Clarens Craft Beer Festival 2016
As it’s over a week since the 2016 Clarens Craft Beer Festival ended, it might seem a little pointless writing a post-fest post. But I think a festival that leaves you needing several days to recover deserves a write-up, however long it takes you to get around to...
South African ladies celebrate International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day
For the first time, the ladies of the South African beer industry will join together to celebrate International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day on March 8th, 2016 and are inviting South African women to join the fun! Craft brewers, homebrewers and beer enthusiasts...
Whatever happened to Camelthorn Brewing Co?
Chances are, if you've been around on the SA beer scene for a while, you'll remember Camelthorn Brewing Co. The Namibian-based brewery launched in 2009 and was a prominent player in the early years of South Africa's craft beer scene. Their weissbier and American...
South African microbreweries are upping their game
Last week the blog went crazy with comments from grumpy craft beer lovers, fed up with the lack of quality control in South Africa. A simple, 300-odd word post attracted more comments than any other I've written to date and in general, people seemed pretty pissed...
Beer review: Brewdog Prototype Session IPL
Between pouring this beer and scribbling the notes on the awesome, made-for-the-beer-nerd labels (there's space for notes on appearance, aroma, flavour and mouthfeel!) I seem to have forgotten what I was drinking. When I look back at those scribblings, in the...
Recipe: Beer Pancakes
Today is Shrove Tuesday. As a practicing Pastafarian, I'm not entirely sure what that means, but as a Brit it means pancakes! (Is that also the case for South Africans??) And what better way to make a pancake than by getting rid of the milk and replacing it with...
Should beer writers publish reviews of bad beer?
A couple of weeks ago, when I published a post featuring a few beer-related ramblings and irks, a fellow beer blogger commented that one of the things that bothers him is the lack of honest reviews on blogs when it comes to bad beer. It was something he covered in...
Beer Review: Drifter Brewing Stranded Coconut
Breweries are popping up so quickly and bringing out new beers at such a pace that it's becoming difficult to feature everything on the blog. I never wrote anything about Drifter Brewing Co opening (they launched somewhat under the radar with a great IPA at CTFoB...
New breweries opening…and a few that are closing
I can't think of anything better to do on a hot summer's day than to drink beer. So yesterday, we jumped in the car to escape Cape Town's relatively mild 34-degree weather to swelter in the 40-plus heat of Riebeek-Kasteel - destination: Flagship Brew. The launch of...
