{"id":842831,"date":"2025-11-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=842831"},"modified":"2025-11-14T16:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:04:11","slug":"the-highest-craft-brewery-in-south-africa-with-unique-beer-and-an-excellent-liquor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/842831\/the-highest-craft-brewery-in-south-africa-with-unique-beer-and-an-excellent-liquor\/","title":{"rendered":"The highest craft brewery in South Africa with unique beer and an excellent liquor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Hops Hollow Country House and Brew Pub is a unique bed and breakfast and restaurant, situated on the highest point of the Longtom Pass, in Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It markets itself as the highest brewery in South Africa, which is a unique selling points which draw in many visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its location, 22 kilometres from the Mashishing, formerly known as Lydenburg, is not its best attribute. Its unique beer and great liquor are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the first beer was only brewed during February 2001, the initial concept and planning started in 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The brewery has since grown into a place where South African and international beer lovers stop over for one of the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beer brewed at Hops Hollow Brewery is a combination of the brewer\u2019s experience, scientific background, and artistic flair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colin, the Hops Hollow brewer, told BusinessTech that their malt draught beer is brewed with no enhancers or unnatural additives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They use clean mountain water, which is soft with low levels of minerals and no added chlorine or fluoride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although it is a small operation, Colin, which has been with the Hops Hollow Brewery for 12 years, said they maintain the highest standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As each batch of beer is handcrafted, the outcome is not always predictable. This means each batch always surprises with different nuances and tastes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beer is coarse-filtered and not pasteurised, and thus contains a small percentage of active live yeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hops Hollow Brewery handles its own bottling and produces beers for a handful of other regional brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beer is not the only product Hops Hollow Brewery produces. It also has an excellent liquor, named \u201cNag my liefie\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hops Hollow Brewery also produces its own Vodka, named \u201c3D Vodka\u201d, which it says is great for mixing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hops Hollow Country House and Brewpub<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Apart from visiting the Hops Hollow Brewery, people can also stay at the Hops Hollow Country House or enjoy a meal at the Brewpub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hops Hollow Brewpub is a unique restaurant offering beer on tap, a full-service bar, and a menu featuring lunch and dinner options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The d\u00e9cor and food are exactly what one would expect from a unique restaurant and pub at the highest point in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It features a central fireplace, comfortable seating, and numerous artefacts on the walls and throughout the restaurant, lending it a unique ambience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who wish to stay overnight, the Hops Hollow Country House offers comfortable en-suite bedrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facilities included in the quaintly decorated rooms are a fan and heater, linen and towels, and tea and coffee making amenities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breakfast is served all day, so even if a guest decides to sleep in, they can still grab a proper breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Hops Hollow, we strive to make you feel at home and invite you to relax and enjoy the positive energy of our home,\u201d the hosts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prices are affordable, ranging from R580 per person per night to R720 per person per night, depending on the room selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visitors can enjoy the comfortable mountain setting, great views of the Drakensberg region, and a children’s garden play area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An added bonus is the friendly dogs which greet visitors to the Hops Hollow Country House and Brewpub on arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BusinessTech visited the Hops Hollow Country House and Brew Pub, which offers visitors a unique experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":842834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9876],"tags":[24081,24082,24083,24080],"class_list":["post-842831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-hops-hollow-brewery","tag-hops-hollow-brewpub","tag-hops-hollow-country-house","tag-hops-hollow-country-house-and-brew-pub"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=842831"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":842848,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842831\/revisions\/842848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/842834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=842831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=842831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=842831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}