Stellenbosch Brewing Co. on Klein Joostenberg farm Just a quick 20-minutes outside of Stellenbosch, the Stellenbosch Brewing Company is located on the Klein Joostenberg Farm. Today my colleagues and I were hosted by one of the founders and Head Brewer Bruce Collins. We were given an informative tour of their brewing warehouse which doubles up as the office, bottling plant and tap room. Bruce took us through all the stages of the beer brewing process; when and from where their business took off... "The Hoenderhok Bock" playing an interesting role on the start of business*... and how they believe that it is important to remain as close to natural and consistent as possible with what they release. Their outlook is simple; with their hard-working team, they aim to produce exciting, environmentally-conscious beers suited to what our local taste buds will enjoy. I highly recommend the Stellies tap room as a day outing. Sit back under a shady tree with your "The Avenue Lager", "Eike Stout" and others and enjoy the refreshing taste of these carefully-crafted beers. Do find the Stellenbosch Brewing Company on Facebook for more info. https://www.facebook.com/stelliesbeer/ *The Hoenderhok Bock, their German-style Dark lager, got its name from the founding days of the business. While Bruce and his team were waiting for the Tap room to be built, all of their equipment and supplies had arrived by container and they had absolutely nowhere to store everything. He asked the farmer; "Where am I supposed to store everything...I need to start brewing soon?"... He replied by saying... "Just keep it all in the chicken coops"... and so, without further ado, they decided to start brewing! Bruce assured us though that everything was very clean and sanitized... no chickens were harmed during the first batches of the Hoenderhok Bock ;-)
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AuthorHi there, my name is Judete Fourie. I am a twenty-something-year-old writer living in Stellenbosch in SA's Western Cape. Follow my day to day adventures that involve wine, wit and braaibroodjies. Archives
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