Here’s to the bootleggers, the hustlers, the plan-makers and the rule-breakers
Fourteen. That’s how many weeks it has been illegal to purchase alcohol in South Africa in 2020. Of course, most people were still finding ways to buy beer, wine, gin or even, on one buy-and-sell group I saw, Drambuie (who even knew that was still a thing?!). They’d buy at elevated prices from whoever was […]
Want to learn to brew your own beer in Cape Town?
With the government’s latest alcohol ban now in place, there has never been a better time to learn to brew your own beer. And luckily, level three Covid restrictions allow for small conferences so we have reworked our very popular brewing course into a one-day conference designed to help newbie homebrewers to learn the art […]
90% of South African craft breweries in danger of closure, survey finds
Last week, the Craft Brewers Association of South Africa (CBASA) released the results of their most recent member survey, and the findings were so bleak I decided not to publish this post on Friday and ruin everyone’s weekend. I also thought posting on a Monday would be better as I could include a call to […]
Beer review: Saggy Stone Brut series
In this time of uncertainty for South African brewers, it’s wonderful to see some breweries still daring to innovate. Saggy Stone is one of those breweries. Many of you will be familiar with their Brut IPA. First released two years ago in collaboration with the now sadly defunct Metal Lane Brewery, Champagne Citra Nova was […]
