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BREW In an homage to karri – mead produced by the Cape’s original inhabitants the -hoisan s the team at Old Potter’s Brewhouse in Greyton gathered together a group of brewers from around the country to create one oH the countryos first braggots 6atenda Chivaura and Trevor Gerntholtz from Old Potter’s were joined by Danie Odendaal of Bearded Brew as well as homebrewers Rob Cass and Mike *alls .ittle 9olHos 5teHan 9iswedel didn’t attend the brew day but consulted from afar. /ade with both honey and malt a braggot can be produced with any base beer. The Five Brewers Braggot is a simple base blended with bluegum honey and with cocoa nibs from local chocolatier Von Geusau added in the secondary fermenter. It’s a gorgeously pacMaged beer ideal Hor a yuletide giHt #t #$8 itos a perHect Hestive aHter dinner sipper s sweet up Hront a touch oH chocolate in middle then a wave of dried fruit and booze before a long dry finish 1nly litres were produced – grab a bottle while you can Hrom .iquor %ity %laremont 4oeland .iquors *illcrest 6ops or at the brewery in Greyton. OLD POTTER RELEASES FIVE BREWERS BRAGGOT UKHAMBA BEERWORX JOINS SIGNAL HILL e winners of the 2018 South African National Homebrew Champs (SANHC) were announced at Beerhouse on Long in November, with Gauteng homebrewers tuning in via a live link from Beerhouse Fourways. More than 100 beers were entered, with judges noticing a continued increase in quality and innovation. Cape Town based Carel van Heerden took the top spot with his magni cently named gose, What Gose Around, Comes Around. Second place went to Clint Breen for his Belgian Golden Strong Ale, CB Ghost, while Everhard Cronje came in third with Bad Boris, a Russian imperial stout. Also placing in the top ten were Mickey eunissen, Jaco Hamilton-Attwell, Alan McLachlan, Wynand Breytenbach, Rudie Buys, Anthony Smith and Paul Serfontein. SOUTH AFRICA’S TOP HOMEBREWERS ANNOUNCED Much loved local brand Ukhamba Beerworx has joined the Signal Hill fold. Brewer Lethu Tshabangu hosted a farewell party at his 9oodstocM brewery and taproom beHore moving operations to &evilos 2eaMos 'pping based brewery p6his partnership will see us making better quality beer in their system high volumes and distribution that will see our brand reaching places liMe )auteng -<N 2' and even .impopo q read an announcement on 7Mhambaos (acebooM page p9e will also be looking into opening a new home probably in ,ohannesburg or &urban q 7Mhamba is the Hourth brand to Loin 5ignal *ill over the past months Hollowing .ittle 9olH Mitchell’s and St Francis. 12 | Summer 2018 | ontapmag.co.za