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WESTERN CAPE DARLING BREW EVITA’S CRAFTERS This women’s empowerment group has been stitching handicrafts at the Evita se Perron complex since 2012 and this year, Darling Brew worked out a way to support the local project. The brewery’s malt bags now go to Evita’s Crafters to be turned into shopping bags which are then sold in the brewery shop. Best of all, the bags have a waterproof pouch, so when you’re shopping for beer, you can grab some ice and keep them cold until you get home. FREE STATE MOUNTAIN BREWING CO. INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND & DEAF As well as training South Africa’s first blind barista to work in a local coffee shop, the Worcester-based organisation teaches blind and deaf artisans to create furniture and other crafts. Sometimes, of course, there are pieces of wood that can’t be used for furniture and these get upcycled into sturdy, reusable six-pack holders for Mountain Brewing Company’s beers. You can pick up a six-pack carry case from the brewery for R250, filled with a half dozen of Mountain’s beers. STELLENBOSCH BREWING CO. PIP & PANGOLIN AFRICA Stellies have teamed up with a duo of local organisations and produced a limited edition beer to support them both. Proceeds from the sale of Pangolin Witbier go to PIP, a community upliftment project. At PIP, a team of elderly ladies crochet pangolin toys, with part of the profit going to the women themselves and part of it to Pangolin Africa, an NPO focusing on conservation of the most highly trafficked species on the continent. Stellies Wit will be in the September League of Beers mixed case and at select outlets while stocks last. TOAST ALE SOIL FOR LIFE Taking a tried and tested concept from the UK, Toast Ale replaces a third of the grain bill with bread crusts that would otherwise be destined for a landfill. All of the profits from the beer go to Soil for Life, an NPO which helps teach people how to plant gardens and grow organic fruit and veggies. TRIGGERFISH LOCAL ANIMAL CHARITIES The Triggerfish team holds various events to support local animal shelters, even hosting a dedicated benefit for a local dog that needed surgery. CLARENS BREWERY SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICE You usually get a cup of tea and a cookie or two when you donate blood, but in Clarens they can go one better. Every person that donates a pint of blood gets a pint back – a free pint of beer, cider, or juice at the brewery that is. STELLAR BREWERY ANGEL FOUNDATION Each year, the Bloem-based brewery supports a fundraiser for this local organisation which raises money for children in the community to further their sports, academic or artistic skills. A portion of Stellar’s beer sales go to the foundation, with more beers going under the hammer in a charity auction. EASTERN CAPE BREWHAHA TREASURE In a double-headed project that is both eco-sound and sees a business giving back to its neighbours, Jeffreys Bay- based Brewhaha works with local organisation, Treasure. Artisans at the organisation transform Brewhaha’s used malt bags into four-pack carriers, which are then sold at the brewery. All of the proceeds go directly to the foundation, which supports vulnerable children in South Africa and Swaziland. Evita's Crafters turn malt sacks into shopping bags ontapmag.co.za | Spring 2019 | 25