Why do beer geeks love IPAs?

Why do beer geeks love IPAs?

by | Aug 4, 2014 | Blog

This Thursday, August 7th, is International IPA Day. Now most beer styles don’t get their own day, but there’s just something about the IPA that grabs hold of beer geeks and won’t let go. For them (us), every day is IPA Day, so this week I will be...
South African Alestars

South African Alestars

by | Jul 3, 2014 | Blog

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 –...
My 2014 beer bucket list

My 2014 beer bucket list

by | Jul 2, 2014 | Blog

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...
2013: A year of beer reviewed

2013: A year of beer reviewed

by | Jul 2, 2014 | Blog

Well, 2013 was a huge year for beer in South Africa. Around 15-20 new breweries popped up (who can keep count these days?), festivals were abundant, imports boomed and basically, the whole country went beer mad. I missed out on a few fests due to being pregnant with...
Five strictly South African beers

Five strictly South African beers

by | Jul 2, 2014 | Blog

I was going to go down the braai route for the  September 24th public holiday, offering beer ‘n’ braai food pairings and asking for your favourite beers to sip with skilpadjies, boerewors and burgers. Then I remembered that September 24th is actually Heritage Day, a...
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