Shongweni Brewery

Microbrewery in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 🇿🇦

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72 Point Rd, Durban, 4001, South Africa

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4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Bottle, 4%. Sweet, fat fruit aroma. Hazy yellow colour. The flavour is sweet with a hint of citrus. Mild fruity finish.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2008 at 11:38

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle at GBBF08. Grapefruity aroma. Cloudy dark orange colour. Small creamy tan head. Good grassy grapefruite hop flavour. Flavourful yet mild. Low to medium bitterness. Some yeast dropping to the bottom.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2008 at 10:56

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at home from my 60 bottle GBBF haul ... hazy orange ... WOW big strawbery nose ... again that big sweetness ... lots of strawb but a bit artificial ... low carbonation... ok but but artificial
Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2008 at 16:04

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
bottle at home ... from my GBBF 60 bottle haul ... Bright clear yellow ... nose is bit ehhh on opening but settles down ... sweet ... wow not unbalanced sweet but thats the first kick ... soft carbonation ... definite Mango flavour there ... little hoppyness... On opening the bottle the smell really made me think oh-oh ... but actually this is quite nice not stunning but quite nice.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2008 at 15:19

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle conditioned. Huge, white foamy head, but short duration. Hazy, orange body. Malt-fruity aroma with an acrid touch. Bitter dark fruits in flavour with malts behind. Soft, bitter endnotes. Medium bodied (Bottle bought at BSF, GBBF 07.08.2008).
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2008 at 01:43

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
340ml Bottle - Hazy amber in colour. Fresh fruity aroma with mango featuring prominently.Refreshing taste with a noticeable but not excessive sweetness and some hoppy notes with mango featuring in the finish. Not bad at all and fairly enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2008 at 20:41

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Appearance: Orangy golden. Good amount of head. Sediments. Slightly hazy. Aroma: Fruity, some yeast. Caramel. Taste: Surprisingly nice. Fruit, and malt. Some hops. Nice bitter aftertaste. Info: 340ml bottle, 3/7-2008
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2008 at 14:20

4.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottled as Robsons fruit beer mild pineapple. An unclear light yellow beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of pineapples as well as light wheaty notes. The flavor is sweet wheaty combined with notes of pineapples, leading to a very dry and wheaty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2008 at 15:24

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. An unclear golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of wheat as well as light notes of banana.The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of fruit as well as medium notes of wheat, leading to a dry and slightly wheaty finish.1
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2008 at 15:21

3.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottled. A golden beer with no head. The aroma is sweet with a cloying fruity note, while the flavor is sweet and very fizzy due to overcarbonation, with light notes of malt and a lightly bitter finish. Probably better if sampled in South African, than in London.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2008 at 13:00