Quick Facts Core Beers Taproom hours 10:00–23:00 daily (served inside Yujo Izakaya restaurant) A Tour of the Brewery to Start We were welcomed by Joan, Banange’s sales manager, and Khaled, the head brewer. The word “Banange” is a popular Ugandan expression meaning “my…
Some brewery stories are about growth.Others are about survival.And a few rare ones are about returning home.The story of Münchner Kindl Bräu belongs firmly in the last category. From the Rosenheimer Berg to History The original Brauerei zum Münchner Kindl was built in the late…
Quick Facts Location: Kigali, Rwanda Founded: 2019 Team: 8 full-time staff, including 2 brewers Brewing capacity: ±12,000 litres/month Website: Core beers Taproom hours: Daily: 16:00–22:00 A Warm Welcome at Kweza — Even in Challenging Times Kweza is the first brewery on our Beer Mission…
Nieu Bethesda is one of those small Karoo towns everyone thinks they know. They come for the Owl House. They tick off a museum, wander through a gallery, snap a photo of the church… and move on. But the Beer Troopy does things differently. When…
Quick Facts Location: Lilongwe, MalawiFounded: 2024 Team: 1 brewer, 2 owners, 11 staff (technicians, bartenders, guards, etc.) Core beers:Paved Pilsner (Czech-style lager)Dusty Haze (New England–style pale ale)Earthy English (English-style pale ale)Shortcut Stout (stout) Brewing capacity: 1.250 litres/month Online: Bar hoursThursday 16:00 – 22:00Friday & Saturday 12:00…
Quick Facts Location: Vilankulos, Moçambique Founded: 2022 Team: 4 brewers, 4 owners Flagship beers: Kani Mambo (Golden Ale), Bazaruto (IPA), Bazaruto Red (Red Ale) Capacity: 3,500–4,000 litres/month Website: bazbrew.com Bar hours: Friday & Saturday from 16:00, open as long as guests stay Richard, one of the four…
Our first stop on the Beer Post mission took us to Maputo, home of Mafalala Cervejas Brewery. Since the brewery doesn’t yet have the infrastructure to offer on-site tastings, we met with Hélder, the co-founder of Mafalala, at the BuSo…
If things have been a little quieter than usual on the Beer Troopy front, there’s a good reason. Over the past few months, while we should have been making noise about the Beer Passport and the 2026 Map and Challenge,…
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a Swiss couple who passed through Durban on their way north. That visit sparked something special — a living example of what I now call Beer Post. Kinder Post When our kids attended the…
Five months ago, a trusted Swiss Troopy rolled off the ship in Cape Town. Inside were Michael and Jasmin, a couple from Switzerland who had turned a dream into an open-ended expedition across Africa. Since landing, they’ve roamed across South…