Entries open for the 2017 South African National Beer Trophy
Since the demise of the National Craft Beer Championships, the South African National Beer Trophy (SANBT) is South Africa’s only national beer competition. It’s now in its third year and entries are open to licenced microbrewers in South Africa. Brewers can enter any style of beer as long as the beer is not a one-off […]
Meet your beer heroes at Beer Boot Camp 2017
Football fans grow up wanting to meet the David Beckham of their day. Computer nerds might dream of meeting Bill Gates while those who are big into 80s pop and pointy bras probably have a hankering to hang out with Madonna. I don’t want to be a deliverer of doom, but you’re probably not going […]
Beer Review: Hoptown Lager and IPA
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 within the bottle. I […]
How to tell if a bar loves your beer as much as you do
You’re a beer lover. I can tell that by your rather spectacular taste in blog reading… You are probably always looking for the next new beer and are no doubt happy at the number of beercentric bars and restaurants now found across South Africa. A few years ago, finding a craft lager on tap was […]
