Around Africa Series: Craft Beer in Namibia
There is something about Namibia that just says thirsty. There is not a patch of green to be spotted from the plane window as we fly from Cape Town to Windhoek, and the river beds are all dry. Inside the cabin though, I'm anything but thirsty. The drinks service is...
Beer Review: Darling Break Free Gluten-Free Lager
I am having one of those weeks where I strike things off my to do list. Specifically my February to do list. Why, just yesterday I replied to not one, but three emails that have been sitting in my inbox for four months. I am feeling very proud of myself and...
New craft beers around South Africa
Hey - remember me? I used to write semi-regular blog posts about beer around Africa. It's been a seriously busy few months, with the African Beer Cup and BeerEx Africa, but I'm back and ready to give the blog a bit of love. I thought we'd kick off with a roundup of...
Seven Things I’m looking forward to at Fools & Fans 7
Huzzah and hooray - it is very almost time for the annual Fools & Fans Beer Festival in Greyton and I am excited. We don't really have any beer fests in the Cape Town region any more and while Greyton is a two-ish hour drive, this is a festival that's...
Friday beers: Spinal Tap Bar in Cape Town
I've been a bit remiss in not writing anything about Spinal Tap Bar, which launched in Cape Town just over a year ago. The bar belongs to Carl Nienaber of Harambe (black IPA) fame and his fabulously talented wife, photographer Marla Burger. It's a tiny but...
Beer Review: Afro Caribbean x Terrapin The Big Buchukowski
Right, first up, let's address the name of this beer. The beer is a collaboration between Cape Town's Afro Caribbean Brewing Company and Terrapin Beer Co from Atlanta, USA. The founder and brewmaster at Terrapin Beer, Brian Buckowski (better known to all as...
It’s hop harvest time in South Africa – here’s where to get fresh hop beers
Of beer's four main ingredients, hops are the sexy one. Writers and beer lovers talk about hops and brewers experiment with hops on a different level to malt or yeast or water. Brewers often prominently list hop varietals on their labels and scream about their beer...
Friday Beers: Jack Black Brewing Co. in Cape Town
It has been a while since I last did a Friday Beers post. Which is not to say I haven't been partaking of the tradition. Indeed this past Friday I was indulging in a few beverages with my best drinking buddy Cam, and with one Robert Heyns, of League of Beers fame....
Is it beer clean? How a dirty glass can ruin a great beer
Imagine the scene. You’re at a restaurant and your much-deserved dinner arrives. You’re about to cut a slither off the perfectly cooked steak in front of you when, what’s this? There is a blob of something that looks like dried-on curry on your plate – something...
