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Sabie Brewing Company

Sabie, Mpumalanga, South Africa

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Score

2.69/ 5

Popularity

Barely rated

Beers tracked

27

Sabie Brewing Company is a brewery in Sabie, Mpumalanga, South Africa. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.69 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #169 in South Africa. Of the 27 beers we track, 35% are Pale Ale and 16% Dark Lager.

Ranked

South Africa
#169
Worldwide
#27,236

About Sabie Brewing Company

In 1880, Henry Thomas Glynn (1856-1928), known among his friends as H.T., bought the farm Grootvantijn from a P. de Villiers. The farm's original name was 'Sabi' but was later changed to 'Sabie'. The Sabie River flowed through the farm and the name Sabi (or Sabie) could be a derivation of the Shangaan word 'uluSaba', meaning fearful. The indigenous people feared the large river running through Grootvantijn! In 1895, H.T. was entertaining friends on the banks of the Sabie River. They did target shooting at a nearby waterfall and bullets chipped a rock to reveal indications of gold. Diggers soon rushed to the area and during that same year the Sabie Village was established. During this time geologists and prospectors, who were hired by H.T. and his father, searched Grootvantijn for gold-bearing reefs. Eventually, a gold reef was found. This reef produced the most gold in the district. The Glynn House was built in 1921, possibly by H.T., as a local trading post. Over the years, it has gone from trading post to gift shop to restaurant and stood vacant for many months before the building was renovated during 2014 with a state-of-the-art microbrewery, a kitchen and an 80-seater restaurant and pub. The Sabie Brewing Company opened its doors on Friday 28 November 2014. Inside the restaurant, guests are able to see the brewery through a large glass window. There are exposed roof trusses and a piece of the original wall built in 1921.

What they brew

  • Pale Ale35%
  • Dark Lager16%
  • IPA16%
  • Wheat Beer11%
  • Stout / Porter10%
  • Other8%
  • Sour / Other4%

How their beers score

Every beer we track from Sabie Brewing Company, grouped by score.

  • 5.0
  • 4.5
  • 4.0
  • 3.55
  • 3.08
  • 2.51
  • 2.0
  • 1.5
  • 1.0
  • 0.5

Find them

Address
86 Nelson Street, Sabie, Mpumalanga
Website
sabiebrewery.com

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