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The Rise and Rise of Contract Brewing in South Africa
Brewery numbers in South Africa are on the up – we all know that. I used to be fairly confident that I knew of around 90% of SA’s breweries. These days I’m forever learning about new beers and new brands. But more and more, I find that it’s not brewery numbers that are rapidly rising, […]
Miscellaneous Beer Reviews
I have a notebook full of beer reviews that I never got around to publishing last year. I have come to terms with the fact that I am never going to publish a full post on each beer, so decided on a round-up post of all of them. And in the interests of keeping your […]
Mikkeller Beers arrive in South Africa
The last time the South African beer community was this excited about a new import, it was 2012 and BrewDog had just arrived on our shores. This time it’s a small selection of beers from Danish maverick brewery Mikkeller. Founded in Copenhagen in 2006, Mikkel Borg Bjergsø is regarded as one of the most cutting […]
South African beer: the best of 2016
Happy new year! Excuse the tardiness of this post. I suppose I can’t still blame the new year hangover…. I think it’s compulsory at this time of year for every blogger, writer and journalist, regardless of their subject matter, to either offer a round-up of 2016 or a peek ahead at what 2017 might hold. […]