Mike Halls of the Real Beer revolution has fired up his gypsy brewery again. This time at the Shackleton Brewing Co in Salt River. And it’s always quite exciting when Mike does get brewing. He is his own biggest critic, and truth be told, everyone elses. He has a habit of getting under brewers skin
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Friday Beer – Zwakala Brewery Moringa Africa Ale
We’re ashamed to say that this is the first solo appearance Zwakala Brewery has made on Barley&Hops. Based in Limpopo they have been operating since 2015 and have been creating some really good beers. We haven’t met the crew from Zwakala but given how highly the Drifter crowd speak of them we assume they’re equally
Friday Beer – Devil’s Peak One Love Unfiltered Pilsner
We were due a Devil’s Peak upload last week unfortunately we missed the boat. It’s certainly not all bad news however as they have had brewer JC Steyn locked up and working hard. We’re told his working conditions are pretty good so we don’t feel too bad. The result of all this, the Devil’s Peak
Friday Beer – Hey Joe Brewing Co Wit
After what feels like far too long the Hey Joe Brewing Co finally opened their doors. When we got ourselves out to Franschhoek we could understand why it took so long. The devil is really in the details and the brewery is immaculate. We were hoping to catch Head Brewer Anja van Zyl out there
Friday Beer: Lakeside Brewing Misty Cliffs Hazy IPA
Truth be told we were going to put another Devil’s Peak beer out this week (guess which one…). They have however recently made an appearance here so expect that next week. Instead we opted for a beer that has been doing the rounds amongst the beer crowd in Cape Town. We were positive we had
Friday Beer – Shields Indie Brewing Co Back to Black Stout
Shoh, it’s been a while since the Shields Indie Brewing Co made an appearance here. We featured the Shields Indie Brewing Funk Machine IPA well over a year ago and we really liked it. At the time we didn’t know very much about Dan and his brewery so beyond saying “it’s a good beer” there
Friday Beer – Devil’s Peak Vannie Hout Saison
Years ago we remember sitting down at Devil’s Peak when it was still based in Salt River. There was a strange new beer on offer. It came in a champagne bottle which really got us excited – if we’re honest, we’re not really sure why. And it wasn’t cheap. For a couple of guys who
Friday Beer – Lagunitas Brewing Co Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale
We live in hope that over time we see more beers like this weeks Friday Beer become more readily available in South Africa. Beers that are produced from American Craft Breweries that, thanks to “Big Beer”, can be bought into SA at costs that are not nausea inducing. We once spent over R200 for a
Friday Beer – Camelthorn Brewing IPA
This weeks Friday Beer has been in the pipeline for a really long time. Its release has been teased for months so we’re glad to see it has all finally reached the local fridges. And quite frankly it’s also nice to see another IPA available in South Africa. It may be brewed by Namibian Breweries
Friday Beer – Noon Gun Brewery Bombardier Light Lager
It’s been a while since we featured a new brewery here and we’re glad we can. A couple of weeks ago we were contacted about a new Light Lager from a brewery that has been around for a while. A brewery that seemingly managed to get their distribution right but they couldn’t get the marketing