Jack Black brewery’s Lumberjack is an amber ale craft brewed in Cape Town. As bottle designs go, this one is pretty metal:
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Amongst a number of impressive-sounding statements, the back of the bottle concludes with:
Lumberjack has a sturdy malt driven backbone packed with loads of roasted malt. Huge hop additions intensify the piney-citrus aromas of this full flavoured ale. A beer for the brave.
After reading that, who does not want to drink this beer for the brave?! Based on extensive testing, I can report that this is indeed a full-bodied beer that deserves and rewards your full attention.
The Blacksmith’s Kitchen is a vineyard restaurant in Paarl. It looks like this:
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The views from the outside tables are quite beautiful:
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Weather permitting (which is very often in Paarl), this kitchen is absolutely worth a visit.