Here’s something we never thought we would be doing in the middle of winter. While the rain comes down and the temperature has plummeted in Cape Town we find ourselves sitting here pondering what we are doing. We’re used to putting out dark and heavy beers in winter. The porters, the stouts and all the
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Friday Beer – Saggy Stone Brewer’s Small Batch Brut Lager
The Saggy Stone Brewer’s Small Batch Series has been something we have enjoyed since the start. So much so that Batch #002, the Weizenbock, was part of our recommended Christmas 6-pack back in 2018. It’s good. So when Liam Mc Elhinney drops a line and says there is a new one we can’t help but
Friday Beer – Jack Black's Original Brewers Lager
It’s Thursday evening, you’ve managed to get out of the office with a few colleagues to appreciate everything that has happened over the past week (good and bad). You get home feeling good about the people you work with, the stuff you do, where you work and that in this day and age you’re employed
Friday Beer – Chester’s Lager
The Lager train continues this week with a bitter sweet beer from a legend who passed away not that long ago. He was not only a Rugby World Cup winning Springbok but also a man who did far more than was ever asked of him to give back to the community. And that’s the crux
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 – 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
Friday Beer – Cape Brewing Co Lite Lager
Here we go, the third featured Lite Lager on Barley&Hops. It’s apparently only officially launching in October but we happened across it and thought we may as well get ahead. It’s the Cape Brewing Co Lite Lager and it’s another welcome addition to the category. Unlike the Devil’s Peak Lite this is light both in
Friday Beer – Devil’s Peak Lite Lager
With Castle Lite being one of the best selling beers in the country (about 281 million litres in 2018), there is obviously something to it. Personally, it’s never been the first thing we go for but that’s just us. For a huge amount of the South African population it’s their go to beer. Well, a
Friday Beer – Stellenbosch Brewing Co Cannabis Lager
Calm your horses. This is not what you might be lead to think. This is not the Lager that will leave you giggling uncontrollably to Wayne’s World while chowing down on a bucket of KFC, and chatting at depth to “Larry” who is in fact your cat and who’s name is actually Dimples. This is
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