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Imke Pape, Brauhaus am Damm, Rustenburg “The yearly Craft Brewers Powwow is a perfect oppor- tunity for players in the South African Craft Brew scene to come together and network around pressing issues of our trade both locally and inter- nationally. The organisers of the event do a great job in finding speakers to highlight diverse topics. I took home two key messages from the Powwow. First, that despite a massive headwind there is still hope for Craft beer in SA. And second, that the definition of quality is the consistent matching or surpassing of the clients expectations – some- thing we should all strive for!” Wolfgang Ködel, Cape Brewing Company, Paarl “I enjoyed the honesty of Alan Melville from Red Rock, whose presentation painted a transparent and straightfor- ward picture of the current sit- uation for us craft brewers in SA and what we might face in the near future. International guest speakers like John Mal- let are always a great inspira- tion for every crafter. I missed the representation of brewers from other provinces and we should perhaps approach our suppliers and related com- panies in future to sponsor in that direction since all our belts are so tight that most of us would have love to be part of a this Powwow but just sim- ply could not afford the travel/ participation costs.” Chintu Patel, Crafty Dee’s, Dar es Salaam “As my first event, I had no idea what to expect. It was rather pleasant to meet like-minded folks in this part of the world with a common purpose of crafting beautiful beer! The Powwow is a fan- tastic opportunity for all those who care about the future of (craft) beer to share general intelligence, and personal ex- perience in sub-Saharan Afri- ca. Whether a home brewer, or an incubating-brewer look- ing to get into the bigger craft space, it is a definitive event to attend. I hope to be there each year from now on!” GOLD Ale/Pale Ale: Little Wolf Brewery (Hoppy Wheat) IPA: Hoghouse Brewing Co. (Worthog IPA) Cider & Fruit Beer: Little Wolf Brewery (Hibiscus Cider) Belgian Ales: Triggerfish Brewing (Crazy Diamond) Stout/Porter: Franschhoek Beer Co. (Stout) Weiss/Wit/Wheat: Cape Brewing Co. (CBC Amber Weiss) Lager: Spilhaus Brewery (Spilhaus Oktoberfest Lager) Pilsner: Striped Horse (Striped Horse Pilsner) SILVER Ale/Pale Ale: Dissident Brewing Co. (Dissident Golden Ale) Ale/Pale Ale: Mitchell’s Brewing (Mitchell’s 90 Shilling Ale) IPA: Drifter Brewing Co. (The Scallywag IPA) Belgian Ales: Metal Lane Brewery (Belgian Golden Strong Ale) Stout/Porter: Bridge Street Brewery (Black Dragon Double Chocolate Stout) Weiss/Wit/Wheat: Brauhaus Damm (Brauhaus Weizen) Lager: Newlands Spring Brewing Co. (Tribute Lager) Lager: Cape Brewing Co. (CBC Lager) Pilsner: Crafty Dee’s Brewing Co. (Dee’s Gold) HOMEBREWER AWARDS GOLD Ale/Pale Ale: Adrian Ryley (Trump Ale) Saison: Carel van Heerden (Apophis) IPA: Adrian Ryley (Patriotic Passion) Stout/Porter: Matthew Savage (Dark Confusion) SILVER Helle/Lager/Pilsner: Chris Pryor (Czech Premium Lager) Ale/Pale Ale: Isaac DiGennaro (Mosaic Pale Ale) Saison: Cameron Gray (Cape Saison) IPA: Anthony Smith (Red Velvet) Stout/Porter: Carel van Heerden (P is for Porter) Wildcard: Anthony Smith (Sweet Dreams) CRAFT BREWERS AWARDS 17 - 19 May CRAFT BREWERS POWWOW 2019 SAVE THE DATE!