Ranked: The 25 best beers in South Africa

There’s only one debate that rages more fiercely than politics, the Springboks, or whether to renew our DStv subscriptions – what is South Africa’s best beer?

While it’s long been understood that Carling Black Label is the best selling beer in the country, which is the best?

We took a look at what the folks at RateBeer had to say, widely recognized as the most accurate and popular source for beer information in the world.

Beers are rated on a scale of 1-100 by voters and are sorted by average score.

These are the best beers in South Africa:

Top Beer from South Africa

Top Beer from South Africa (Brewed in South Africa)
Position	Name	Brewer	Vote Count	Score
1	Devil’s Peak King’s Blockhouse IPA	Devil’s Peak Brewing Company	69	94
2	CBC Mandarina Bavaria IPA	Cape Brewing Company	11	85
3	Honey Sun Iqhilika (Mead) – Herbal	Makana Meadery	59	84
4	Triggerfish Titan	Triggerfish Brewing	18	75
5	CBC Cape of Good Hops	Cape Brewing Company	10	73
6	Collective São Gabriel Touro Tripel Blonde	Collective São Gabriel	11	70
7	Triggerfish Black Marlin	Triggerfish Brewing	11	70
8	Woodstock Californicator	Woodstock Brewery	9	64
9	Copperlake IPA	Copperlake Breweries	10	57
10	Triggerfish Empowered Stout	Triggerfish Brewing	16	57
11	And Union Friday	Collective São Gabriel	76	56
12	Honey Sun Iqhilika Cape Fig	Makana Meadery	45	53
13	Devil’s Peak Woodhead Amber Ale	Devil’s Peak Brewing Company	13	50
14	Jack Black Butcher Block Pale Ale	Jack Black Brewing Company	22	50
15	Jack Black Skeleton Coast IPA	Jack Black Brewing Company	24	50
16	Honey Sun Iqhilika African Transkei Gold Coffee	Makana Meadery	36	48
17	CBC Amber Weiss	Cape Brewing Company	43	48
18	Triggerfish Ocean Potion Pale Ale	Triggerfish Brewing	21	48
19	Collective São Gabriel Handwerk All-Day IPA	Collective São Gabriel	89	48
20	Lumberjack Amber Ale	Jack Black Brewing Company	24	47
21	Draymans (South Africa) Altstadt Weissbier	Draymans (South Africa)	19	47
22	Citizen Beer Alliance Amber Ale	Citizen Beer	16	47
23	And Union Sunday	Collective São Gabriel	98	47
24	Honey Sun Iqhilika (Mead) – Dry	Makana Meadery	19	46
25	Gilroy Traditional Ruby Ale	Gilroy’s	20	46

Top Beer available in South Africa (Imported):

Top Beer available in South Africa (Imported)
Position	Name	Brewer	Vote Count	Score
1	*BrewDog / Nøgne Ø / Mikkeller Black Tokyo Horizon**	BrewDog	342	100
2	BrewDog Dog A	BrewDog	344	100
3	Fuller’s London Porter (Bottle/Keg)	Fuller’s	2928	99
4	BrewDog Cocoa Psycho	BrewDog	835	99
5	Harviestoun Ola Dubh (18 Year Old)	Harviestoun	612	99
6	BrewDog Hardcore IPA (9.2%)	BrewDog	1645	99
7	BrewDog Tokyo*	BrewDog	1023	98
8	BrewDog Libertine Black Ale	BrewDog	1005	98
9	Duvel	Duvel Moortgat	4301	98
10	BrewDog Jack Hammer	BrewDog	1015	98
11	Young’s Double Chocolate Stout	Charles Wells	3734	97
12	BrewDog Punk IPA (5.6%)	BrewDog	1963	97
13	Harviestoun Old Engine Oil (Bottle)	Harviestoun	1713	97
14	Oakham Green Devil IPA	Oakham	356	97
15	Fuller’s Past Masters Double Stout 1910	Fuller’s	93	95
16	BrewDog Jet Black Heart	BrewDog	296	95
17	BrewDog Dogma	BrewDog	546	95
18	Fuller’s ESB (Bottle/Keg)	Fuller’s	2644	94
19	BrewDog 5 A.M. Saint	BrewDog	1702	94
20	Devil’s Peak King’s Blockhouse IPA	Devil’s Peak Brewing Company	69	94
21	Duvel Tripel Hop 2015 (Equinox)	Duvel Moortgat	503	93
22	Schneider Weisse Original	Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH	2089	92
23	Fuller’s Golden Pride (Bottle/Keg)	Fuller’s	671	92
24	Duvel Tripel Hop 2016 (HBC-291)	Duvel Moortgat	323	92
25	BrewDog Bourbon Baby	BrewDog	310	91