Production brewery
Boston Breweries
A Cape Town brewery founded by Chris Barnard in 2000, producing a broad naturally brewed range from lager and weiss to IPA, stout and seasonal beer.
Visit official websiteThe story
The story of Boston Breweries.
Chris Barnard began experimenting after returning from Europe and finding few of the beer styles he had enjoyed abroad. He moved from a 100-litre system to a commercial brewery that now checks every batch and brews with malted barley, water, yeast and hops.
- Status
- Active
- Home
- Paarden Eiland, Cape Town
- Ownership
- Part of a wider ownership group
- Featured
- 13 beers
From the brewery
Beers to know.
India Pale Ale
33 Degrees South
Boston Breweries
♥ 1 favourite- IPA
An IPA balancing spice, toffee-like malt and crème-brûlée-like bitterness.
Low-alcohol Beer
Arid Light
Boston Breweries
- Pale Ale
A low-alcohol beer created for full flavour with a lighter strength.
Coffee Stout
Black River Coffee Stout
Boston Breweries
♥ 1 favourite- Stout
A light-bodied black stout led by coffee and roasted malt.
Lager
Boston Premium Lager
Boston Breweries
- Lager
A full-flavoured everyday lager with rounded malt sweetness.
Gluten-free Lager
Boston Premium Lager – Gluten Free
Boston Breweries
- Lager
A traditionally brewed malt lager treated to reduce gluten below the international gluten-free standard.
Hefeweiss
Johnny Gold
Boston Breweries
- Wheat Beer
An unfiltered weissbier with banana, bubblegum and clove.
Strong Ale
Loaded Cannon
Boston Breweries
- Amber Ale
A strong ale with liquorice, treacle toffee, caramel and firm hops.
Lager
Naked Mexican
Boston Breweries
- Lager
A clear golden lager with mild malt, crisp body and a dry finish.
Low-alcohol Lager
Point Five Lager
Boston Breweries
- Lager
Point Five Lager is a low-alcohol lager from Boston Breweries.
India Pale Ale
Rock Hoppa IPA
Boston Breweries
- IPA
A sessionable IPA with granadilla aroma and a grapefruit-like finish.
Pumpkin Ale
Van Hunks Pumpkin Ale
Boston Breweries
- Amber Ale
An amber pumpkin ale with cinnamon, nutmeg and balancing hop bitterness.
Ale
Whale Tale Ale
Boston Breweries
- Amber Ale
A copper ale with mild caramel and cleansing bitterness.
Crystal Weiss
Wild Honey Blonde Crystal Weiss
Boston Breweries
- Wheat Beer
A crisp, malt-forward crystal weiss with a dry finish and delayed hint of sweetness.
Location & contact
Visit details to come.
48 Carlisle Street, Paarden Eiland, Cape Town
021 300 0625Production and sales Mon–Thu 08:30–16:00 · Fri 08:30–15:30 · tasting room and tours closed until further notice
Opening times can change. Confirm with the venue before making a special trip.