Devil's Peak Brewing Company Explained

Devil's Peak Brewing Company
Type:Private
Industry:Brewery
Foundation:2012
Key People:JC Steyn
Location City:Cape Town, South Africa

Devil's Peak Brewing Company is a South African brewery located at the base of Devil's Peak mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.

Products

Founders series

The Kings Blockhouse IPA, named after a military blockhouse on Devils Peak, is the flagship IPA from Devils Peak Brewing Company. It is a hoppy, bitter and moderately strong India pale ale.[1] It won "best beer on show" at the 2011, 2012 and 2014 Cape Town Festival of Beer and the 2014 Johannesburg Festival of Beer and was the winner of the 2014 SAB Craft Brewer Championship.[2]

The First Light Golden Ale is named so because the eastern-facing slopes of Devils Peak are among the first to see the morning sunlight in Cape Town.[3] The Woodhead Amber Ale has a slightly hoppier finish compared with other South African examples of this style.[4] Its name was derived from the Woodhead Dam. The Silvertree Saison is a moderately bitter ale[5] that was named after the endangered Silvertrees (Leucadendron argenteum).

Explorer series

With a slightly lower alcohol level, the Devil's Peak English Ale is designed to be a sessionable beer with lower levels of bitterness.[6]

The American Pale Ale is based on the American West Coast Pale Ale.[7]

Specialty series

Vannie Hout is a Brett-infused, barrel-aged farmhouse ale. It is kept for six months in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wine barrels.[8] [9]

Vin de Saisson is a beer and wine hybrid that uses grape must (juice) during the brewing process. The regular Vin de Saisson Devils Peak put 20% Chenin Blanc into the brewing process.[10]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Devils Peak Brewing Company - Beers. Devils Peak. 2017-08-30. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20171125175636/https://www.devilspeakbrewing.co.za/kings-blockhouse-ipa/ . November 25, 2017.
  2. http://www.sab.co.za/sablimited/content/en/sab-press-releases?oid=127548&sn=Detail&pid=62 SAB Announces Winners of Annual Craft Brewers Championship
  3. News: Devils Peak Brewing Company - Beers . 2017-08-30 . Devils Peak . en-US.
  4. News: Devils Peak Brewing Company - Beers. Devils Peak. 2017-08-30. en-US.
  5. News: Devils Peak Brewing Company - Beers. Devils Peak. 2017-08-30. en-US.
  6. News: Blog - Devils Peak. Devils Peak. 2017-08-30. en-US.
  7. Web site: American Pale Ale on Devil's Peak Brewing Company website . 20 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909052835/http://www.devilspeakbrewing.co.za/american-pale-ale/ . 9 September 2015 . dead .
  8. News: Devils Peak Brewing Company - Beers. Devils Peak. 2017-08-30. en-US.
  9. News: Barrel-Aged Beer CraftBeer.com. CraftBeer.com. 2017-08-30. en-US.
  10. News: Devils Peak Brewing Company - Beers. Devils Peak. 2017-08-30. en-US.