Brace yourselves folks. This weeks write up is a bit of a read. This may have been our mistake from the start. The problem is when you ask a brewer to write 300-350 about their beer, they casually throw caution to the wind and send 650. We thought about cutting it down but truth be
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Friday Beer – Feral Brew Dribble DIPA
This is the second time we’ve done this for the deranged gypsy brewery Feral. As we type away with our stumpy little paws having never tried this beer we do it knowing that Mike from Feral is more likely to pour an average beer down the drain than have people drink it. So, here we
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
Friday Beer – Shackleton Brewing Co Kolsch
Shoh, we have lost count of the number of times we have had discussions with Brewer and Owner Stephen Peel to feature his beer. We suspect he is terribly ADD and simply gets sidetracked by the slightest whiff of fresh hops. No matter, we found out that his beers were being canned at the Drifter
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
Win Tickets to “In The Shadow of Giants”
Coming from a new brewery comes a new Festival. Firstly, welcome to the Shackleton Brewing Company and secondly, thank you for putting together the first Summer Cask Ale Festival. Taking place at Springboks Pub at the feet of the SAB brewery the Festival is aptly named “In The Shadow of Giants”. Shackleton Brewing is based