After finishing at the top of his undergraduate class, our guest, Markus Filter went on to do his BCom Hons and MCom degree at the University of Stellenbosch. In this conversation he gives us insights into his final thesis: DEALCOHOLISED WINE : MOTIVATIONS, PREFERENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF SOUTH AFRICAN GENERATION Y CONSUMERS It is wonderful to chat to this young achiever about his interest in the beverage industry, his studies and his struggles to get real work experience after his long academic career. Contact Markus on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markusfilter/ Here is a link to his ..read more

In this episode we talk to Capetonian, Murray Stephenson, head brewer at the Okavango Craft Brewery. Murray is a very experienced brewer who started brewing at Woodstock Brewery just after Andre Viljoen opened the brewery, then he moved to Jack Black and then he was off to help Patiala Brew&Q to open their brewpub in Constantia before his move to Maun. Links: https://okavangocraftbrewery.com ..read more

Kian Gogle from Gap Draught joins us in the episode. Gap Draught is a monitoring system to help improve draught profitability for the outlets and helps the brewers monitor volumes poured, sanitisation compliance, freshness, quality and stock-outs. Links: https://www.gap-draught.com/ Thank you for listening to our stories here online. Here is a link where you can subscribe to become part of our community and be notified when we upload our latest content: http://eepurl.com/hyscef https://www.drinksworld.co.za/ DrinksWorld is a powerful community for business owners and professionals in the bever ..read more

Holger Meier and Keith McLintock talk about beer. Keith clearly loves beer and the beer community and he explains how that passion for craft resulted in the launch of KEGTracker. Neill is his local brewer: https://beerworld.co.za/niall-cook/ Her recommends reading "So you want to start a brewery? : the Lagunitas story" by Tony Magee https://africa1lib.vip/book/3326239/c58202 https://africanbeercup.com/ https://kegtracker.co.za/ https://beeroclock.co.za/ https://kegstar.com/ KEGTracker provides brewers with the data to make better decisions. Thank you for listening to our stories here online. H ..read more

Johan Auriacombe is the driving force behind the Capital’s Beer Mecca, Capital Craft and Capital Craft Beer Festival, SA’s biggest craft beer festival. Johan has a solid background in music, events and festivals and he always wanted to start a bar that sells “other” beers. Johan is a wonderful story teller and shares some tips for up-and-coming brewers. https://www.capitalcraft.co.za/ The Capital Craft Beer Festival always takes place the day before Father’s Dat at the Pretoria Botanical Gardens. This is the biggest and the best craft beer festival in South Africa. The bar at Capital Craft Bee ..read more

Big Eye Branding founder Matthew Fitzsimons shares how he and twin brother Roger, built a fantastic business on the back of the brewers and beverage companies in Africa. Starting in 1993, SAB aggressively expanded outside its home country, they invested in Eastern Europe, in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Management control was gained of breweries in Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, and Uganda during this period. All these brewers had one thing in common, they needed promotional and marketing material. There to take advantage of this o ..read more

After finishing at the top of his undergraduate class, our guest, Markus Filter went on to do his BCom Hons and MCom degree at the University of Stellenbosch. In this conversation he gives us insights into his final thesis: DEALCOHOLISED WINE : MOTIVATIONS, PREFERENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF SOUTH AFRICAN GENERATION Y CONSUMERS It is wonderful to chat to this young achiever about his interest in the beverage industry, his studies and his struggles to get real work experience after his long academic career. Contact Markus on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markusfilter/ Here is a link to his ..read more

In this episode we talk to Capetonian, Murray Stephenson, head brewer at the Okavango Craft Brewery. Murray is a very experienced brewer who started brewing at Woodstock Brewery just after Andre Viljoen opened the brewery, then he moved to Jack Black and then he was off to help Patiala Brew&Q to open their brewpub in Constantia before his move to Maun. Links: https://okavangocraftbrewery.com/ https://beerexplorer.co.za/ Breweries in Souther Africa: Botswana: Big Sip Co, Gabarone Okavango Craft Brewery, Maun Namibia: Roof of Africa Craft Brewery, Windhoek The Beer Barrel Brewery, Namibia To ..read more

Kian Gogle from Gap Draught joins us in the episode. Gap Draught is a monitoring system to help improve draught profitability for the outlets and helps the brewers monitor volumes poured, sanitisation compliance, freshness, quality and stock-outs. Links: https://www.gap-draught.com/ Thank you for listening to our stories here online. Here is a link where you can subscribe to become part of our community and be notified when we upload our latest content: http://eepurl.com/hyscef https://www.drinksworld.co.za/ DrinksWorld is a powerful community for business owners and professionals in the bever ..read more

Holger Meier and Keith McLintock talk about beer. Keith clearly loves beer and the beer community and he explains how that passion for craft resulted in the launch of KEGTracker. Neill is his local brewer: https://beerworld.co.za/niall-cook/ Her recommends reading "So you want to start a brewery? : the Lagunitas story" by Tony Magee https://africa1lib.vip/book/3326239/c58202 https://africanbeercup.com/ https://kegtracker.co.za/ https://beeroclock.co.za/ https://kegstar.com/ KEGTracker provides brewers with the data to make better decisions. Thank you for listening to our stories here online. H ..read more