Beer review: Folk & Goode, Red Rock & Snow
It occurred to me the other day that I have become very unadventurous with my beer choices. When it comes to buying bottled beers I tend to stick to the same few brands, largely because I got fed up of tipping crap beer down my drain. This has to stop. Both the crap beer and […]
Beer Review: Aegir Rus Imperial Stout
South African craft brewers are upping their game. Well, some of them are upping their game. And the rest certainly need to start. Rory Lancellas from Noordhoek-based brewery Aegir Project has just risen the bar so high that some other breweries might need a pole to get over it. Vague Olympic references aside, I would […]
How to celebrate IPA Day in South Africa
Hops are awesome and so are IPAs. That’s why IPA gets its own special day dedicated to its infinitesimal greatness. Started in 2011 by American beer writer Ashley Routson, better known as The Beer Wench, IPA Day has become an international event, seeing beer lovers around the world paying homage to the beer geeks’ favourite […]
Five ways to piss off a woman that drinks beer
It’s women’s month in South Africa, and I couldn’t let it pass without some sort of comment on one of the questions I get asked most often – what’s it like being a woman in the beer industry? For the most part, I’m very happy to say that it’s awesome. Most of the people in […]
