2015 South African Beer Round-up
So, apparently it’s 2016 already. We’ve managed to get further into the future than Doc and Marty ever did, which is pretty cool, I’d say. I don’t know about you, but I saw some massive changes in the South African beer industry in 2015: quality improved, scores of new breweries opened, existing breweries upped their game […]
Spot the Brewery – back to work timewaster
Happy new year! I figure that round about nowish, you’re either over the whole festive thing, have played with your toys and overdosed on chocolates and are looking for five minutes of pointless diversion, or you’re one of the unlucky buggers who is back at work and are desperately seeking five minutes of pointless diversion […]
Help crowdfund a Cederberg craft beer lawsuit
There’s a lot of crowdfunding about at the moment. Robson’s brewery in KZN have a campaign running and I covered the crowdfunding campaign to help a Woodstock distillery get their tasting room off the ground. Well here’s the latest craft booze-related crowdfunding plea and it’s one that really could do with your help. Sister Melanie […]
Beer review: Riot Valve IPA
South Africa’s IPA scene is looking up. Within the greater Cape Town area alone I can quickly count five superb American-style IPAs that do a fine job of showcasing their respective hops. And the Valve IPA from Riot is certainly one of the five. To look at, it’s kind of a luminescent orangey-gold with fairly significant […]
