'm fairly sure it was South Africa's first as well. I remember the preparations and what a struggle it was to get enough IPAs on tap to fill a taster tray. A taster tray at Banana Jam...
This Thursday, August 7th, is International IPA Day. Now most beer styles don't get their own day, but there's just something about the IPA that grabs hold of beer geeks and won't let go. For them (us), every day is IPA Day, so this week I will be bringing you...
I won't beat around the bush with some wordy intro. August 1st has been designated International Beer Day so it's time to drink your way around the world - without leaving home!* Here are eight classic beer styles from eight beer-centric nations. And since there's...
For months people have been asking me when the second edition of African Brew will be released. "It needs an update!" they say. "There are so many new breweries - we want another edition." They (you) are quite right of course but I can confirm that there will not...
