Brewing in Africa has until very recently meant home-brew or large multinational. But the African craft brewing scene is starting to pickup for a number of reasons.
To discuss the current state of craft brewing in Africa and what its future might hold join the founders of three leading breweries;
Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela is the founder of South African craft brewery Tolokazi (@tolokazibeer5933 ), South Africa’s first black female owned brewery. She is the Chairperson for the Institute of Brewing and Distilling, Africa Section and Distilling and the Beer Association of South Africa. She is on the Board of Directors for both the Craft Brewers Association of South Africa and African Manufacturers Association; and was Chairperson of the Board for the Beer Association of South Africa. She has always tried to incorporate traditional elements to her beers and has unrivalled knowledge of traditional brewing.
Jessi Flynn is the Managing Director of Rwandan craft brewery Kweza ( @kwezacraftbrewery6614), Rwanda’s first craft brewery. Kweza has recently completed a very successful crowd-funding campaign and is building a brewery focused on bringing traditional brewing techniques and ingredients to the modern craft market.
Kevin Conroy is the co-founder of Nigerian craft brewery Bature (@baturebrewery5985). Originally from Scotland he has spent years advising companies in Africa and Asia before founding Bature Brewery, the leading craft brewery in Nigeria.
This was the second of three sessions in our African Brewing Weekend, arranged in association with The Chicago Brewseum. All 3 sessions are now available at event.beoirfest.com/africanbrewing
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