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All breweries in South Africa

Every brewery we track in South Africa, 198 in all, ordered by grade and then by score.

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The scale

  • Exceptional

    A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.

  • Great

    Consistently produce world-class beer.

  • Fine

    Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.

  • Poor

    Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.

  • Limited

    Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.

  1. Soul Barrel BrewingSimondium3.80
  2. Afro Caribbean Brewing CompanyCape Town3.72
  3. Agar's BreweryJohannesburg3.71
  4. Mad GiantJohannesburg3.70
  5. Aegir ProjectCape Town3.69
  6. Feral Brew Co.Cape Town3.65
  7. L’abri Fountain Brewery3.65
  8. Friar's Habit Craft BreweryPretoria3.55
  9. Frontier Beer Co.Roodeplaat3.53
  10. Gallows Hill Brewing Co.Cape Town3.51
  11. Riot BeerCape Town3.49
  12. Little WolfCape Town3.47
  13. Shackleton Brewing CompanyCape Town3.46
  14. Fisanthoek Brewing CompanyPlettenberg Bay3.45
  15. Richmond Hill Brewing CompanyGqeberha3.43
  16. Black Eagle Brewing CompanyLangebaan3.41
  17. That Brewing CompanyBerea3.40
  18. Triggerfish BrewingCape Town3.40
  19. Featherstone Brewery3.40
  20. Stimela Brewing Company3.40
  21. 1000 Hills BreweryOuter West Durban3.38
  22. Stickman BreweryCape Town3.38
  23. Berg River BreweryPaarl3.37
  24. The Toti Brewing CompanyDurban3.35
  25. Savage BrewingCape Town3.35
  26. Lilypatrick Craft BreweryStellenbosch3.35
  27. Nguni Brewing CoPinetown3.34
  28. Rockland BreweryHartbeesfontein3.33
  29. Three Stags Brewery (TSB)Boksburg3.33
  30. Stash BreweriesSasolburg3.31
  31. Stumpnose Brewery & TaproomKloof3.31
  32. Chaos BrewingHillcrest3.29
  33. LOCAL Brewery & CoCape Town3.28
  34. Bushman Brewing Co.Kakamas3.26
  35. ABRUCape Town3.25
  36. Inmind Brewing CompanyRandburg3.24
  37. Stellar BreweryBloemfontein3.22
  38. Sharpeville BreweriesJohannesburg3.19
  39. Hoedspruit Brewing CoHoedspruit3.19
  40. Jeffreys Bay Craft BreweryJeffreys Bay3.16
  41. Perdeberg CellarPaarl3.14
  42. Durbanville BreweriesCape Town3.13
  43. EkhayaCape Town3.13
  44. Benn KoppenGqeberha3.10
  45. Kalahari Craft BeerUpington3.09
  46. Untamed Brewing CompanyJohannesburg3.09
  47. Nobleman Brewing CoHekpoort3.08
  48. Bicycle Brewing CoCape Town3.08
  49. Elysium BrewingCape Town3.08
  50. The Jackal Brewing CompanyHerbertsdale3.08
  51. Broers BrewRawsonville3.08
  52. Balgowan Brewery3.06
  53. Equator BreweriesSandton3.06
  54. Frigid Isles BrewingJohannesburg3.05
  55. Vlakfontein BreweriesPretoria3.03
  56. Independent Beer and Spirits CoPorterville3.03
  57. Famous Brew and StillBloemfontein3.03
  58. Waterkloof BreweryWaterkloof3.01
  59. Mohope BrewJohannesburg2.94
  60. Impi Brewing CoJohannesburg2.87
  61. Blouberg BreweryCape Town2.84
  62. Luyt BreweryBallito2.83
  63. Maskam Brewing CompanyVredendal2.81
  64. Three Skulls Brew WorksJohannesburg2.72
  65. SneeubergNieu-Bethesda2.66
  66. Pilanesberg Craft BreweryRustenburg2.64
  67. Woodstock BreweryCape Town3.07
  68. Hazeldean Brewing CompanyTyger Valley3.06
  69. Optimum Craft BreweryJohannesburg3.04
  70. The Franschhoek Beer Co.Cape Town3.04
  71. Devil's Peak Brewing CompanyCape Town3.03
  72. Charlie's Garage Craft Brewery & Tap RoomCape Town3.01
  73. Karoo Craft BreweriesPaarl3.00
  74. Lakeside Brewing CoCape Town3.00
  75. No 3 Fransen Street BreweryKrugersdorp3.00
  76. Hey Joe Brewing CompanyFranschhoek2.99
  77. Jack Black's Brewing Co.Cape Town2.99
  78. Table58 BrewingEast London2.97
  79. The 400 Brewing CompanyJohannesburg2.96
  80. Darling BrewDarling2.96
  81. Charlie's BreweryVelddrif2.95
  82. Barking Dog2.95
  83. Emerald Vale Brewing CompanyAmatola Coastal2.95
  84. Hoghouse Brewing CompanyCape Town2.95
  85. Whale Coast Brewing CoPearly Beach2.94
  86. Drifter Brewing CompanyCape Town2.94
  87. Copperlake BreweriesLanseria2.94
  88. Zwakala BreweryMagoebaskloof2.94
  89. Route 96 BreweryPotchefstroom2.93
  90. Newlands Spring Brewing Co.Cape Town2.93
  91. Stone Circle BreweryCape Town2.93
  92. Mountain Brewing Co.Worcester2.93
  93. Doctrine BrewingPietermaritzburg2.92
  94. Saggy Stone Brewing CoNuy2.92
  95. The Brewery – Hemel & AardeCape Town2.92
  96. Fraser's FollyStruisbaai2.91
  97. Brauhaus Afrika (formerly Brauhaus am Damm)2.91
  98. Drayman's Brewery and DistilleryPretoria2.90
  99. Cederberg BreweryClanwilliam2.90
  100. The Dog and Fig BreweryParys2.90
  101. The Stellenbosch Brewing CompanyStellenbosch2.90
  102. Jump Brewing2.89
  103. Bernie's BreweryDoornkloof2.88
  104. The Kennel BreweryCape Town2.88
  105. Sedgefield Craft BrewerySedgefield2.88
  106. Red Bridge Brewing CompanyKnysna2.88
  107. Bierwerk Afrikan Ales2.87
  108. Tuk Tuk MicrobreweryFranschhoek2.86
  109. Old Harbour Beer / Hermanus BreweryHermanus2.86
  110. Clockwork Brewhouse2.85
  111. Shields Indie Brewing CoCape Town2.85
  112. Kapstadt BrauhausCape Town2.85
  113. Barrington'sPlettenberg Bay2.85
  114. Long Beach BreweryCape Town2.85
  115. Dissident Brewing CompanyCape Town2.85
  116. Honingklip BreweryCape Town2.85
  117. BrewHogsKyalami2.85
  118. Noon Gun BreweryCape Town2.84
  119. The Italian Job BreweryStellenbosch2.84
  120. Birkenhead BreweryStanford2.83
  121. Kings Craft Brewing Co.Cape Town2.83
  122. South Cape BreweriesMossel Bay2.83
  123. StellenbrauStellenbosch2.81
  124. Clarens BreweryClarens2.81
  125. Wild Clover BreweryStellenbosch2.80
  126. SMACK! Republic Brewing Co.Johannesburg2.80
  127. Atlantic Storm BreweryCape Town2.80
  128. Spilhaus BreweryCape Town2.80
  129. Tsitsikamma BreweryStormsrivier2.80
  130. Mainstream Brewing CompanySandton2.80
  131. Poison City BrewingBerea2.79
  132. Striped HorseCape Town2.79
  133. The Redrock Brewing Co.Midrand2.79
  134. East Coast Brewing CompanyDurban2.79
  135. Cape Brewing Co.Paarl2.78
  136. Citizen BeerCape Town2.78
  137. Anvil Ale BreweryDullstroom2.78
  138. Apollo Brewing Company2.78
  139. Bridge Street BreweryGqeberha2.78
  140. Metal LaneCape Town2.78
  141. TolokaziRandburg2.78
  142. Two Okes BreweryRandburg2.78
  143. Flagship BrewRiebeek-Kasteel2.78
  144. Route 62 Brewing CompanyMontagu2.77
  145. St. Francis Brewing CompanySaint Francis Bay2.77
  146. Gilroy's BreweryKrugersdorp2.76
  147. Wild Beast Craft BreweryStellenbosch2.76
  148. Leaky Tap BreweryPretoria2.76
  149. Wagon Trail BreweryKlapmuts2.76
  150. Nottingham Road Brewing Company (aka Notties Brewery)Nottingham Road2.76
  151. Rosebank Brewing CompanyCape Town2.75
  152. Hoogeberg Brewing CompanyCape Farms2.74
  153. Robertson BreweryGeorge2.74
  154. Soweto Brewing CompanySoweto2.74
  155. Swifty's BruCape Town2.73
  156. DistellStellenbosch2.73
  157. Nieuw BrewClanwilliam2.73
  158. Legends BreweryPlataanweg2.72
  159. Chameleon BrewhouseHartbeespoort2.71
  160. Human BrewJohannesburg2.71
  161. The Great Railroad Brewing Company / Ballito Brewing CompanyBallito2.71
  162. Dockside BreweryGqeberha2.71
  163. Boet Beer Brewing CompanyRobertson2.71
  164. The Cockpit BrewhouseCullinan2.71
  165. TNT BreweryRandburg2.70
  166. Durban Brewing Co.Durban2.70
  167. Ubuntu Kraal BreweryJohannesburg2.70
  168. Boston BreweriesCape Town2.69
  169. Sabie Brewing CompanySabie2.69
  170. Black Horse BreweryMagaliesburg2.69
  171. New Brixton BrewingJohannesburg2.69
  172. Garagista Beer CompanyWellington2.68
  173. Long Mountain BreweryRobertson2.68
  174. Drakensberg BreweryWinterton2.66
  175. Shongweni BreweryHillcrest2.65
  176. Mitchell's BreweryKnysna2.64
  177. Buchanan's BreweryTulbagh2.64
  178. Porcupine Quill Brewing CoDurban2.62
  179. The Zululand BreweryEshowe2.62
  180. Aces Brew WorxJohannesburg2.62
  181. Naked FaceJohannesburg2.61
  182. Lions River Craft BreweryLidgetton West2.60
  183. Havoc BreweryCape Town2.59
  184. The Standeaven BreweryHillcrest2.57
  185. The Keghouse BreweryJohannesburg2.57
  186. Ukhamba BeerworxCape Town2.56
  187. The Maker's BrewCape Town2.56
  188. Bomb SquadRobertson2.54
  189. Hops Hollow Brewery2.54
  190. South African BreweriesSandton2.49
  191. Basset BreweriesPennington2.47
  192. Swagga BreweriesAlberton2.47
  193. De GarveVanderbijlpark2.47
  194. Airport Craft BrewersJohannesburg2.46
  195. Knysna BreweryKnysna2.43
  196. Table Mountain BreweriesCape Town2.43
  197. Jager BreweryFrankfort2.39
  198. Paarden EilandCape Town2.30