Beer review: White Anvil
With a luminous straw colour, a lasting white head, great lacing and just the right amount of haze, White Anvil has the gorgeous witbier appearance nailed. A powerful whiff of perfume on the nose is backed up by coriander seed and just a hint of bread. Taste-wise, it’s a crisp and refreshing beer, not as potent […]
Jozi Craft Beer Fest 2014
Ever since the first Jozi Craft Beer Fest in May 2012, people have raved about the event. Until now I’ve never had the chance to attend one of the festival’s incarnations, but as the fourth edition rolled around, I was finally going to be in Johannesburg at the right time. So was the festival as well-run, enjoyable […]
14 reasons to go to the 2014 SouthYeasters Summer Festival
Cape Town’s homebrewing club continues to blossom and there’s no more obvious way to see the growth of the club than at the annual Summer Festival. It started with a dozen people in Boston Breweries’ former tasting room at the brewery. It took over the courtyard at SAB Newlands, then the old oasthouse, then the car park and this […]
Beer and cheese – the perfect match
It’s official. Beer goes better with cheese than wine does. I never doubted it of course, but after two sessions of Grape vs Grain at the Cheese Festival, the people have spoken. And on both occasions they chose beer over wine. Here’s a quick recap for those of you who are a bit out of the loop. I’m […]
