Category: Reviews

  • Fokofpolisiekar Craft Beer Launch

    Few things can make a tasty blond craft ale go down smoother. Throw in Fokofpolisiekar and Pretoria into that mix and you have hit the holy trilogy. “Kom ons raak ‘n bietjie dagdronk. Dis amper soos ‘n dagdroom..” Fokofpolisiekar will be kicking off the launch tour for their 440ml craft ale “Dagdronk” on Saturday 31…

  • Monster Supercross Africa 2014

    If I sat you down ten years ago and explained to you I was going to take the main pitch at Loftus Versfeld, the home of the Blue Bulls, boerewors and brandy, and turn it into a dirt bike track with 3000 tons of dirt and a few big air ramps, I would have been given…

  • Oppikoppi Odyssey – Review

    It’s 04:00 Thursday morning, the 7th of August 2014. Unlike every other morning, waking up is not a problem. The anticipation is overwhelming. I start packing the car (booze first obviously). 04:20 I fill up the car with Unleaded 93. 04:30 I meet the first people travelling in the convoy. Its 05:10, the convoy stops…

  • 5 People you should NOT be at Oppikoppi

    Oppikoppi 2014 is around the corner and I’d like to give you some useful tips, starting with 5 People you should NOT be at Oppikoppi… 1. Steve Hofmeyr Although Oppikoppi is held in the bush, it’s not that kind of party. Oppikoppi is not the place for any backwards behaviour. If you want to bring…

  • Asking Alexandria – South Africa Tour 2014 – Review

      The beer was cold, the whisky was packed and the stage was set for one of the most amazing events ever to be witnessed in South Africa. A couple of months ago I thought my eyes deceived me when RAMtouring announced that Asking Alexandria would be touring South Africa. Two shows, two cities and…