A few weeks ago I was at Soul Barrel Brewing in the Cape Winelands for this blog post. While I was there, because I'm nosy, I started reading the info etched on various tanks and asking what was in them and when it would be coming out. One of them contained a...

I will kick off this post with a shameless self-promotion warning...just so that you're aware! Last year I became a partner in BeerEx Africa and at one of our brainstorming meetings, one of the team suggested having a live band. The cogs started turning as I...

It's been a while since I last did a Friday Beers post, and the more observant among you might have noticed that this isn't one either. But there's a good reason for that. While Friday is always a good day to drink beer, at Woodstock Brewery, Thursday is an even...

Hopman opens new taproom at old Shackleton location Last week, Shackleton Brewery opened their new premises in Paarden Eiland. This week, Hopman Brewery launches their new taproom - at the old Shackleton space in Salt River. The collaborative taproom, called 4...

Craft beer is the best. Check out this very cool initiative that took place at Aegir Project in Noordhoek (Cape Town) last Saturday. As beer releases go, this one is definitely one of the most creative, memorable and fun I've ever been to. The beer in question is a...

Soul Barrel has one of the most innovative barrel ageing programmes in South Africa. Without any stats to hand, I'll also say it's one of the largest, though I welcome you to disagree with me. I've known Nick since he set up Soul Barrel back in 2017 and am a fairly...

When Shackleton Brewing Co.'s Salt River taproom closed its doors in June, there was a touch of melancholy in the industry. We knew we weren't actually losing a brewery, but Shackleton had become a beloved hangout for Cape Town's beer lovers. It's all turned out OK...

Beer Boot Camp is coming back to Johannesburg following a three-year hiatus and I for one am pretty excited. This year's event will see five international speakers from three continents heading to Johannesburg to impart their beery wisdom. It's a solid line-up and...

If I had a rand for every time a South African had described English beer as "flat and warm", I'd probably have enough to buy a pint of English beer in the UK. And with the current exchange rate (and considering the prices in your average British pub), that is a...