Nick Smith

From South Africa’s Afro Caribbean and Soul Barrel breweries, this hefty barleywine of 17.5 percent ABV is based on a unique, experimental process involving a boil stretched out over six days.

• Beer Recipe
• Barleywine

Based in the wine-growing region about 40 miles northeast of Cape Town, South Africa, Soul Barrel brewed this funky riff on umqombothi in collaboration with Tolokazi—a team of predominantly women brewers making traditional African beers.

• Beer Recipe
• Umqombothi
• Mixed-Culture Beer