New brewery in Cape Town: Aegir Project
I don't know about anyone else, but I've lost count of how many breweries there are in South Africa. I'd put the total at about 130, including contract brewers, thought I'm sure there are nano-breweries based on backwater farms that only the locals know about. One...
Beer review: Stellies Bos Weiss
I've been waiting a long time to taste the beers from Stellenbosch Brewing Company. I met brewer/co-owner Bruce Collins at a SouthYeasters meeting over three years ago, and the brewery was featured in the 'Ones to watch' section of African Brew back in early 2013....
Poll: Does South Africa need more lager?
Recently, a few beer geek friends and I have been having a low-key debate on whether there is room for more lager in the South African beer scene. Our craft beer boom launched with lager - something that didn't escape All About Beer writer Jim Clarke back in 2011....
Beer review: Newlands Spring Jacob’s Pale Ale
Named for one of South Africa's earliest commerical brewers, Jacob Letterstedt, the pale ale from Newlands Spring is based on a 155-year-old recipe found in SAB's archives. There still aren't many people producing English-style beers in South Africa, so I was happy...
SAB launches a new microbrewery: Newlands Spring
As the beer community continues to discuss the acquisition of craft beers by whopping great breweries like Anheuser-Busch InBev, South Africa's home-grown big brewery has taken a different route into the realm of speciality beer. SABMiller's Newlands plant has...
Beer review: Innis & Gunn White Oak Wheat
White Oak Wheat Beer is the latest Innis & Gunn brew to arrive in South Africa. The I&G website describes it as a "German-style wheat beer", but with additions of blood orange and bergamot (Googled it so you don't have to - it's a citrus fruit), to me this...
Will South Africa’s craft beer bubble burst?
People have been talking about the "craft beer revolution" in South Africa for a few years now. It started slowly - the odd Jack Black tap here, a bottle of Darling Slow Beer there. First it was just bearded homebrewers who were interested in ales, then the bearded...
Restaurant review: Myoga
60 Colinton Road, Vineyard Hotel and Spa, Newlands, Cape Town. Tel: 021 657 4545. myoga.co.za Mains R145-265, 7-course tasting menu R325. 440ml South African bottled craft beer around R55 The Vineyard Hotel has a fabulous setting. Expansive lawns are backed by the...
2015 National Craft Brewers Championships
Dates, rules and prizes have been announced for the 2015 National Craft Brewers Championships - entries are now open until 23rd October 2015. Sponsored by SAB and backed by Craft Beer South Africa (CBSA), the competition is open to professional craft brewers based...