I know I'm a bit slow off the mark with this review, but there's just so much going on the the beer world in South Africa - plus IPA Day/week got in the way. But better late than never and all that. There was a lot of buzz a couple of weeks back regarding...
It's no secret that I quite like this beer. When I mentioned to a friend that the grand finale of my IPA week was to be a Blockhouse review, he commented that there were already 48478383 reviews out there. So I claimed mine would be better than them...
A beautiful coppery-amber colour with a lasting white head, this IPA from Cape Town-based brewery Gallows Hill certainly looks the part. But does it deliver on aroma and flavour? It smells great - fruit salad and a touch of spice (from the magnum, I imagine)....
Before I begin, in the interests of full disclosure I feel I should mention that this beer was brewed by my husband and one of my best friends. Just wanted to put that out there... Hopsession is a collaboration brew conceptualised by the guys at The Craft Beer...
First off, I have to say that this beer is not only innovative, it's a real eye opener. Let me explain - Southern Right (5.2%) is a South African Pale Ale, a beer brewed using only South African malt and hops (with some special SA goodies added. Homebrewers...
Garagista Beer Co’s debut beer is a pale ale brewed with American hops, though I‘m not sure I’d go quite as far as to call it an APA - think they held back a tad on the hoppage for that. That said, when you delve into the beer there is a pleasant whiff of guava –...
With a luminous straw colour, a lasting white head, great lacing and just the right amount of haze, White Anvil has the gorgeous witbier appearance nailed. A powerful whiff of perfume on the nose is backed up by coriander seed and just a hint of bread. Taste-wise,...
Every time a new IPA is launched, my Twitter feed goes wild, so it was inevitably full of excited retweets when the first photos of CBC’s swanky IPA label started to circulate. Well, the Mandarina Bavaria IPA has now hit the shelves/taps and I managed to get my...
When I reviewed this beer I wrote ‘mahogany’ in my notes. It’s not a wooded brew, but it was the best word I could come up with to describe the colour – a deep, deep brown with oh-so-slight ruby highlights (not done justice by my photo). Rochefort 8 is a complex...
