Cape Brewing Company (CBC)

Microbrewery in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦
Owned by Åbro Bryggeri

Established in 2013

Contact
Suid-Agter Paarl Road, Paarl, 7624, South Africa
Description
The Cape Brewing Company, also known as CBC, produces a wide range of premium beers using only the finest ingredients, state of the art equipment and is made by our highly skilled and awarded brewmaster, Wolfgang Koedel.

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5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at KØ15. Bready aroma. Cloudy golden colour. Small stable white head. The flavour is bready with a mild banana note. Not a Kristall, but OK.

Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2015 at 07:24


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle, KØ15. Pours clear amber with small off-white head. Clear aroma of malt, with notes of yeast and mild touches of banana and hops. Sweet-sourish flavour of malt, banana and yeast, with butter, hoppy touches. Soriish and bananalike aftertaste. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2015 at 11:30


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle, KØ15, as CBC Classic Lager. Pours clear golden with airy white head. Clear aroma of malt, with estery and hoppy touches. Bitter, hoppy flavour wit notes of malt and touches of yeast and metal. Bitterish aftertaste. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2015 at 11:27


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle, KØ15. Pours slightly hazy amber with small white head. Clear aroma of malt, with estery, and grainy notes and touches of hops. Sweetish, malty flavour with estery, bananalike and hoppy notes. Mild, sourish touches. Estery aftertaste. Acceptable.

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2015 at 11:24


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

50 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden orage with a small off white head. Aroma is mild yeasty and slight earthy. Toasted malty and light estery. Toasted. Bitter, dry and herbal finish.

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2015 at 11:23


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

50 cl bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is estery, slight dry. Smooth fruity, crisp. Mild lingering. Smooth fruity finish.

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2015 at 11:16


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Keg at Queens Head, Stockholm. Clear pale golden, small head. Banana aroma. Sweet with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Sugar, dough and banana. No bitterness.

Tried on 13 May 2015 at 13:41


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottled at Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Clear golden, rich firm head. Mild banana aroma. Sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Dough and sugar, some overripe banana. No bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2015 at 13:30


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

From bottle in Jo’burg 14.03.15. Clear straw colour. Dense, white head. Quite fruity aroma and taste, with grass. Moderate bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Mar 2015 at 15:29


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

From bottle i Jo’burg 14.03.15. Orange. Foamy and persistent white head. Fruity aroma and taset of bananas, coriander and medium dark malt. Still good drinkability.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Mar 2015 at 14:32