OnTap Magazine

CONTRIBUTORS AUTUMN 2024 PUBLICATIONS Published by: in Editor Craig Claassen craig@ontapmagazine.com Publisher Andrew Thomas inhouse publications X (Twitter): @ontapmagza Facebook: facebook.com/ontapmagza Instagram: ontapmagza ontapmag.co.za Advertising : Andrew Thomas andrew@ontapmag.co.za +27 (0) 82 604 5038 Rachel du Plessis rachel@prycision.com Design: Rachel du Plessis rachel@prycision.com Prycision prycision.com Printing: Novus Print Distribution: 5000 Airport lounges, microbreweries, bevPLUS, Brewcraft, Best Craft Beer and Beer Association of South Africa (BASA). On Tap is South Africa’s first dedicated beer publication - a quarterly magazine aimed at craft brewers, homebrewers, beer fanatics and those just beginning to dip their proverbial toe into the mash tun. The views expressed in individual articles are the personal views of the authors and are not necessarily shared by the editor, the advertisers or the publisher. No articles may be reproduced in any way without the written consent of the publisher. Lucy Corne is an award-winning beer writer and educator. She is the founder of www.brewmistress.co.za and writes for numerous international beer publications. Lucy started South African National Beer Day in 2016 and co-founded the African Beer Cup with her husband, Shawn, in 2018. She is Africa’s first Advanced Cicerone and runs a range of workshops and training courses on all things beer related. Lucy Corne With over 20 years in the global brewing and beverage world... in beer, wine, cider, kombucha, hard seltzer, botanicals...Kamini established Cleverfish Consulting to help companies create innovative cross-category drinks. Kamini specialises in the technical development and commercialisation of beverages. Her career spans new product development, sensory science, strategic marketing, technical sales, and global key account management. Kamini Dickie LottePeplow is theAmericanCraftBeerAmbassador for Europe for theBrewersAssociation and is based in London, UK. She is a Certified Cicerone®, BDI accredited Beer Sommelier, beer writer, author, speaker, beer communicator, international beer judge, homebrewer and beer lover. Lotte Peplow Joya is a writer and part-time editor who just completed her Master’s Degree in Creative Writing at the University of Cape Town. She is also a longtime craft beer enthusiast. She started homebrewing a few years ago and remains on a quest tomaster her favourite style: the Saison. While originally hailing from the US state of Vermont, Joya has spent well over half her life abroad, and is currently happy to call Cape Town home. Joya Taft-Dick Byron Lombard started his beer journey on social media in 2017 and has since become well known as The Beer Bruh. Blogging, reviewing and celebrating Craft Beer has become his passion and he brings his eternal positivity and love of beer to the beer blogging scene. Byron Lombard After working in Lifestyle Television for years, it was the show DIS! that convinced Anél to become qualified in culinary arts. An award-winningbaker, she also holds a deep knowledge of craft beer. After an extended stint as the regional manager for Cactus Craft in theWestern Cape, she has recently stepped back into the kitchen at Ōku in Franschhoek. Anél Du Preez Craig started his journey in beer as a homebrewer in a London bedsit in 2004. He is a partner at Neelsie Travel and it was in 2017 that he fused his passion for tourism and craft beer to create the Beer Route, an organisation set up to promote craft beer tourism in South Africa. He is also the co-founder of Lunar Brew and current chairperson of the Helderberg Homebrew Club. Check out Beer Route at www.beerroute.co.za . Craig Claassen 4 | Autumn 2024 | ontapmag.co.za