Battle of the milk stouts: Castle vs Striped Horse
If you’ve been drinking beer in South Africa for a while, you’ll likely be familiar with Striped Horse. The contract brand launched in 2014 with a lager and a pilsner, at the time both brewed at Cape Brewing Company (CBC). Packaged in unique long-neck bottles, the brand was very much in the high end/craft/super-premium department. […]
Beer Review: OC Brewery The Dictator IPA
I’ve often heard brewers and drinkers in South Africa talking about how a beer “doesn’t travel well”. I mean sure, beer doesn’t have the shelf life of wine or whiskey and some styles are certainly best drunk as fresh as possible. But on numerous occasions I have tasted beers in one part of the country, […]
Beer review: Afro Caribbean Hablando Español
Afro Caribbean Brewing Co. is fairly well known for its quirky beer names. Many of them, like Hubba Bubba Habba Nero, Dragonberry Kaleidoscope and Disco Hop Party are simply the everyday output of ACBC owner Greg Casey’s overactive brain. Others, like Quick Hands and Space Llama have a backstory. And ACBC’s latest special release, Hablando […]
Beer review: Agar’s Brewery Red Ale
I first met Mike and Don Agar circa 2012 at the Solstice Festival, SA’s first craft beer fest which at that point was in its fifth or sixth year. Back then the Agars were avid homebrewers, their beers available only at a couple of festivals. Since turning pro in 2014, Agar’s Brewery has developed quite […]
