Cider review: Cluver & Jack
Good lord, this is a clear cider. It’s so clear and light that it was kind of tough to get a photograph of it. It certainly is pretty – I can totally see it being served as a pre-drink at a wedding or some art gallery launch where everything is white and ethereal. When I […]
New breweries, new brews & a couple of new tasting rooms
It used to be an easy job, keeping the list of South African microbreweries up to date. Not any longer. Breweries are opening all over the place and while I try to keep my database of licenced, functioning breweries and beer companies up to date, there’s a chance that while I was typing this paragraph, a […]
My journey into beer. #lovethecraft
It was always going to be a global adventure. Although I’d long-been a lager drinker in my UK homeland, it took a Canadian that I met in Cairo to get me drinking traditional English ales. Over the next five years, beer became a focus of our travels. We bought the cheapest crate of beer we’ve […]
Battle of the Hops: Cape Town
Is there anyone here who likes hops? Read on. Not living in the Cape Town area? You might want to look away now. Starting Thursday, March 17th at Banana Jam Cafe and Beerhouse on Long, two lesser-known hop strains will battle it out to see who is the queen of the lupulus (the hop plants […]
