Soul Barrel has one of the most innovative barrel ageing programmes in South Africa. Without any stats to hand, I'll also say it's one of the largest, though I welcome you to disagree with me. I've known Nick since he set up Soul Barrel back in 2017 and am a fairly...
When Shackleton Brewing Co.'s Salt River taproom closed its doors in June, there was a touch of melancholy in the industry. We knew we weren't actually losing a brewery, but Shackleton had become a beloved hangout for Cape Town's beer lovers. It's all turned out OK...
Beer Boot Camp is coming back to Johannesburg following a three-year hiatus and I for one am pretty excited. This year's event will see five international speakers from three continents heading to Johannesburg to impart their beery wisdom. It's a solid line-up and...
If I had a rand for every time a South African had described English beer as "flat and warm", I'd probably have enough to buy a pint of English beer in the UK. And with the current exchange rate (and considering the prices in your average British pub), that is a...
Friday Beers is back! Or should that be are back? Either way, here we are. Of course, the tradition of drinking Friday beers never went anywhere - I'm pretty sure you've been partaking pretty much every Friday since I published my last suggestion a little over a...
It has been a long, long time since I wrote a review on this blog. The last one was for the annual Tiny Keg festive mixed pack back in December, and that was only the second review I wrote in the whole of 2022. So it seems somehow fitting that I am making a beer...
Recently I have been feeling a little glum about the whole South African beer scene. Although there are a few shining star breweries that are experimenting, and in general, beer quality has improved, the industry as a whole has seemed a bit stagnant of late. There...
Maun is known by its residents as ‘Dusty Donkey Town’, and on the day that Okavango Craft Brewery had its unofficial (re)launch party, it quickly became evident why. I’m not quite sure why I felt it necessary or smart to walk the 5km from my hotel to the brewery on...
It's been so long since I wrote anything on this blog, I'm surprised I can even remember my login details. (I jest of course - I can't remember my login details for anything. Luckily, Google can). The main reason I just don't find time to blog in the first half of...
