Beer Reviews
Beer review: Mad Giant Punk Hop Pale Ale
When I first saw Mad Giant’s labels (and their beer names…and brewery name for that matter) I had high hopes. These are labels that could easily be found on an American liquor store shelf. So does the beer live up? The new Mpumalanga-based brewery’s pale ale is a gorgeous light copper hue and pours […]
Beer review: Castle Milk Stout Chocolate
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 […]
Beer Review: Devil’s Peak King’s Blockhouse IPA
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 all. When I tweeted to […]
Beer review: Gallows Hill IPA
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). Fruit-wise, I got stone fruit (peaches and nectarines) rather than […]
