Seven tips for the 7th Cape Town Festival of Beer
It’s less than two weeks until one of my favourite weekends of the year. The last weekend in November marks the 7th annual Cape Town Festival of Beer and you should be attending. I’ve followed the fest from its first incursion (I like to think of it as the Black Label fest – there was […]
Beer Review: Citizen Guardian Pale Ale
I have a feeling about this beer. I have a sneaking suspicion it’s going to fly off the shelves this summer. And I’ll tell you why. It’s because I’m going to buy it all. OK, I might have lied a little, but Guardian is a perfect summer quaffer, and it is going to sell well. […]
Win tickets for Bierfest at Newlands Brewery
There’s a photo on my fridge that’s been there for a year. It’s of me, my hubby, a couple of mates and my in-laws. I love it because there’s a lot of happiness, because my father-in-law looks about ready for a beer-induced nap and because it was taken to a backdrop of oompah music, steins […]
Beer review: Carver’s Weiss
Well this is interesting. For those of you who have spotted Carver’s Weiss in store but aren’t keen on reading small print, this is a weissbier from SAB. It launched a week or so ago and is already everywhere. It’s an interesting step into the speciality beer market on a large scale (much larger than […]
