I did not grow up in South Africa. I didn't grow up walking around supermarkets with no shoes on or braaiing over wood fires. And I certainly didn't grow up cooking stews in a little three-legged iron pot over an open flame. Now I've never got into the whole...

I have always approached food in a slightly odd way. When I was at school, I would begin by tasting everything on the tray.  If that day's soggy fries or oily cheesy mashed potato was trumped by a fluffy piece of ginger cake, then I'd eat my lunch in the usual...

At the end of last year I made a pledge. A promise to myself that I would dedicate more time to this blog. "While I’m not really one for New Year’s resolutions, I do pledge to blog more frequently in 2022", I wrote. "One thing I am going to start a Beer of the...

It is probably a little known fact that I am a Pastafarian - that is a follower of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. And if you don't know what that is, I recommend bouncing over to the wonderful world of Wikipedia for a quick read - it's worth it. Don't...

I didn't know whether to write this with my outdated information and post it just before my forthcoming visit to Richmond Hill, or to wait until I'd revisited and write about it later with up-to-date deets and photos. I have decided on the former, so excuse any old...

You might remember, a few weeks back, a post about a crowdfunding campaign from The Kennel Brewery. They were raising capital for a container taproom in Durbanville. Well, I am most pleased to announce that the taproom is now installed and operating. It's the third...

I was having a bit of trouble picking my beer of the month for February. Saggy Stone's new Farmhouse Saison is very tasty. Woodstock's Beetroot White Chocolate Stout, launched especially for #SANBeerDay, was innovative and exciting - and good! And Aegir Project's...

I generally only get up to Gauteng once or maybe twice a year, and then it's usually a mad dash to get around all the new breweries in the province - a task which always takes me way longer than anticipated because I always manage to underestimate how big Jo'burg...