Top 10 Breweries in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

A family brewery set in the beautiful KwaZulu Natal Midlands, owned and operated by the McClelland family, specialising in homemade craft beer. Lions River Craft Brewery and Beer Garden just off Nottingham Road is open Thursday to Sunday from 11am-4.30pm. Our excellent craft beers are on tap, enjoy a delicious country platter for lunch and/or join one of our brewery tours.

Established in 2009 (as Porcupine Quill Brewing Company), the brewery forms part of 1000 Hills Chef School where Advanced Students learn the art of Craft Beer Brewing. This brings a unique approach to brewing – with flavour and food in mind. In true craft tradition, we prefer not to follow any particular style too closely but rather experiment with our own styles. Most of our beers follow a pale ale style. This particular style covers a range of flavours and appearances and suits how we brew our beers.

Come and visit your local brewery on the Dolphin Coast - Bookings are essential. STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Minimum of 4 people required to conduct tour. Our Brew Master Gary will give you a tour of brewery, explain and educate you on the brewing process. You get to taste our unique craft beers, and take a complimentary gift pack of 3 beers of your choice. We cannot accommodate you if you just pitch up at the brewery, as we brew, bottle and keg daily. You are welcome to purchase beers at any time.

Brewery and Brewpub in the Central Drakensberg. Offer tasting boards, draught beer, food platters and beer for takeaway.

Nestling in the shady grounds of the elegant Rawdons Hotel, in the heart of the Midlands Meander, you’ll find a thriving independent micro brewery which has long been delighting locals & visitors with a range of naturally brewed ales and lagers. The Brew gift shop stocks these original and distinctive beers, and they can also be found on tap in selected outlets in the Midlands and elsewhere around South Africa. Our Brew Shop offers gift packs, chubbies, and fun items such as t-shirts and other sought-after promotional gifts. Our products include Pickled Pig Porter, Whistling Weasel Pale Ale, Tiddly Toad Lager, Pye-Eyed Possum Pilsner, Tipsy Tiger Unfiltered Session IPA, Wobbling Wombat Summer Ale, Swinging Samango Mango Ale, and seasonal surprises.

Craft brewery in picturesque Pennington on the Kzn South Coast. Proud brewers of Umdoni Gold, Befreckled Red, Pennington Pride and Barking Blonde. Also look out for our highly acclaimed seasonal brews - a special beer to celebrate each of the four seasons. Our brewery tours (booking essential) take you through the entire beer making process (approx 1 hour). All beers are now served from our new home at The Doghouse Craft Cafe, 500m down the road from the old brewery on the R102 Old South Coast Road.

We only do tours for groups that are PRE-BOOKED. Our Pub only opens at 4pm. The Zululand Brewery is a South African beer company founded in 1997 by the Chennells family. Based out of the old shed behind the George Hotel in Eshowe, Zululand where its beers are available on tap at the hotels bar called The Pablo Esco Bar. Zululand covers an area of about 30 000km2 on the east coast of South Africa stretching from the Tugela River in the south to the Pongola river in the north. After the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 Eshowe was established as the capital of Zululand and the towns original water supply was on main street where the brewery and hotel are based today. The brewery is the smallest on the Kwa-Zulu Natal Brew Route. All of our natural ingredients are from South Africa and abroad creating a perfect recipe of barley, wheat and hops to create the right taste and aroma we want from our hand crafted beers. The brewery is no stranger to JDW Festivals with its Zulu Blonde beer brand. Now the