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BARB BAKER | aka the Siren of Stout PAUL GROENEWALD THOKOZANI CHIKWATU RUEBEN WALTER JONATHAN TAFT-DICK KAREN (BUBBY) NAIDOO “Michigan gets COLD in the winter, like -40C, so our state is proficient in making beers that will warm you up. A Russian Imperial Stout is always my go to. How could it not, being the @SirenofStout? The intense flavors of coffee, chocolate and caramel with that warming affect makes the wintertime easier to endure.” Ann Arbor, MI (Homebrewer, Cicerone/ Beer Judge) “Nothing beats an Oatmeal Stout on a cold winter's day.” Stellenbosch (Proud member of Helderberg Homebrew Club) “My choice is Shackleton’s Cocoa Oatmeal Stout because it is flavourful, well-balanced and easy drinking on a cold, winter’s day.” Cape Town (Roeland Liquors) “If I’m buying, warm or cold weather, it’s a pale ale (preferably an IPA) as pictured here.” Cape Town (Homebrewer, seen here w/ his brewing partner Sean) “I’d turn to a storm inducing cloudy double IPA. The unfiltered aspect adds a juiciness full of hop aromatics while the warming effects of the higher alcohol content is the perfect complement to a cold winter evening. If it’s storming outside, even better.” Queens, New York “My go to beer in winter is a chilled Guinness Draught because it is smooth, creamy and welcoming.” Cape Town MASH OUT As the temperatures start to drop here in the southern hemisphere, we asked: WHAT IS YOURGO TOBEERONA COLDWINTER'S EVENING? 64 | Winter 2023 | ontapmag.co.za