OnTap Magazine

IN BRIEF BREW NEWS Beer lovers in Gauteng might have noticed a new brew on the menu in certain restaurants and liquor stores. X! Brewing Company, based in Germiston, launched their eye-catching bottles this winter, with the labels inspired by local tattoo artists. There are three beers in the initial range: Easy 42 Wheat Beer, The Calmer Sutra Amber Ale and The Phat Indian IPA. X! BREWING OPENS IN GAUTENG Birkenhead Brewery, who mark their 20th anniversary this October, are celebrating success at the 2018 World Beer Awards. The awards are judged annually in the UK by a panel of global beer experts. Birkenhead won a silver for their Honey Blonde while the Lazy Leopard Lager was a country winner in the international lager category. BIRKENHEAD CELEBRATES DOUBLEWIN AT WORLD BEER Roscoe Kleinloog, part of the team behind forthcoming craft beer documentary, Brewing the Republic, is launching a destination brewery in the KZN Midlands. Based on Netherwood Farm, Happy Days Brewery opens on September 24. As well as the four house brews – witbier, lager, English bitter and APA – you’ll find up to four beers from other local craft breweries on tap at the brewpub’s 16-metre long bar. The attached restaurant, Fork and Cleaver, will be serving simple, honest fare like gourmet wors rolls, burgers and salads. The brewery is based on a cattle farm and offers the unique opportunity to have a cow as a drinking buddy – well, you drink as the cows eat the spent grain that was used to make the beer in your hand. AWARDS HAPPY DAYS BREWERY LAUNCHES IN THE KZN MIDLANDS