Soul Barrel Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Simondium,
Western Cape,
South Africa 🇿🇦
Associated Venue: Soul Barrel Brewing
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Description
At Soul Barrel Brewing, we aim to create a world-class South African beer culture by brewing artisanal, innovative beer that reflects our time, place, and personality. We believe real beer is made with soul. Our brewing showcases our passion for local ingredients, hoppy ales, old-world barrel fermentations and our uncompromising commitment to quality.
We believe beer is the greatest beverage in the world. Savouring an amazing brew can be a life changing experience. Our brewery exists to contribute to these epic moments. The brewery is in the heart of the Cape Winelands outside of Franschhoek, built within the old tank walls of the former Drakenstein Cooperative Winery.
Come share in our passion for brewing & celebrate beer made with Soul!
We believe beer is the greatest beverage in the world. Savouring an amazing brew can be a life changing experience. Our brewery exists to contribute to these epic moments. The brewery is in the heart of the Cape Winelands outside of Franschhoek, built within the old tank walls of the former Drakenstein Cooperative Winery.
Come share in our passion for brewing & celebrate beer made with Soul!
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
375mL bottle from the brewery. Pours murky dark brown with a small white head, very foamy. Dry bready malts, dry caramel, dark fruits, bourbon barrels, and Brett on the nose. Flavour has bourbon barrels, dry Brett, bread crusts, dry dark fruits, moderately tannic with dry oak on the finish. Good Brett expression, great complexity. Fantastic.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Soul Barrel Brewing
on 26 Oct 2025
at 16:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
375mL bottle from the brewery. Pours murky dull blonde with a white head. Rustic, spicy saison yeast and white wine grapes on the nose. Flavour has loads of spicy saison yeast, moderate amount of funk, and a really nice white wine character. Full-bodied and high carbonation. Very well-integrated, fantastic.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Soul Barrel Brewing
on 26 Oct 2025
at 16:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Soul Barrel. Pours clear light gold with a white head. Crisp biscuit malt with dry grassy hops. Flavour has chewy biscuit malts, some dry grass. It's an okay lager.
Tried
from Draft
at
Soul Barrel Brewing
on 23 Oct 2025
at 23:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at Soul Barrel. Pours clear blonde with a white head. Lots of sorghum and some citrus on the nose. Flavour has a clean, subdued, but clear sorghum character along with some piney hops. This is fantastic.
Tried
from Draft
at
Soul Barrel Brewing
on 23 Oct 2025
at 23:14
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at Soul Barrel. Pours hazy light gold with a white head. Wheaty malts with grassy floral hops and soft pine on the nose. Flavour has wheat malts, dry grassy hops, slightly floral. Very nice, balanced, hoppy wheat beer.
Tried
from Draft
at
Soul Barrel Brewing
on 23 Oct 2025
at 23:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at Soul Barrel. Pours clear light blonde with a white head. Fresh, crisp malts and notes of blood orange on the nose. Flavour has fresh bready malts, blood orange, and floral hops. Fantastic.
Tried
from Draft
at
Soul Barrel Brewing
on 23 Oct 2025
at 23:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Soul Barrel. Pours nearly black with a beige head. Dark chocolate and toasted bread on the nose. Flavour has toasted bread and cacao nibs, but softened by the nitro. I think the base is good, but would be better expressed off nitro.
Tried
from Draft
at
Soul Barrel Brewing
on 23 Oct 2025
at 22:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at Soul Barrel. Pours clear gold with a white head. Bready nose, fresh crust, slightly floral. Flavour has a great, clean malt profile with dry, grassy, floral hops. This is probably the best maibock I've had to date.
Tried
from Draft
at
Soul Barrel Brewing
on 23 Oct 2025
at 22:54
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Soul Barrel. Pours clear light blonde with a white head. Fresh doughy malts and herbal woody hops on the nose. Flavour has a ton of dry, herbal, woody pine and a fresh doughy malt base. This is excellent.
Tried
from Draft
at
Soul Barrel Brewing
on 23 Oct 2025
at 22:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at Soul Barrel. Pours clear blonde with a white head. Fresh grainy malts and fresh woody pine on the nose. Flavour has crisp biscuit malt base and fresh woody pine. Very nice, I really like the hop expression.
Tried
from Draft
at
Soul Barrel Brewing
on 23 Oct 2025
at 22:41