Drinking for a purpose: Joe’s Legacy week-long fundraiser @ Beerhouse
This could well be the most worthwhile beer you'll ever drink. On 20th June 2015, Joe Kanyona was stabbed while working as a doorman at Beerhouse on Long Street. He died from his wounds. What happened next affirmed to me that I'm a part of a truly awesome industry....
Father’s Day specials for beer-loving dads in South Africa
In case you're unaware, this Sunday (June 19th) is Father's Day. So if your dad loves beer - or you love it enough to force it on him on dad's day - here's a round-up of beer-related specials happening around the country: Western Cape Afro Caribbean Brewing...
Beer Review: Stimela Straight Arrow Amber
Although I try to keep things as nationwide as possible, the blog does tend to be a little Cape Town-heavy so it’s nice to review something from the other side of the country. Stimela is the baby of Tsikwe Molobye who gave up the day job and launched his brand last...
Win tickets to the 10th annual Solstice Beer Festival
South Africa's beer scene is fairly young. Microbrewed beers really only took off five or six years ago and most of the styles we find in our fridges today have only been around a year or three, so it might surprise you to know that there's a beer festival that's...
Beer review: Devil’s Peak 667
Five years ago, I was thrilled if I found a craft lager in a Cape Town liquor store. And today I am writing a review of an Irish red ale that’s been aged for 66-and-a-bit days in an oak barrel that previously contained Jameson whiskey. That’s some pretty awesome...
How to keep everybody happy at a beer festival
Disclaimer: I do not know how to keep everybody happy at a beer festival. If I did, I would be sitting in my Bishopscourt mansion counting my festival dollars and hiring a secretary to field all the tweets, email and phone calls from adoring brewers and...
Beer Review: Darling Brew Blood Serpent
So I finally got around to visiting the sparkly new brewery and tap room at Darling Brew last weekend (more on that soon). The timing turned out to be perfect as the had just released a brand new beer. Blood Serpent is a 5% ABV dry-hopped lager and apparently...
The Craft Brewers Powwow: Post Script
Last weekend I spoke at the first Craft Brewers Powwow, a beer industry conference/get together that is going to become an annual event. My topic was the future of the South African craft beer scene, something I have a great deal of passion for. I talked about...
Beer Boot Camp: The Global Edition (Sponsored Post)
It doesn't matter if you're a brewer or a drinker, and it doesn't matter where you're based in the country - Beer Boot Camp: the Global Edition is going to be awesome. After a highly successful inaugural event in Johannesburg last year, the one-day beer conference...
