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A patent that threatens to curb creativity is angering South African microbrewers. The patent, which is pending in over 80 countries, would prohibit the use of certain endemic South African plants in the production of beer, wine and cider unless brewers obtain a license. The plants in question are from the Fabaceae family, which includes rooibos
Unless you’ve been living under a Wi-Fi-free rock for the past week, you will no doubt have already read about the South African hop saga. Last week, beery social media was alive with the story that Anheuser-Busch InBev had commandeered the entire South African hop harvest, meaning that U.S. microbreweries keen to experiment with new
(PRESS RELEASE) Richmond Hill, an owner-run microbrewery based in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) has won the title of “Best Beer in Africa” at the 2023 African Beer Cup – the biggest beer competition on the continent. The winning beer, a dark ale aged in Shiraz barrels with raspberries and peaches, grabbed a gold medal and then
Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland (Travel Guide) by Lonely Planet; Bainbridge, James; Carillet, Jean-Bernard; Corne, Lucy; Murphy, Alan; Richmond, Simon; Phillips, Matt at AbeBooks.co.uk - ISBN 10: 1743210108 - ISBN 13: 9781743210109 - Lonely Planet - 2015 - Softcover
Live Grand Cru Culture, a name that deliberately refers to this Winelands craft beer being produced in wine barrels, outperformed the competition in a competitive field of 250 entries from 14 different African countries.