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South African Porter Smack-Down
Hooray, it’s suddenly gone cold and rainy in Cape Town! (Well, at least it had when I wrote this before the weekend) I hate rain (there’s a reason I left the UK) and despise being cold (there’s a reason I moved to Africa) but I am happy about this change in weather for two reasons […]
Afro-Caribbean Brewing Co launches new beer
I suppose it had to happen. Those of you who know Greg Casey, the madcap brewer behind Afro-Caribbean Brewing Company, might know that he’s a bit of a fan of Rogue Ales. Most likely inspired by their Beard Beer, which was fermented using natural yeast collected from the brewer’s facial hair, Greg has brewed a similarly […]
New breweries, new brews & a couple of new tasting rooms
It used to be an easy job, keeping the list of South African microbreweries up to date. Not any longer. Breweries are opening all over the place and while I try to keep my database of licenced, functioning breweries and beer companies up to date, there’s a chance that while I was typing this paragraph, a […]
My journey into beer. #lovethecraft
It was always going to be a global adventure. Although I’d long-been a lager drinker in my UK homeland, it took a Canadian that I met in Cairo to get me drinking traditional English ales. Over the next five years, beer became a focus of our travels. We bought the cheapest crate of beer we’ve […]
