We’ve got a whole lot of Lagers and Pilsners coming up over the next few weeks but we wanted to squeeze this one through. It’s a new year and for a lot of people that comes with new goals. One of those, and we’ve seen it first hand, is to get a dog. We’re not
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Friday Beer – Leffe Belgium Blonde
South Africans like their beer. There’s really no groundbreaking epiphanies taking place there. The smart people who sell beer know this and are always looking at new opportunities to sell beer to them. We’re at a point now that we really are spoilt for choice. And it’s not just beer, it’s really good beer. Amongst
Friday Beer – Franschhoek Beer Co. Lager
We mentioned last month that this brewery would be making a few appearances. And here it is, back again with the Franschhoek Beer Co. Lager. January is obviously here and you’re going to need a few good lagers to get you through these hot summer days. We’ve feature a fair few Lagers since the inception
Friday Beer – Darling x Beer Country Blood Moon Pale Ale
We’re into that phase of our holiday where doing anything more than having a cold beer is hard work. With that said we thought we would outsource this weeks Friday Beer. And so, straight from the horses mouth this weeks write up comes from Greg Gilowey of Beer Country on their recent Darling x Beer
Friday Beer – Franschhoek Beer Co. Barrel Aged Stout
It’s that time of year where people are frantically trying to find last minute gifts for their loved ones. Perhaps those loved ones are of the Barley&Hops variety and can appreciate good beer. Perhaps said loved ones would appreciate an interesting brew in their stocking. And perhaps we have just the beer for them. It’s
Friday Beer – 400 Brewing Harambe Vol. 4
We’ve been on the post Cape Town Festival of Beer path recently. Afraid this week is no different. This weeks beer sneaks up on us each year and we generally only catch it once it’s already out in the wild. It is an absolute beast of a beer and we’re going to be upfront in
Friday Beer – Drifter Brewing Co Madora Brown Ale
To say we were skeptical of this beer when we were told about it would be an understatement. “It’s made with what now?” was our first thought. When it comes to the reinheitsgebot German Purity law of beer, mopane worms don’t feature. However, after we trying it at the Cape Town Festival of Beer our
Friday Beer – Jack Black’s Mega Ale
We wrote a couple of weeks ago how the breweries had all been very quiet. Our suspicion was that the brewers had been locked up to do what they do best. Coming up for air, water, nutrition and to see their families were all luxuries they simply couldn’t afford. Our suspicion proved mostly true –
Friday Beer – Red Rock Barrel-Aged Dark Lager
We don’t get to do this nearly as much as we would like to anymore. Saying that, it is tremendously exciting when we do get to. We are, of course, talking about introducing a new brewery to the Barley&Hops Friday Beer feature. This week, and for the first time, we have the Red Rock Barrel-Aged
Win Tickets to the 2019 Cape Town Festival of Beer
For those who are unfamiliar with the origins of Barley&Hops, it all has to do with the Cape Town Festival of Beer. We spent five years helping run it; getting to know the breweries, the fantastic people that run them, and enjoying a whole lot of beer. We always wanted to make sure we had