Why do beer geeks love IPAs?

Why do beer geeks love IPAs?

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...
Bottling South African craft beer – what’s going wrong?

Bottling South African craft beer – what’s going wrong?

I’ve been meaning to get around to writing this post for weeks. Probably even months. There’s so much to be said, it’s tough to know where to start, so I’m just going to ramble on and ask you to  join in. Grab yourself a cold one, for you could be here for a...
Battle of the Beerfests

Battle of the Beerfests

It’s been quite a quiet start to the year, beerfest-wise. But while there haven’t been back-to-back events every weekend, two of the country’s larger festivals have already taken place. I did a write-up of the Clarens Craft Beer Festival over on the League of Beers...
Beer in the can

Beer in the can

OK, just so’s we’re clear, the title of this piece does not refer to drinking beer on the toilet. (Note to self: I do like this as an idea – add to blog post schedule). It does of course refer to the recent debate on whether craft beer is better stored in/served from...
2012: The year in beer

2012: The year in beer

It would not be an exaggeration to say that 2012 was one of the biggest years in South African beer since Jan van Riebeeck sent a ship home for brewing supplies. Brewery numbers doubled, homebrewing became a must-do hobby and we were treated to a range of beer styles...
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