East Coast Ale is our South African inspired beer. Most of the year Shongweni Valley and the nearby City of Durban are bathed in warm, sub-tropical sunshine, but we do get the odd surprise from Summer storms that refresh the air and make the bush grow again. The people of this area are exciting, diverse and full of energy and optimism.

We wanted to capture this spirit of the East Coast in our beer and we think we have. East Coast Ale is a lively, refreshing, smooth, golden ale with the surprise in the aroma and taste.

We make East Coast Ale using a single malt variety and two kinds of hops, Brewers Gold and Challenger. Brewers Gold has a high resin content and provides an excellent balanced bitterness especially when combined with a late aroma hop in golden beers, we achieve this using Challenger hops to give a crisp, fruity character, resulting in a beer with around 25 bitterness units and an ABV of 4%. This beer is fermented using a special ale yeast that imparts its own character to the beer.

In the glass this is a lively beer as befits the East Coast, pouring a yellow/gold colour with a fluffy white head. The aroma is crisp and appetising with citrus lemon and light floral tones. The palate matches the aroma and is crisp with a good citrus and bitter hop bite. The malt contributes smoothness to the beer which is balanced by plenty of tangy fruitiness.