South Africa is full of breweries which means great South African beers.
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Here are the best beers you’ve never heard of and the ultimate ways to work up a thirst for them. Get out there and explore your country, city slicker.
1. Birkenhead Brewery, Stanford
Drink this: Lazy Leopard Premium Lager
While you’re there… Hire a canoe and paddle the Klein River
2. Karusa, Schoemanshoek
Drink this: Karusa Zwartberger
While you’re there… Try their terroir-specific wines.
3. Saggy Stone Brewing Company, Robertson
Drink this: Desert Lager
While you’re there… Scoff home-made burgers. Try our recipe.
4. Emerald Vale Brewing Co., Cintsa
Drink this: Amber Ale
While you’re there… Rent a surfboard at Buccaneers.
5. Sneeuberg, Nieu-Bethesda
Drink this: Roasted Ale
While you’re there… Snack on the cow and goats’ milk cheeses next door.
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6. The Dog and Fig Brewery, Parys
Drink this: Alternatiewe Alt
While you’re there… Throw yourself out of a plane with Skydive Parys.
7. Clarens Brewery, Clarens
Drink this: Clarens Stout
While you’re there… Take your 4×4 on the road less travelled at Rebellie Game Farm.
8. Copper Lake Breweries, Lanseria
Drink this: Copper Lake Lager
While you’re there… Go whitewater rafting down the Crocodile River at Paddle Power Adventures.
9. Black Horse Brewery, Magaliesburg
Drink this: Black Horse Red Ale
While you’re there… First cruise the skies in a microlight with Davies Aircraft Corporation and then reward yourself with a beer.
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10. Anvil Ale House, Dullstroom
Drink this: Pale Ale
While you’re there… Catch a wily rainbow trout in SA’s fly-fishing capital.
11. Shongweni Brewery, Shongweni Valley
Drink this: East Coast Ale
While you’re there… Scale the world-renowned rock climbing routes near Shongweni Dam.
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