There's always been a bit of a dearth of dark beers in South Africa. Well, there has, at least, been a dearth of good dark beers in South Africa. Too many of them are thin. Too many are overly acidic thanks to the brewer's indifference to mash pH. Too many are...
I kind of fell in love with this beer before I'd even tasted it. When Little Wolf held an evening of saison appreciation a few weeks back, I was recovering from a three-week trip to the States (stinking cold picked up on the plane and a touch of beer fatigue from...
As one great 80s icon said, life moves pretty fast. Here we are, almost half way through 2018 and I have managed a measly 11 posts on this blog all year. Eleven. That's half a post a week, which is a bit crap. It's not that there isn't stuff to write about - I have...
Has this ever happened to you: you go to a festival or a tasting room or a pairing evening, you trya beer, you love it and you buy a bottle or three to take home. Somehow, when you get it home it has turned from a life-altering drink into something fairly average...
Well I'll tell you one thing - it's been a fair while since I've used the four-and-a-half hop image in a review. This makes me both happy and sad - happy because, well, great beer makes me happy; sad because it's not a beer I can easily get in Cape Town. At last...
Damnation Brewing Co. began life at the Brewers Co-op and have since branched out into brewing larger batches under contract in Cape Town. As one fellow Twittererer put it, "They win at labels" - but how is the beer behind the slightly scary face(s)? I must say I...
I don't usually review beers that are not available in South Africa. I know the audience of this blog mostly resides in SA and there are probably few things more annoying than a "hey, look at this awesome beer you can't get" type of post. But I have three good...
I have very mixed feelings about this beer. Non-alcoholic beers are a tricky business and never quite a substitute for the real thing. As a beverage, I quite enjoyed Innis & None. As a beer, not so much. I loved the nose - a massive wave of stewed gooseberries...
I never seem to find time to write up beer reviews these days. Finding time to taste the beers is one thing - getting around to putting them on the blog is another kettle of proverbial fish. So here is a double review for you - Helderberg Breweries Smoked Golden...
