10 Craft Breweries In Cape Town You Should Know

In present day Cape Town, it’s almost impossible not to feel the pull of the craft-beer revolution thanks to bars around the city stocking some of the country’s best craft beers that range from two-bit home-brewery creations to full-on production line stuff. Although the debate about whether the quality justifies the prices, those who feel the urge to drink local-craft beer can’t go wrong with heading to the very source to sample their wares.

1. Devil’s Peak Brewing Company

Bar, Restaurant, Bodega, Pub Grub

Devil’s Peak Brewing Company produces some of the city’s original and most celebrated craft beers. With a dedication to shaping up the generic-beer market, they produce a small but diverse range with bold flavours. They also throw a few seasonal styles into the mix each year alongside all other varieties at their remarkably-slick taproom in Woodstock.

2. Striped Horse

Pub, American, Pub Grub, Wine, Beer, Cocktails

Striped Horse produces a small range of excellent beers. Together with their branded bars and restaurants, they have earned favour from across the city. Striped Horse can be found on many bar and restaurant menus, but nothing quite beats sinking a few cold ones at their shiny new—but impressively retro—Striped Horse Bar & Grill in Muizenberg.

3. Urban Brewing Co.

Brewery

Hout Bay’s Urban Brewing Co. may only be two years old, but they’re already making craft beer lovers head over the mountain to the other side of town. Urban Brewing Co. claims to use a mix of new and classic techniques to produce their range of five established beers, and this shows through in unique flavours and serious character. Their beers can be found throughout the Cape, but their pub located next to the popular Bay Harbour Market is well worth a visit.

4. Brewer’s Coop

Bar, Craft Ale Bar, Beer

Staying true to the core of the craft beer revolution is the Brewers Coop in Woodstock. In a humble venue on the popular Albert Road stands this cooperatively-owned microbrewery and bar. They offer new and established brewers the chance to make small batches of original beers in the back and then sell them to the public from the small bar out front. As with any brewery of this size, beers can be hit or miss, but prices are always good, the atmosphere relaxed and friendly, and there’s a good chance of finding a real gem hiding behind one of the creative taps lining the wall.