CBC will be attending the 2013 Wild Clover Hops Harvest Festival this weekend from Friday, 10 to Sunday, 12 May 2013. Sample some lovely beers and German delicacies on the beat of live music. There will also be entertainment for the little ones. Event Details: Date: 10 May 2013 – 12 May 2013 Time: 10:00 – [...]
CBC attends the South Yeasters Summer Festival
The 8th annual South Yeasters Summer Festival was held on Saturday, 20 April, at the SAB Heritage Centre in Newlands. The festival gives home-brewers the opportunity to showcase their beers and the public gets the opportunity to choose their favourite and taste over 50 different beers. More than 700 people attended the South Yeasters Summer [...]
It’s all in the pouring!
Pouring the perfect beer is a fine art and forms part of the ritual which is – beer drinking! Our brewmaster gladly supplies some hints and tips on the ideal beer head … and even a little experiment to try at home. 1. The crowning glory The crown / head plays an essential part in [...]
CBC Brewmaster – Wolfgang Koedel
We recently caught up with brewmaster Wolfgang Koedel and asked him a couple of questions. What inspired you to become a Brewmaster? “My father must have heard that every brewer gets 140 litres of free beer every month because he arranged an apprenticeship for me at the nearby brewers. I never saw a drop [...]
Amber Weiss is in the house!
Wolfgang just couldn’t be more proud. Now his renowned CBC Amber Weiss is on tap both in the bar and in our Beer Garden. A classic brew which is a firm favourite of beer lovers in the Cape area. Made just as it should be made from only the finest hop, malt and wheat – [...]
Starting as we mean to go on
What a way to begin the New Year! Our relaxed, low-key opening has been even more successful than we’d hoped. We’ve had a constant stream of enthusiastic visitors popping up to visit us here on the lovely slopes of old Paarl Mountain. Our lucky guests got to meet Brewmaster Wolfgang face-to-face and hear him enthusiastically [...]
New pictures!
Here are some new photos of the brewery. We hope to see you all up here soon! Trading hours: Monday – Thursday: 10:00am – 17:00pm Friday & Saturday: 10:00am – 18:00pm Sunday: 10:00am – 17:00pm
Cheers to a: Creative Brewing Collaboration!
It will take a little time for us to really adjust our tools for perfection! So until our own brewery is fully up and running, we’re very happy about the collaboration between CBC and Åbro in Vimmerby, Sweden. A joint venture between our brewmaster Wolfgang Koedel and Åbro’s Lennarth Anemyr. A Bavarian and a Viking! Now [...]
A new spice on Spice Route
CBC is situated at Spice Route. Here on the breath-taking slopes of Paarl Mountain, from where we take the purest spring water for our beer. It’s already managed to build up quite a reputation as a place where you can enjoy all kinds of delicious wines and foods. And this is just the start. At [...]