You probably know that Stone Crow's beers are brewed by my husband and one of my bestest buddies, and I did hesitate about reviewing their beers as I don't want to be accused of being biased. Then I realised a few things: if I don't review any beers that are brewed...
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 isn't a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I've only ever tasted one other California Common (Anchor Steam, of course) so I don't have much to compare Robson's West Coast Ale (from Shongweni Brewery in KZN) to. The beer placed third in the 2013 SA Craft Beer Championships, though for me, it doesn't match up...
I think my main problem with this beer is the name. Not the honey badger bit - they're kind of vicious, but I don't have any major issues with them. But for Old Main Brewery to call this 3.5% ABV beer an imperial stout is a bit of a stretch. Well, OK - it's...
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...
