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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Friday Beer – Stellenbosch Brewing Co. Pina Colada Scream IPA
We’re very proud of the fact that the Friday Beer series has been going for as long as it has. Some breweries have made as many as four appearances here. It gives a huge amount of credibility to the beers that they continue to produce; nailing it in terms of quality, consistency and variety. On
Friday Beer – Leopold 7 Amber Ale
This weeks Friday Beer has been flying under the radar for the last year or so. It first made an appearance at the Cape Town Festival of Beer in 2014 and if we’re 100% honest we don’t remember being blown away. We were actually quite worried it would be disappear into the ether as so
Friday Beer – Darling Brew Pixie Dust
In their second appearance on the Barley&Hops Beer Blog is the Darling Brew Pixie Dust. Having just been released the seasonal Pixie Dust Golden Weiss performed well over the past weekend at the Cape Town Festival of Beer. Coming in 3rd the Pixie Dust had some pretty stiff competition so we’re glad to have it feature
Friday Beer – Fraser’s Folly Wild Raspberry Sour
It is the Cape Town Festival of Beer this weekend and so, while at the launch, we went on the hunt for something exclusive. We assume that if you are in Cape Town and you read this blog that you will ultimately be making your way to the Festival at some point this weekend. And
Friday Beer – Metal Lane x Saggy Stone Champagne Citra Nova
Another week gone which means it’s time for the Friday Beer. This week we have something special from two of our favourite brewers. Murray Middleton and Matthew Bradley have clubbed together to brew the Metal Lane x Saggy Stone Champagne Citra Nova Brut IPA. And the beer is as good as the label might suggest.
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 – Stellenbosch Brewing Co. Mass Hoppiness IPA
Welcome to post IPA Day 2018. Just because it’s over it doesn’t mean we’re not going to put yet another IPA out there. So, here we have the Stellenbosch Brewing Co. Mass Hoppiness IPA breaming with hoppy goodness and waiting to be given a chance! This is the Friday Beer. If you’re new to the Barley&Hops
Friday Beer: Stellenbosch Brewing Co. Eike Stout
Welcome to life after the Cape Town Festival of Beer. We’ve taken most of the week to recover but we’re back! And we’re back with a particularly special beer. We would like to introduce you to the Stellenbosch Brewing Co and their Eike Stout. Why is it so special you may ask? Not only did