If beer festivals were wine festivals…
South Africa’s beer culture is young. It is not a nation that’s new to drinking beer by any means, but savouring beer, appreciating beer as something other than a beverage to glug with the cricket or to douse the summer heat – this is still a fairly new concept to a lot of people. And why wouldn’t it be? […]
Free beer on the first Friday of every month
The first time I wrote about SAB’s monthly horse-drawn beer delivery, I was a mere bystander in the proceedings. In fact I turned up late and just managed to see a horse’s ass disappearing along Newlands Avenue as I sat down to my wood-fired pizza at Forries. Well the initiative is still going strong and this […]
Eight things I’m sick of hearing about beer
Before I start on my latest rant, I must make something clear. The vast majority of my friends are, in some way, involved in the beer industry. Virtually every ‘work’ meeting I have is held at Banana Jam Cafe, most social engagements involve lengthy discussions about new breweries, new beers, great beer, crap beer, about […]
How to get started in homebrewing
Birds do it (women that is), beards do it, even people that aren’t weird do it. So in honour of International Beer Day I present to you a quick Q&A on how to get started in South Africa’s most happening hobby – homebrewing. Why would I want to brew my own beer? Do you like beer? If […]
