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
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Win Tickets to The 2019 Woodstock Winter Beer Festival
The 2019 Woodstock Winter Festival returns to the Castle of Good Hope on the 27th of July. We made it to our first Festival last year and it was an absolutely cracking day. The brewers worked overtime, the beer flowed, the entertainment was great and the company was absolutely world-class. And we anticipate much of
Win Tickets to the 2019 Stellenbosch Craft Beer Festival
The Decembruary cobwebs have been finally shaken off the majority of the population. This means the breweries are back into full production and the Festivals are beginning to kick off. April gets straight into it with the Fools&Fans Festival in Greyton (win tickets here), and then the 2019 Stellenbosch Craft Beer Festival on the 13th
Win Tickets to the 2019 Fools & Fans Beer Festival
It’s been a while since we’ve given tickets away and it’s about time we rectify that. We dropped Trevor Gerntholtz, Founding Fool of the Fools & Fans Beer Festival a message. The request was simple. More people need to know about the destination Beer Festival that is the Fools & Fans and could we possibly
Win Tickets to The Cape Town Festival of Beer 2018
Full disclosure, we are very involved with The Cape Town Festival of Beer. We’ve been part of the team for 5 years now and it has had a significant influence in what Barley&Hops is today. With all this said it also gives us access to tickets to give away. So that is exactly what we
Friday Beer – Amundsen Brewery Ink & Dagger IPA
There are an increasing number of beer judging competitions that now place in SA – most recently the South African National Beer Trophy (SANBT). The SANBT is now the largest beer tasting competition in Africa with over 212 entries and more than 20 judges. So, to come out tops is quite the achievement. Enter the Amundsen
5 Reasons to go to In The Shadow of Giants Cask Ale Festival
Cask Ale is a relatively new phenomenon for South Africa. They are fermented in old barrels that have previously fermented liquors such as whisky, brandy or rum. At least that’s what we thought. We’re clearly not experts on all of this so asked Stephen Peel, Head Brewer at Shackleton Brewery and organizer of In The
5 Places to Celebrate IPA Day 2018
This week is a particularly beer fueled week. To start we obviously have a full week of celebrating 5 years of Beerhouse on Long, then this weekend is the Woodstock Winter Beer Festival (have you bought your tickets yet?). Amongst all of this is one of our favourites, International IPA Day, so we thought we
Woodstock Winter Beer Festival 2018
Come the 4th of August the Fourth annual Woodstock Winter Beer Festival will be descending upon the Castle of Good Hope. Managed by the scallywags over at the Drifter Brewing Co this Festival focuses on once off brews done specially for the Festival. We’ve talked about the “winter warmer” brews recently (Camelthorn and Woodstock), so
Friday Beer: Afro Caribbean Brewing Company Hop Session Pale Ale.
Now, before you click away, you should know we have some beer to give away. Read on to find out how to win a 4-pack of the small batch brew Afro Caribbean Brewing Company Hop Session Pale Ale. The Brewery Owned and operated by Greg Casey Afro Caribbean lives on the floor above Banana Jam cafe