Where to drink beer in Namibia
If ever there was a country that needed a solid supply of beer, Namibia would surely be it. Days are long, dry and largely sunny, plus there's all that sand to consider. Add to that the fact that the country has historical ties to Germany - and still counts a few...
Free event: Beer tasting and book signing at Exclusive Books Cavendish
Please come and join me for a short talk/book signing and most importantly, a beer tasting at Exclusive Books Cavendish this Thursday, April 28th at 6pm. I'll be pouring tasters of Loxton Lager, the IPA from Stickman Brewery and a soon-to-be-decided-on beer from...
Win tickets to the Woodstock Autumn Beer Festival
I was pretty sad to miss out on the Woodstock Winter Beer Fest last year. Everyone I know who went raved about it. Beer was plentiful, tickets were cheap. The queues might have been a little long, but by all accounts everyone, brewers included, had a blast. Well...
Craft Brewers Powwow in Cape Town (Sponsored Post)
Once upon a time, the only beer events in Cape Town were trips to your local with a few friends. Not that there's anything wrong with that of course, but if you wanted a real beer experience, wanted to actually learn something about the beer, you were out of luck....
Ten things you (probably) didn’t know about the Reinheitsgebot
April 23rd marks the 500th anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot. Better known as the ‘German Purity Law’, the Reinheitsgebot is a medieval bit of legislation that stated only water, hops and barley could be used in brewing. Since then the rules have been bent and...
The Beer Safari Continues: Mountain Brewing Company
This is a random way to start a blog post on beer, but I love print publishing. I love flicking through the pages of a magazine. I love the smell of books. I love seeing words I’ve written printed on a real page. But I also understand the limitation of print....
Beer Review: Duvel Tripel Hop 2016 – HBC 291
It's that time of year again. The time when beer nerds congregate to discover which hop the Duvel brewers have decided to add to this year's Tripel Hop vintage. Standard Duvel uses a combination of Styrian Golding and Saaz, but each year a special edition of the...
Does “craft beer” need a new name?
It's that old chestnut again. What is the definition of craft beer? The simple answer, at least in South Africa, is that there isn't one. For me, "craft beer" is kind of an ethos really, and very difficult to define. So is it a pointless term? And can we come up...
Four places in South Africa to drink a can of CBC Pale Ale
Unless you've been living under a Wi-Fi-free rock for the past month, you'll probably be aware that CBC have released their first beer in a can. The pale ale hit fridge shelves in late March and is gradually making its way around the country. But not just on the...
