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GERMAN WHEAT BEER Silver: Darling Brew Pixie Dust (South Africa) Bronze: Charlie's Garage Neiss weiss (South Africa) BRITISH BITTER Gold: Boet Brewery Boet Pale Ale (South Africa) Silver: Okavango Craft Brewery Panhandle Pale Ale (Botswana) Bronze: Swagga Breweries (Pty) Ltd Country Ale (South Africa) PALE COMMONWEALTH BEER Bronze: Saggy Stone Brewing Co. Rocky River (South Africa) BROWN BRITISH BEER Silver: Darling Brew Gypsy Mask (South Africa) Bronze: Harper Brewing Co. Harper Brewing - Pils (South Africa) IRISH BEER Gold: Richmond Hill Brewing Co. Two Rand Man -Irish Red Ale (South Africa) Silver: Swagga Breweries (Pty) Ltd Irish Red Ale (South Africa) Bronze: Okavango Craft Brewery Old Bull Stout (Botswana) BREW NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER Silver: Heineken South Africa Heineken 0.0 (South Africa) Bronze: Signal Hill Products Devil's Peak To The Sea Non-alc IPA (South Africa) STANDARD AMERICAN BEER Silver: SAB Ltd Castle Lager (South Africa) Bronze: Signal Hill Products Devil's Peak Lite Lager (South Africa) INTERNATIONAL LAGER Gold: Seychelles Breweries SeyBrew (Seychelles) Silver: Zambian Breweries Plc Mosi Premium Lager (Zambia) Bronze: Nile Breweries Ltd Club Pilsener (Uganda) CZECH LAGER Silver: Saggy Stone Brewing Co. Rosebank Red Lager (South Africa) Bronze: Harper Brewing Co. Harper Brewing - Pils (South Africa) PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER Gold: SAB Ltd Castle Double Malt (South Africa) Silver: Saggy Stone Brewing Co. Rosebank Lager (South Africa) Bronze: Brauhaus Afrika Farmer's Lager (South Africa) PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER Gold: Roof of Africa Craft Brewery Roof Draught (Namibia) Silver: Hoghouse Brewing Co. Pumba Pilsner (South Africa) Bronze: Roof of Africa Craft Brewery Roof Pilsner (Namibia) AMBER MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER Silver: Brauhaus Afrika Brauhaus Märzen (South Africa) Bronze: Namibia Breweries Ltd Camelthorn Urbock (Namibia) AMBER BITTER EUROPEAN BEER Silver: Hazeldean Brewing Co. Vienna Lager (South Africa) DARK EUROPEAN LAGER Silver: Brauhaus Afrika Brauhaus Dunkel (South Africa) Bronze: Richmond Hill Brewing Co. Ink In My Drink - Schwarzbier (South Africa) STRONG EUROPEAN BEER Gold: Mountain Brewing Co. Klipbock Doppelbock (South Africa) WINNERS OF THE 2022 AFRICAN BEER CUP WINNER OF THE BASA AFRICAN CELEBRATION AWARD: WINNER OF THE 2022 BEST BEER IN AFRICA: THE FULL RESULTS The third edition of the African Beer Cup was the biggest yet, attracting more than 250 entries from 14 African nations. Ten gold, 29 silver and 27 bronze medals were awarded across 32 categories, with this year’s Best Beer in Africa going to Soul Barrel Brewing in the Cape Winelands for their Live Culture Grand Cru. Live Culture uses entirely South African ingredients, including barley malted at the brewery, hops grown in Soul Barrel’s beer garden and fynbos from the region. “Winning Best Beer in Africa is one of the most significant accomplishments a brewery can achieve in Africa,” says Soul Barrel founder and brewer Nick Smith. “The African Beer Cup is the most competitive, intense beer competition on the continent with some of the best judges in the world. We are so proud to have won with a beer that features our very own malt and hops as well as fynbos from our garden. We believe in South African agriculture and winning best beer in Africa with a beer that’s brewed with 100% local ingredients is a testament to that.” This year’s African Celebration Award, sponsored by the Beer Association of South Africa, was awarded to Botswana’s Okavango Craft Brewery for their Old Bull Stout, which uses locally grown millet alongside malted barley. The brewery is spearheading a programme that supports local farmers and buys surplus millet, which is then malted at the brewery and used across their beer range. BASA also sponsored the Non-Alcoholic Beer Award – a first for the competition. The silver medal was awarded to Heineken for Heineken 0.0, while the bronze went to Signal Hill Products for Devil's Peak To The Sea Non-Alc IPA. “BASA believes that non-alcoholic beers are a critical step towards differentiating beer as the drink of choice for all occasions,” says BASA CEO Patricia Pillay. Okavango Craft Brewery Old Bull Stout (Botswana) Soul Barrel Brewing Live Culture Grand Cru (South Africa) Devin Hendricks, brewer at Soul Barrel, accepts the award for Best Beer in Africa 16 | Winter 2022 | ontapmag.co.za