The Craft Beer Thread

[morkhans]

Lovely hop kick. Could certainly sink a few of these.

 

[morkhans]

Just became my favorite CBC beer.

 

[dualmeister]

The City Craft Beer Project Festival in Cape Town

The latest of the lot is The City Craft Beer Project festival, an all-new beery celebration that’s set to bubble onto the lawns of The River Club in Observatory from Saturday, 28 to Sunday, 29 March 2015.

PARTICIPATING BREWERIES AT THE 2015 CITY CRAFT BEER PROJECT FESTIVAL IN CAPE TOWN

Jack Black’s Brewing Co.
Red Sky Brewing Company
Riot Factory
Apollo Brewing Company
Atlantic Storm Brewery
Boston Breweries
Devil’s Peak Brewing Company
Wild Clover Brewery
Stellenbrau Brewery
Everson’s Cider
Windermere Cider
Afro Caribbean Brewing Co.
Savage Brewing
Lakeside Beerworks
Brewdog ZA

 

[Stefanmuller]

On the whole, yes.

Also whenever these "breweries" are at events you will never have the brewer serving the beer - usually just some local person who doesn't know that much about the beer.

Contract brewing as a means to get your brand out there before starting your own brewery is one thing - but I get the feeling that a lot of these contract brews are just trying to jump on the craft beer bandwagon.

Happens a lot with wine too. You think you are buying wine from some wine farm but in fact its just made by Du Toitskloof Kelder for example. Just sold under a different label.

 

[morkhans]

I'm at the craft beer project fest. Quiet at the moment which is great for chatting to the brewers.

 

[morkhans]

Oh and you have to stop at beer country stand for some baby unicorn wings (they have a really good IPA to wash it down).

 

[SukkaFoo]

Ummm, I think it's better than their blonde. Not the worst beer I've ever had, pretty drinkable, but not a helluva lot going on here.

 

[Naks]

Ummm, I think it's better than their blonde. Not the worst beer I've ever had, pretty drinkable, but not a helluva lot going on here.

Had it for the first time yesterday, with braaivleis.

Like you said - not bad, but not spectacular either.

 

[saor]

One of the nicest local stouts I've had so far. Doesn't have that sour aftertaste I've had from some others. Nice robust, almost burnt taste.

 

[morkhans]

+1 for cederbrew. The brew master Knows her stuff

 

[morkhans]

Box has 2 x kings block house and 2 x first light ale. Available at Checkers liquor stores.

 

[Necropolis]

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Box has 2 x kings block house and 2 x first light ale. Available at Checkers liquor stores.

Oh nice - but I suspect this is only in Cape Town?

 

[Necropolis]

One of the nicest local stouts I've had so far. Doesn't have that sour aftertaste I've had from some others. Nice robust, almost burnt taste.

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That head looks quite light - lots of bubbles - how was the carbonation on that one?

I'm not too much of a fan of stouts that are overly carbonated.

 

[dualmeister]

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Box has 2 x kings block house and 2 x first light ale. Available at Checkers liquor stores.

Oh no. I'm such a sucker for a free glass. Easter weekend excuse as well ...

 

[dualmeister]

That head looks quite light

The brewer really knows her head.

 

[biometrics]

Oh nice - but I suspect this is only in Cape Town?

Also in Hermanus.

 

[Necropolis]

That blows.

 

[morkhans]

Oh no. I'm such a sucker for a free glass. Easter weekend excuse as well ...

Just phone the store before you go. N1 city was all like "yeah we have stock". Rocked up and they only had 4 boxes.

 

[MongooseMan]

You can also buy those glasses direct from the DP taproom for R70 for a pack of 2

 

[saor]

That head looks quite light - lots of bubbles - how was the carbonation on that one?

I'm not too much of a fan of stouts that are overly carbonated.

Quite carbonated. Bottle gave a decent fshhhhhh when opening. I drank it very cold - so the carbonation was nice, if I'd served it slightly warmer I'd probably have preferred less carbonation.