Beerfest in Durban

Durban was making a huge effort to emulate the Munich Bierfest this weekend with a huge drinking marquee Llew and myself attended with guests, friends and family this weekend.

Guesthouse Heritage Day braai

Heritage Day is becoming known as our national braai day, and our mates made sure we did just that, enjoying plenty of drinks, great food - especially the bake-contest Marc and Dave were embroiled in, each showing off their baking course skills. Yummy all round and good friends!!

The lunch-time braai was of course preceded by beer-drinking at the Shongweni Farmers' Market where we arrived at opening time for the first beers out of the draft dispensers at the Standeaven Brewery which opened recently in the area....

Beautiful beers from Standeaven.. or stand-not-so-eaven afterwards

Dave quaffs down a Black Gold beer

Cheers to Llewellyn

Shooters all round!

Marc is the cellphone addict of the group.

Beer Weekend

Shaun Standeaven makes the beer!

We've discovered a new craft micro-brewery near here and with a group of 10, they will do a tour of the brewery and let us taste more of the fine stuff...mmm. They also have a weekly stand at the local Saturday Farmers' Market and friends Marc, Lee, Llew and I went for a morning beer for breakfast this morning. So let's get a group together, say September and do the beer thing. I really enjoyed the Cranberry and the Blueberry flavoured beer but for the traditionalists the pilseners and ales as well as the dark stout were all exceptionally good.

Having a taste of the good stuff at the farmers' market