Beer Reviews
Beer review: Cederbrew Chubbyhead Stout
The girls from Cederbrew launched their brand on to the South African craft beer market in style, with Chubbyhead Stout making it into the 10 finalists at the 2014 craft championships, held in September this year. It’s a medium-bodied and easy-drinking stout, ideal for the hot summer days up there in the Cederberg (though I […]
Beer Review: CBC Cape of Good Hops Imperial IPA
A couple of weeks ago, while researching Beer Safari, the topic of Cape Brewing Company came up in conversation. The brewer I was chatting to (who I believe referred to CBC’s brewhouse as ‘a beer geek’s wet dream‘) made a comment along the lines of “Ooh, the beers I would make if I had a […]
3 Fransen Street: The beers
So, the conspiracy theories have somewhat died down and the beers have been released. Whatever your opinion on the matter – and many of you voiced yours here – 3 Fransen Street, the “craft” arm of SAB is now open for business. After a low-key launch at SAB HQ in Sandton, the beers first found […]
Beer Review: That Brewing Co. APA
My first taste of this beer came straight out of the secondary fermenter. The fresh smack of citrus that hit my nostrils followed through when I sipped. ‘This is my kind of beer’, I thought. Imagine my surprise then, when I tasted the finished version at Unity Bar in Durban and found that while the beer […]
