SAB launches new beer cocktails
Last week I spent the afternoon at Newlands Brewery, taking the tour and sticking around for beer cocktails in the rather awesome staff bar, now housed in the old malthouse. If you’ve never done the Newlands Brewery tour, I would highly recommend it. It’s really something to see brewing on this scale when you’re used […]
Beer Review: Citizen Pacifist Winter Porter
I think one indicator that our beer industry is maturing is when brewers begin to experiment, when they step out of the comfort zone of their three or four regular brews and add something new to the range for a few months. Winter is the prime time for seasonal brews in SA – it’s no […]
10 things I learnt at Beer Boot Camp 2016
I imagine those of you that didn’t make it to Beer Boot Camp this year spent the last two weekends nursing your fomo and attempting to avoid Twitter. So for you I bring a little taste of the talks the conference gave us. For those that attended, this list should serve as a nice reminder […]
Battle of the Bocks: Urbock vs La Trappe
It’s that time of year again. The time where I start to mentally berate Capetonian architects for their inability/failure to insulate houses in an appropriate manner. Yeah, yeah – the weather is warm for much of the year, but from May to August I sit shivering in my own home and in the absence of […]
