Beer review: Stellar Noctis Stout
This isn't so much a beer review as a story I want to tell, dressed up as a beer review. It all began somewhere on the N5 between Clarens and Bloemfontein. We had epically roadtripped from Cape Town to Clarens along the coast, spent a spectacular few days at the...
Winners of the 2019 African Beer Cup
It's been 10 days since the winners of the inaugural African Beer Cup were announced and I have finally found time to add the info to the blog. Some of you have noticed that blog posts have become a little sparse this year and part of the reason for that is the...
Soul Barrel launches Ale of Origin – a truly South African brew
It strikes me as ironic that one of the brewers that is most passionate about developing truly South African beer styles is not from South Africa at all. Soul Barrel's Nick Smith hails from the USA and while he does brew an IPA with American hops, he also brews a...
Newlands Spring releases collab with Elysian Brewing
Newlands Spring Brewing Company has released a limited edition, one-off batch of fresh hop IPA brewed in collaboration with Seattle-based Elysian Brewing Company. The beer, 10,000 miles, is named for the distance between the two breweries, which are both owned by...
Beer Review: Camelthorn IPA
DISCLOSURE: Last night, Dissident Beer (AKA my husband, Shawn) wanted 'one last beer' and the only thing in the fridge was the final remaining bottle of Camelthorn's new IPA that was delivered last week. I had been saving it to review but as you might have noticed,...
Win tickets to the 2019 Fools & Fans Beer Festival
It's time to dig out your best jester cap for the third annual Fools & Fans Beer Festival, happening this Saturday, April 6, in Greyton. The quirky country town fest has grown each year, with 15 South African microbreweries peddling their wares this weekend....
Entries for the African Beer Cup close soon!
If you’re a commercial brewer, or you’re friends with a commercial brewer, and are based anywhere on the African continent (including, of course, the islands), you have just a few days left to enter the African Beer Cup. Run in conjunction with the annual Craft...
Win tickets to the Southyeasters Summer Fest
This weekend sees the return of one of my favourite South African beer festivals: the Southyeasters Summer Fest. Run entirely by the volunteers who keep Cape Town's homebrewing club operating throughout the year, the festival gives homebrewers a chance to share...
Beer review: Clarens Road Trip Session IPA
Yes, I know that the last beer I reviewed was also an Afro Caribbean brew. And yes, I know that a session IPA is pretty much a well-hopped pale ale. But I am, with a bunch of beery mates, heading off on an epic road trip tomorrow and reviewing this beer is a nice...