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On Tap is South Africa's and Africa's first and only beer publication - a quarterly magazine aimed at brewers, craft brewers, homebrewers, beer fanatics and those just beginning to dip their proverbial toe into the mash tan.

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LETTER FROM THE CEO OF THE BEER ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA

URGENTLY NEEDED EXCISE REGIME THAT CREATES A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR ALL

BASA CELEBRATES ANNUAL HOPS HARVEST TOUR IN GEORGE, WESTERN CAPE

BASA WELCOMES THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY HEINEKEN AND SAB PLEDGING R21.3 BILLION IN NEW INVESTMENT PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS

SOUTH AFRICA WINS BEST BEER IN AFRICA AT AFRICAN BEER CUP AWARDS 2023

BASA KICKS OFF THE 2023 INTERVARSITY BREWING COMPETITION PREPARATION TOUR IN THE WESTERN CAPE

BREW NEWS

WOMEN WHO DARE TO DRINK FROM BROWN BOTTLES

THE NEW FRONTIER OF BEER-WINE HYBRIDS • THE RISING TREND FOR OENOBEER OR VINOCERVISIA OR UVA BIRRA-THERE IS NO CLEAR STYLE NAME OR DEFINITION-INTRIGUES BEER AND WINE LOVERS ALIKE. IT’S NOT QUITE BEER, AND IT’S NOT QUITE WINE.

BREWER REVIVES SOMETHING OLD WHILE MAKING SOMETHING NEW

MAKING MOZZARELLA IN A BREWERY HOW HARD CAN IT BE? • In this edition of Beer Meets Food, we hear from Niall Cook, head-brewer at Richmond Hill Brewing Company (winner of the 2023 African Beer Cup’s Best Beer in Africa!) about the joys and challenges of making cheese–and the possibilities that remain to be explored.

BELGIAN ALES BREWING OUTSIDE THE BOX

FANCY BREWING THESE BEERS AT HOME? HERE ARE A FEW TIPS:

GEAR REVIEWS • DEMA-CRAFT 60 LITRE BREWING MACHINE

THE CASE FOR A HOMEBREWERS ASSOCIATION

THE YEAST

SWEET STOUT

THE WATER

HOMEBREWER • The marula tree has been providing food, medicine, fuel–and yes!–beer to humans for a very long time. In fact, archaeologists argue that the marula tree was a source of nutrition as long ago as 10,000 years BCE. In this interview,Tsikwe Molobye speaks with Phaswane Enica Phala, a woman from Limpopo who makes “marula beer,” and in so doing, continues a tradition that is likely to be thousands of years old.

HOMEBREWERS' DIARY

MEET A BREWER • IN THIS ISSUE, WE ARE DELVING A BIT DEEPER INTO THE UNIQUE STORY OF HOW A YOUNG MAN WENT FROM TOURING IN A ROCK BAND ACROSS SOUTHERN AFRICA, TO BECOMING HEAD BREWER AT ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN CRAFT BREWERIES IN THE WESTERN CAPE.

BREWERS DIRECTORY

BREW REVIEWS

PORTERS AND STOUTS

FOOLS & FANS 6 • GREYTON MARCH 31-APRIL 1, 2023

BEEREX AFRICA • CAPE TOWN, APRIL 21-22, 2023

As the temperatures start to drop here in the southern hemisphere, we asked: • WHAT IS YOUR GO-TO BEER ON A COLD WINTER'S EVENING?