Indigenous beers formed an important part of the rural African social fabric and undertaken by mainly women brewers. The objective here is to address the limited extant knowledge about fermentation geographies of Africa. The focus is on South Africa's sorghum beer industry and the commodification of...
Porcupine Quill Microbreweryis located in the Valley of 1000 Hills, Bothas Hill, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. Bothas is 600km southeast of Johannesburg and is on the eastern edge of South Africa right on the ocean. They produce beer under 3 labels: Porcupine Quills, Dam Wolf and African Mo...
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Mixed with over a dozen African languages for two centuries, spiced by imports from European colonies, South African English has its own rich, varied and weird flavour.
Creator of the South African National Beer Day, beer judge and author Lucy Corne, said she had been completely taken aback by the response to the first itineration of the event last year. “We ended up seeing just over 50 confirmed events being hosted by breweries, bars, restaurants and li...
If you thought the gin craze was only happening in the UK, you were wrong. We round up some of the best South African gin brands.
Fast-forward to April 2022 and there were 26,000 searches for South African wine in the UK making up 2.1 percent of all wines searched for. On a global scale, it’s even more impressive; back in April 2018, South Africa accounted for 0.9 percent of all worldwide searches – roughly ...
Nestled at the foot of Devil's Peak and neighbour to the historic rugby & cricket grounds, is the oldest operating brewery in South Africa and the home of great South African beer - Newlands Brewery. Lovers of delicious, natural refreshment are invited to experience a taste of brew...
Constellation Brands said it would love to “unlock” the South African market but domestic competition was a headwind for its wine-and-spirits portfolio. Stay informed for just £1! * Subscribe to Just Drinks for unbiased coverage of the global drinks industry, offering insights into the ...
The Australian-flavoured centrepiece ofFoster’s current advertising campaignmay have to change. SABMiller, the world’s second-biggest brewer by volume, of South African origin, has agreed to buy the Australian brewer for A$9.9bn ($10.2bn). The deal, under negotiation for several months, was...