Whatever happened to Camelthorn Brewing Co?
Chances are, if you’ve been around on the SA beer scene for a while, you’ll remember Camelthorn Brewing Co. The Namibian-based brewery launched in 2009 and was a prominent player in the early years of South Africa’s craft beer scene. Their weissbier and American red ale were pretty revolutionary at the time, introducing a land […]
South African microbreweries are upping their game
Last week the blog went crazy with comments from grumpy craft beer lovers, fed up with the lack of quality control in South Africa. A simple, 300-odd word post attracted more comments than any other I’ve written to date and in general, people seemed pretty pissed off. So as an antidote so the somewhat negative […]
Beer review: Brewdog Prototype Session IPL
Between pouring this beer and scribbling the notes on the awesome, made-for-the-beer-nerd labels (there’s space for notes on appearance, aroma, flavour and mouthfeel!) I seem to have forgotten what I was drinking. When I look back at those scribblings, in the ‘appearance’ space I wrote “almost fluorescent yellow; looks a lot like a lager”. This, […]
Recipe: Beer Pancakes
Today is Shrove Tuesday. As a practicing Pastafarian, I’m not entirely sure what that means, but as a Brit it means pancakes! (Is that also the case for South Africans??) And what better way to make a pancake than by getting rid of the milk and replacing it with beer! It’s a perfect way for […]
