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14 38 54 Winners at the world of beer awards ceremony Growing trend of cask beer at a homebrew festival Variety of biltong with some new and regular craft beers FEATURES REGULARS Seasonal releases SPRING 2023 MENU 26 World of beer Best of British 40 Going pro How not to start a damn brewery 43 Brewer's dozen Beer styles and their roots 46 Style guide American ambers 50 Meet a homebrewer From beginner to competition winning brewer 51 Ale trail South Africa's beer routes 54 Beer meets food Biltong and beer pairing 58 Seen at Beer boot camp 60 Brew reviews Short and shoddy southern passion blonde 61 Homebrew Recipe Rating the latest beers 62 Homebrewers Diary Latest meetings, events and competitions for brewers 64 Events Latest events in SA 68 Mash out Spring with a IPA beer in hand 14 Why enter the world beer cup? A peek behind the scenes 18 What happened to the hops? Factors to why growing hops isn't what it use to be 22 The meaning of beer? Where do styles come from? 30 Ten years of the Capital Craft Beer Festival 34 The Biggest Little Beer Shop and their biggest little secrets 38 Cask beer A recent and growing trend in SA 56 The Intervarsitybrew e future of beer in South Africa 48 SMOOTH HOP-ERATOR Crash course on how to brew "hoppy" beers 46 AMERICAN AMBER