Buy copies of Beer Safari straight from the author!
I'm rather thrilled to announce that my new book, Beer Safari, is now available. Published by Penguin Random House, the book features well over 100 South African microbreweries, laid out geographically (with the prettiest maps you've ever seen) to help you to plan...
Meet the author: beer & food pairing @ Beerhouse
Beer Safari is out! And to celebrate the launch of my new book, I'll be joining Beerhouse for two Meet the Brewer Author events - on in Johannesburg on December 2nd and the other in Cape Town on December 7th. Each evening will feature five of my 'Big Five Pints' -...
Beer review: Pilsner Urquell
I've been meaning to write this review for well over a month, but every time I get hold of some Pilsner Urquell, I sit and drink it and forget to take any notes or photographs. It's just so damn enjoyable! Then yesterday I heard a rumour (still awaiting official...
Help crowdfund a new micro distillery in Cape Town
Craft beer, craft beer, craft beer. It's all anyone drinks these days, right? Well, not quite. There is, among all that ale (and apparently some people still drink wine..??!), a burgeoning craft spirits scene in South Africa, particularly in Cape Town. Woodstock -...
2015 South African Craft Championship: The Finalists
A whopping 25 judges, made up of BJCP-qualified tasters, SAB brewers, industry players and beer enthusiasts, met in Johannesburg last month to judge the third annual South African National Craft Brewers Championship. Judges had to be shipped in an the last minute...
Airport Craft Brewers @ OR Tambo
If you've flown out of OR Tambo International Airport on a domestic flight lately, you might have noticed an intriguing new addition to the departure lounge's food and beverage offering - Airport Craft Brewers. The brains behind this bar really know what people...
New Cape Town Brewpub: Afro Caribbean Brewing Co.
To followers of the beer scene, it won't come as any great surprise that Greg Casey - of Banana Jam fame - has opened a microbrewery at the long-running Caribbean-themed temple of beer. In fact, half of you are probably thinking 'didn't Banana Jam already have a...
Family-friendly breweries in South Africa
There is an ongoing debate as to whether kids and breweries can mix. Well in my life they can. They do. They must. And an increasing number of brewery owners seem to understand that having a safe place for kids to play is good for business. Here are some of my...
Win tickets to The Craft Revolution at Silverstar Casino
Beerfest season is well and truly upon us and to get things off to a cheery start, the lovely people at The Craft Revolution have given me a bunch of tickets to pass on to you, the beer-loving public! The next edition of The Craft Revolution is happening...
