Beer Reviews
Beer of the Month: Entrepid Brewing Pacer
Towards the end of 2020, someone suggested that I do a beer of the month post, picking a beer that stood out for me each month. And as I am just powering right through my November 2020 to do list, I thought I’d get right on that. (Yes, I do mean 2020. No, I am […]
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 […]
Battle of the milk stouts: Castle vs Striped Horse
If you’ve been drinking beer in South Africa for a while, you’ll likely be familiar with Striped Horse. The contract brand launched in 2014 with a lager and a pilsner, at the time both brewed at Cape Brewing Company (CBC). Packaged in unique long-neck bottles, the brand was very much in the high end/craft/super-premium department. […]
