South African National Homebrew Champs

South African National Homebrew Champs

With the second annual Craft Brewers Championship underway, I’ve had a few folks asking ‘but what about me, I’m a homebrewer – can I enter?’. The answer is no, you can’t. But why would you need to enter? You have your own...
Second annual South African Craft Brewers Championship

Second annual South African Craft Brewers Championship

Last year saw the country’s first BJCP-accredited national beer competition take place. Smaller events happen around the country – mostly at festivals – but this was the first time that craft brewers around the country could all compete to have their...
2014 Triggerfish Open – homebrewing contest

2014 Triggerfish Open – homebrewing contest

One of the main criticisms of the BJCP is that it stifles creativity. People complain that in order to enter competitions, they have to brew “inside the box”, sticking to specified style guidelines rather than chucking in whatever malt, hops and yeast they...
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