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BOOZE, BEATS THE BEER – KENNEL BREWERY We’re loving the range of beers coming out of Durbanville brewery, The Kennel (thekennelbrewery.beer). The can designs are striking, from the prescription drug pop pack of Take Your Pils Pilsner, to the Garbage Patch Kids horror styling of their The Grass Ain’t Greener NEIPA and the inter-planetary dogwalk of their Tailwagger Extra Pale Ale (a collab with Old Hands Brewery). However, we are just as smitten by what’s inside. The Tailwagger, in particular, has become a firm favourite. We caught up with The Kennel’s brewer Paul Pablo Freysen. Do you guys have a specific approach/philosophy when it comes to brewing beer? I think the first rule for us is, to brew something we ourselves would want to drink, something you are proud to sell. No point in brewing the “it beer” for the season if you are not a fan of the style. I think then that our main philosophy will be stay creative and keep it fun. Tell us about the collaboration with Old Hands Brewing Co. on the Tailwagger Extra Pale Ale. We organically grew a little and needed another extra hand in the brewery. Braam, who still brewed at Hey Joe at the time, was looking to start something on his own. So we invited him over, started him a little brand named Old Hands Brewing Co. under The Kennel Brand. We’re another family member richer and he has his own brand/label. But we are all still part of the same litter, so to speak.
THE COCKTAIL - KARO BRANDY AFRICAN SIDECAR As made for us by Jeep Apparel’s menswear designer Odette Kleynhans on the banks of the Orange River, this phenomenally tasty cocktail is made with the Karo 13-year-old Cape Brandy, which is distilled under the watchful eye of Master Distiller Kobus Gelderblom at Oude Molen Distillery. It provided a welcome break from the usual beer and braai fare that these sort of trips entail. kinshipspirits.co.za Ingredients - Karo Brandy - Lemons - Orange Liqueur - Fig jam
Your can art is fantastic, who is the brains behind that? Thanks a lot. Yeah we pride ourselves on the design and can art. Long story short, a good mate and I started a little company called The Kennel Creative. I can’t design for shit, but the creative part seems to be there. Wynand (designer) seems to get and understand my ideas and way of thinking. Sometimes I’ll just send him a beer title and say “Open canvas...and go!” What can we expect from you in the months to come? Any new releases on the horizon? At the moment we are searching for a taproom space in the Durbanville area with an exciting liquor licence on the premises. Other than that, we still definitely have a few new beers coming out for the year and, in December, we will have a big 24 mixed case for the holiday season.
Method - In a shaker add 50mls of Caro Brandy - 20mls of lemon juice - 15mls Orange Liqueur - 1 bar spoon fig jam - Half rim a glass with salt - Shake and fine strain into glass - Garnish with lemon zest
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