Beer Reviews
Beer review: Mtunzini Chilli Beer
You know what I hate? I hate it when someone has a great idea for a beer but doesn’t quite follow it through. “I just added a hint of buchu but not so much that you’d taste it“. Then why bother? “It’s an IPA but I didn’t want it to be too hoppy“. Well it […]
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 […]
