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 really has much more in common with a […]
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 hipsters joined in and these days you […]
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 mountain and it’s a delightful place for an afternoon drink and a stroll. Myoga is tucked […]
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 in South Africa. “Craft brewing is about exploring less conventional beer recipes, a creative […]
