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Ten things you (probably) didn’t know about the Reinheitsgebot
April 23rd marks the 500th anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot. Better known as the ‘German Purity Law’, the Reinheitsgebot is a medieval bit of legislation that stated only water, hops and barley could be used in brewing. Since then the rules have been bent and reshaped a little, but in Germany an ingredient-related beer law remains […]
The Beer Safari Continues: Mountain Brewing Company
This is a random way to start a blog post on beer, but I love print publishing. I love flicking through the pages of a magazine. I love the smell of books. I love seeing words I’ve written printed on a real page. But I also understand the limitation of print. Newspapers specialise in yesterday’s […]
Does “craft beer” need a new name?
It’s that old chestnut again. What is the definition of craft beer? The simple answer, at least in South Africa, is that there isn’t one. For me, “craft beer” is kind of an ethos really, and very difficult to define. So is it a pointless term? And can we come up with something better? This […]
Four places in South Africa to drink a can of CBC Pale Ale
Unless you’ve been living under a Wi-Fi-free rock for the past month, you’ll probably be aware that CBC have released their first beer in a can. The pale ale hit fridge shelves in late March and is gradually making its way around the country. But not just on the back of delivery trucks – the […]
