Duvel Tripel Hop 2014
My dad is visiting at the moment and has been dragged by his rubber arm to a host of beer events around Cape Town. “So what’s happening tonight?” he asked, as we headed for Beerhouse on Long. “Well, there’s this Belgian beer that is made with three hops, and each year they change the third hop,” […]
Beer and chocolate pairing
I’m not particularly fond of Valentine’s Day, but I can’t help noticing that every other blog, website, magazine or indeed pamphlet that gets shoved through my letterbox seems to be honouring the day, so I’m jumping on that romantic bandwagon as well. I’ve recently partaken of a few wine and chocolate pairings. Some focused only […]
South African Alestars
Earlier this month I had an idea (well actually, like many of my blog posts and articles, it was hubby that had the idea, but you don’t need to know that…). The idea was to honour some of the people that are going above and beyond to further the craft beer industry – theAlestars of the South African […]
My 2014 beer bucket list
It’s that time of year again – the gym is packed, McDonald’s is empty and everyone’s making promises they know they can’t keep – eating more celery, doing more work, starting a new hobby or, dare I say it, drinking less beer. I’ve decided to follow the example set by Draft Magazine (well, the beer bits – […]