Beer Reviews
Beer review: Anker Brew
Den Anker celebrated its 21st birthday last year and for most of that time the draught line-up included an approachable ale brewed in Belgium specifically for Waterfront restaurant. Twenty years on, Anker Brew is still available, but Cape Town’s beer landscaped has changed a tad and with a dozen-plus breweries and counting in the city, it’s […]
Beer Review: Aegir Rus Imperial Stout
South African craft brewers are upping their game. Well, some of them are upping their game. And the rest certainly need to start. Rory Lancellas from Noordhoek-based brewery Aegir Project has just risen the bar so high that some other breweries might need a pole to get over it. Vague Olympic references aside, I would […]
Beer Review: Citizen Pacifist Winter Porter
I think one indicator that our beer industry is maturing is when brewers begin to experiment, when they step out of the comfort zone of their three or four regular brews and add something new to the range for a few months. Winter is the prime time for seasonal brews in SA – it’s no […]
Battle of the Bocks: Urbock vs La Trappe
It’s that time of year again. The time where I start to mentally berate Capetonian architects for their inability/failure to insulate houses in an appropriate manner. Yeah, yeah – the weather is warm for much of the year, but from May to August I sit shivering in my own home and in the absence of […]
