While it is not wise to judge a beer solely by its label, I believe that a decent label is critical when selling pretty much anything. If a brewer can't be bothered with the branding on the bottle, it makes me wonder if they can be bothered with the beer...
Here's a confession. I've never tasted pineapple beer. I have heard countless tales from South African brewers of how pineapple beer was their first brew back in university/high school/kindergarten but I've never encountered a glass of it. In fact, before I...
Every day's a school day they say, and when I tasted Poison City's The Other Bird, I learnt two things. First, that Czech Dark Lager is a thing (with its own BJCP guidelines). And second, that The Other Bird is a damn good beer. It didn't start off too well. The...
When Devil's Peak first released their cans of Stoned Pale Ale last week, a fellow beer fan expressed mild bafflement at the branding on the new can and how it's not quite in line with the rest of the brewery's range. And for me, the beer within is also somewhat...
I remember when there was precisely one IPA available in South Africa. Or at least only one that I wanted to drink. These days many, if not most, breweries offer some take on the IPA. All too often, these are dialed-back versions of the real thing, with recipes...
I have a notebook full of beer reviews that I never got around to publishing last year. I have come to terms with the fact that I am never going to publish a full post on each beer, so decided on a round-up post of all of them. And in the interests of keeping your...
I have a feeling about this beer. I have a sneaking suspicion it's going to fly off the shelves this summer. And I'll tell you why. It's because I'm going to buy it all. OK, I might have lied a little, but Guardian is a perfect summer quaffer, and it is going to...
Well this is interesting. For those of you who have spotted Carver's Weiss in store but aren't keen on reading small print, this is a weissbier from SAB. It launched a week or so ago and is already everywhere. It's an interesting step into the speciality beer...
Den Anker celebrated its 21st birthday last year and for most of that time the draught line-up included an approachable ale brewed in Belgium specifically for Waterfront restaurant. Twenty years on, Anker Brew is still available, but Cape Town's beer landscaped has...
