by Lucy Corne | Sep 11, 2014 | Beer Reviews
I’ve only ever tasted one other California Common (Anchor Steam, of course) so I don’t have much to compare Robson’s West Coast Ale (from Shongweni Brewery in KZN) to. The beer placed third in the 2013 SA Craft Beer Championships, though for me, it...
by Lucy Corne | Aug 24, 2014 | Beer Reviews
When I first saw Mad Giant’s labels (and their beer names…and brewery name for that matter) I had high hopes. These are labels that could easily be found on an American liquor store shelf. So does the beer live up? The new Mpumalanga-based...
by Lucy Corne | Aug 12, 2014 | Beer Reviews
I know I’m a bit slow off the mark with this review, but there’s just so much going on the the beer world in South Africa – plus IPA Day/week got in the way. But better late than never and all that. There was a lot of buzz a couple of weeks...
by Lucy Corne | Aug 7, 2014 | Beer Reviews, Blog
It’s no secret that I quite like this beer. When I mentioned to a friend that the grand finale of my IPA week was to be a Blockhouse review, he commented that there were already 48478383 reviews out there. So I claimed mine would be better than...
by Lucy Corne | Aug 5, 2014 | Beer Reviews
A beautiful coppery-amber colour with a lasting white head, this IPA from Cape Town-based brewery Gallows Hill certainly looks the part. But does it deliver on aroma and flavour? It smells great – fruit salad and a touch of spice (from the magnum, I imagine)....
