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FEATURE PREDICTIONS FOR 2026 JOHAN AURIACOMBE A GLASS HALF FULL: IF YOU ARE AT ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE BEER LANDSCAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA, YOU WILL LIKELY HAVE HEARD THE NAME ‘ JOHAN AURIACOMBE .’ FESTIVAL DIRECTOR OF THE ANNUAL CAPITAL CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL FOR 12 YEARS AND RUNNING, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE CAPITAL CRAFT BEER ACADEMY FOR OVER A DECADE WHICH RECENTLY WON THE TITLE “BEST PUB” IN THE “BEST OF PRETORIA READER’S CHOICE AWARDS 2025” AND GENERAL FIXTURE OF THE BEER FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE CIRCUIT, ONE COULD SAY THAT JOHAN HAS A FINGER ON SOUTH AFRICA’S BEER PULSE. BELOW, JOHAN SHARES BOTH HIS PREDICTIONS FOR WHAT’S TO COME IN 2026, AS WELL AS THE PRINCIPLES HE ENCOURAGES THE BROADER INDUSTRY TO EMBRACE IN ORDER TO SUCCEED. 38 | Summer 2025 | ontapmag.co.za