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CONTRIBUTORS SUMMER 2023 PUBLICATIONS Published by: in Editor Joya Taft-Dick joya@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 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 Marcel is a beer geek who’s been brewing for over a decade and still gets things wrong. He teaches brewing, writes, and spends more money on beer than is wise. Find him at www.beginnerbrewer.com . You can listen to his podcast about beer and geekery: Scum, Beer & Villainy, on iTunes. Marcel is our in-house homebrew expert. Marcel Harper Troye May is a beer judge, podcaster and artist. He recently launched Beer School which aims to educate the public on beer taste and appreciation. Troye May Megan Gemmell, a Microbiology Master's graduate, found her passion for brewing 14 years ago. She went from homebrewing to then taking the leap to owning and brewing for her own brand, Clockwork Brewhouse. She's a recognized BJCP judge and also mentors the brewing course at the 1000 Hills Chef School. She has also won multiple awards for her brews over the years. Megan Gemmell Stuart Howe is Technical Development Manager for the Institute of Brewing and Distilling. He has an honours degree in brewing and distilling from Heriot-Watt University and a master's degree in operations management. Stuart has 27 years of experience in the brewing industry and in this time he has developed the UK's biggest-selling cask and bottled ale, specified, project managed and implemented 5 new successful breweries in the UK and Europe from 50hl to 250hl brew length. Stuart's beers have won World's Best Lager, Pale Ale, Abbey Beer and Spiced Beer along with medals in World Beer Cup and all other international beer awards. Stuart Howe Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela is a Brewmaster with 15 years practical brewing experience in both micro and macro brewing industries. She is also an internationally recognised beer judge and the founder of TolokaziBeer. Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela Lotte is a Certified Cicerone, accredited Beer Sommelier, international beer judge and beer writer who conducts talks and tastings about American craft beer, organises events and is a keen advocate of beer and food pairing. She co-authored her first book ‘World’s Greatest Beers’, published by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) in the UK in August 2022. She is the Brewers Association’s American Craft Beer Ambassador for Europe and a member of CAMRA’s London tasting panel. Lotte Peplow 4 | Summer 2023 | ontapmag.co.za