African Beer Cup - 2026 Winners

WINNER OF THE 2026 BEST BEER IN AFRICA:

Woodstock Brewery – Funky Monk's (South Africa)

WINNER OF THE BASA AFRICAN CELEBRATION AWARD:

Soul Barrel Brewing – Live Culture (South Africa)

Non-Alcoholic Beer

GOLD : Darling Brew – Cape Chameleon (South Africa)
SILVER : Sedibeng Brewery – Heineken 0.0 (South Africa)
BRONZE : Darling Brew – Cape Fox (South Africa)

Mead

GOLD : Cape Town Meadery – Indicator Sweet Mead (South Africa)
SILVER : Cape Town Meadery – Indicator Gluhwein Mead (South Africa)
BRONZE : Cape Town Meadery – Bee Bliss (South Africa)

Fruit Flavoured Beers

GOLD : Heritage Brewing Co – Tropical Fandango (Ghana)
SILVER : ABInBev Africa – Flying Fish Pressed Lemon - Newlands Brewery (South Africa)
BRONZE : Heritage Brewing Co – Mango Tropical Ale (Ghana)

Standard American Beer

SILVER : Jack Black's Brewing Company – Lite Lager (South Africa)
BRONZE : Barrington's Brewery – Barrington's Light (South Africa)

International Lager

GOLD : Small House Brewery – Long Neck Lager (Zimbabwe)
SILVER : ABInBev Africa – Sibebe Premium Lager - eSwatini Brewery (eSwatini)
BRONZE : ABInBev Africa – Maluti Premium Lager - Maluti Brewery (Lesotho)

Czech Lager

BRONZE : Brewhogs – Brewhogs Premium Pilsner (South Africa)

Pale Malty European Lager

SILVER : Harper Brewing Co – 4th Floor - Premium Lager (South Africa)
BRONZE : Jack Black's Brewing Company – Brewers Lager (South Africa)

Pale Bitter European Beer

GOLD : Roof of Africa Craft Brewery – Roof Draught (Namibia)
SILVER : Woodstock Brewery – Happy Pills (South Africa)
BRONZE : Shackleton Brewing Company – Shackleton Kölsch (South Africa)

Amber Malty European Lager

SILVER : Richmond Hill Brewing Company in collaboration with Tom du Toit – Velvet Doppelbock (South Africa)

Amber Bitter European Beer

SILVER : Roof of Africa Craft Brewery – Roof Dark Lager (Namibia)

Dark European Lager

GOLD : Crafty Dee's Brewing Company – Dark Lager (Tanzania)
BRONZE : Newlands Spring Brewing Company – Dunkel (South Africa)

Strong European Beer

SILVER : Doctrine Brewing – Twisted Talisman (South Africa)

German Wheat Beer

SILVER : Jack Black's Brewing Company – Atlantic Weiss (South Africa)
BRONZE : Triggerfish Brewing – Great Weiss (South Africa)

British Bitter

SILVER : Barrington's Brewery – The Newdigate (South Africa)
BRONZE : Okavango Brewing Company – Panhandle Pale Ale (Botswana)

Pale Commonwealth Beer

SILVER : Jack Black's Brewing Company – Cape Pale Ale (South Africa)
BRONZE : The Valley Brewery – South Beer - Pale Ale (South Africa)

Brown British Bitter

SILVER : Darling Brew – Break Free Red Ale (South Africa)
BRONZE : Afro Caribbean Brewing Company – Pirate Porter (South Africa)

Irish Beer

SILVER : The Valley Brewery & Flatrock – Kak Lekker Ale (South Africa)
BRONZE : Richmond Hill Brewing Company – Two Rand Man (South Africa)

Dark British Beer

SILVER : Starke Brews – Black Rhino Stout (South Africa)
BRONZE : Signal Hill Products – Striped Horse Milk Stout (South Africa)

Strong British Ale

BRONZE : Phoenix Beverages – Manawa Triple Malt (Mauritius)

American Pale Ale

SILVER : Starke Brews – Trail Builders Brew (South Africa)
BRONZE : That Brewing Co – That APA (South Africa)

Hazy Pale Ale

GOLD : Starke Brews – Nectaron Hazy Pale Ale (South Africa)
SILVER : Starke Brews – Nelson Sauvin & Riwaka Hazy Pale Ale (South Africa)
BRONZE : Afro Caribbean Brewing Company – Obviously A Hazy Pale Ale (South Africa)

Amber & Brown American Beer

GOLD : The Valley Brewery – South Beer - Brown Ale (South Africa)
SILVER : Barrington's Brewery – Punch's APA (South Africa)
BRONZE : Starke Brews – Autumn Amber (South Africa)

American Porter and Stout

SILVER : 254 Brewing Company – Dark Matter (Kenya)

Session IPA

SILVER : Okavango Brewing Company – Kingfisher Session IPA (Botswana)

American IPA

GOLD : Woodstock Brewery – Californicator (South Africa)
SILVER : Phoenix Beverages – Manawa IPA (Mauritius)
BRONZE : Starke Brews – Chainbreaker IPA (South Africa)

Specialty IPA

SILVER : Richmond Hill Brewing Company – Fever Dream (South Africa)
BRONZE : Starke Brews – Cryo POP IPA (South Africa)

Hazy IPA

GOLD : Afro Caribbean Brewing Company – Superdellic (South Africa)
SILVER : Afro Caribbean Brewing Company – Better Judgement (South Africa)
BRONZE : Starke Brews x Dark Arts Beer Project x Feral Brew – Our City Hazy IPA (South Africa)

Strong American Ale

BRONZE : Darling Brew – Warlord (South Africa)

European Sour Ale

GOLD : Soul Barrel Brewing – Ale of Origin (South Africa)

Belgian Ale

SILVER : Newlands Spring Brewing Company – Passionate Blond (South Africa)
BRONZE : Crafty Dee's Brewing Company – Wheat Beer (Tanzania)

Strong Belgian Ale

GOLD : The Franschhoek Beer Co – La Saison (South Africa)
SILVER : Specialty Beers (Ghana) Ltd – Tale Lemongrass (Ghana)

Monastic Ale

SILVER : Afro Caribbean Brewing Company x Capital Craft Beer Academy – The Beer That Stole Christmas (South Africa)
BRONZE : Triggerfish Brewing – Crazy Diamond (South Africa)

Historical Beer

SILVER : Crafty Dee's Brewing Company – Pilsner (Tanzania)
BRONZE : Richmond Hill Brewing Company – Twin Fin - Kellerbier (South Africa)

American Wild Ale

GOLD : Woodstock Brewery – Funky Monk's (South Africa)
SILVER : Soul Barrel Brewing – Ale of Origin (South Africa)
BRONZE : Soul Barrel Brewing – Live Culture (South Africa)

Fruit Beer

GOLD : Woodstock Brewery – Sweet Mary Jane (2026) (South Africa)
SILVER : Afro Caribbean Brewing Company x Starke Brews – Chenin Saison (South Africa)
BRONZE : Richmond Hill Brewing Company x Hazeldean Brewing Company – Two Moods: Mood I (2026) (South Africa)

Spiced Beer

SILVER : Specialty Beers (Ghana) Ltd – Tale Ginger (Ghana)
BRONZE : Richmond Hill Brewing Company – November Child - Chamomile Saison (South Africa)

Alternative Fermentables Beer

GOLD : Specialty Beers (Ghana) Ltd – Tale Cocoa (Ghana)
BRONZE : Maison KALAO – KARAPID (Senegal)

Wood Beer

SILVER : Woodstock Brewery – Sugarman (2025) (South Africa)
BRONZE : Barrington's Brewery – The Wreck (South Africa)

Specialty Beer

GOLD : Soul Barrel Brewing – East India Pale (South Africa)
SILVER : OC Brewery and Yeti Under Ground Movement with Bearded Brew – Big Red Nitro Ale (South Africa)
BRONZE : Richmond Hill Brewing Company x Yeastern Cape Home Brew Club – Unaminous - Hoppy Red Lager (South Africa)

Hoppy Lager

SILVER : Candy Cane Project – Candy Cane - Hoppy Lager (South Africa)

Dessert or Pastry Beer

SILVER : Afro Caribbean Brewing Company – Grootslang V3 (South Africa)
BRONZE : Triggerfish Brewing – Monsterfish (South Africa)

International Styles

SILVER : Afro Caribbean Brewing Company – Wife of Cam (South Africa)
BRONZE : Starke Brews x Afro Caribbean Brewing Co – Chenin Saison 2026 (South Africa)

African Speciality Beer

GOLD : Soul Barrel Brewing – Live Culture (South Africa)
SILVER : Okavango Brewing Company – Matriarch Amber Ale (Botswana)
BRONZE : Soul Barrel Brewing x Tolokazi Brewing – Wild African Soul (South Africa)

2026 Winners

Winners of the 2026 African Beer Cup by category

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