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Vote in the 2021 South African Beer Awards
It’s been such a long time since I posted anything on the blog I’m surprised I can remember how to use WordPress. These last few months have been particularly busy for me. I was studying for the Advanced Cicerone exam, which I took in early November (passed the written portion, still have to take the […]
Nitro stouts in South Africa and how (not) to pour them
Hello – remember me? I used to blog regularly on things about beer in South Africa! Well I’m back with a highly informative post that not only reviews two recently released nitro stouts available in South Africa, it also contains a somewhat ridiculous video. In fact, let’s kick off with that… I suspect you might […]
Castle Double Malt vs Castle Lager vs Castle Lite
A couple of months ago I received an email from a PR company telling me that SAB were about to launch a new “product variant” and that I’d been selected to receive some of said product and to create hype. I must say I was excited. Not about creating hype so much, but about the […]
Beer events happening around South Africa this weekend
It’s a big weekend for beer. Thursday (5 August) is IPA Day, Friday is, somewhat inconveniently considering the usual IPA-induced hangover, International Beer Day and then you have a couple of rest days before Women’s Day on Monday. All of this coincides with the lifting of the alcohol ban and the reopening of restaurants, so […]
