Brewery

Soul Barrel

Bold Cape Winelands beer brewed with purpose in a historic Simondium fermentation space.

The story

The story of Soul Barrel.

Soul Barrel brews in the old Drakenstein Co-Op Winery in Simondium. Its focus is South African beer culture, local flavour, collaboration and continuous improvement in the brewhouse.

Status: Active
Home: Simondium, Paarl
Ownership: Part of a wider ownership group
Featured: 15 beers

African Beer Cup

Medal record.

About the competition and medal winners →

Silver · 2026African Beer Cup

Ale of Origin

American Wild Ale

Gold · 2026African Beer Cup

Live Culture

African Speciality Beer

Gold · 2026African Beer Cup

Ale of Origin

European Sour Ale

Gold · 2026African Beer Cup

East India Pale

Specialty Beer

Bronze · 2026African Beer Cup

Live Culture

American Wild Ale

Bronze · 2026African Beer Cup

Wild African Soul

African Speciality Beer

From the brewery

Beers to know.

All beer

Wild Ale / Gueuze

Ale of Origin

Soul Barrel

Sour

A spontaneously influenced, blended wild beer from Soul Barrel’s cellar programme.

ABV 8.5% IBU 13

Barrel-aged Imperial Stout

Black Oil

Soul Barrel

Stout

An annual solera stout blended from vintages aged in bourbon, whiskey and rum barrels.

ABV 13.0% IBU 60

South African IPA

Cape Cone South African IPA

Soul Barrel

Soul Barrel’s South African IPA, presented as an expression of local hops and Cape beer culture.

ABV Confirm current release IBU Not published

Simondium Farmhouse Ale

Co-Op Saison

Soul Barrel

Sour

A farmhouse saison rooted in the brewery’s Simondium site and local fermentation culture.

ABV 5.4% IBU 25

Fonio Micro IPA

Dakar-Le Cap

Soul Barrel

A light, refreshing micro IPA brewed with the West African grain fonio.

ABV 3.5% IBU 28

Brett IPA

East India Pale

Soul Barrel

An Imperial IPA aged for three years in French oak with secondary Brettanomyces fermentation.

ABV Not published IBU Not published

Grape Saison

Grenache Saison

Soul Barrel

Sour

A saison shaped by Grenache grapes and dry farmhouse fermentation.

ABV 6.8% IBU 35

American Brown Ale

Harvest Brown Ale

Soul Barrel

Amber Ale

An American brown ale brewed with rooibos and Winelands honey.

ABV 5.1% IBU 25

African Speciality Wild Ale

Live Culture

Soul Barrel

Sour

A native-yeast beer made with grain grown on site and recognised with the 2026 African Celebration Award.

ABV Not published IBU Not published

Barleywine

Old Cellar Barleywine

Soul Barrel

Barleywine

A strong cellar barleywine made for slow drinking and bottle ageing.

ABV 12.3% IBU 74

Rustic Country Lager

SA Pils

Soul Barrel

Lager

An unfiltered, dry-hopped all-South-African pilsner with cut grass, granadilla, wildflowers and a crisp finish.

ABV Not published IBU Not published

Single-hop IPA

Single Hop Cape Cone

Soul Barrel

A changing Cape Cone release used to showcase one hop variety at a time.

ABV 5.0% IBU 25

Triple IPA

Super Power

Soul Barrel

A triple-dry-hopped anniversary IPA with African Queen, Simcoe, Mosaic, Centennial, Ekuanot and Southern Passion.

ABV 10–10.5% (page conflict) IBU 110–120 (page conflict)

American IPA

Tropical Parade

Soul Barrel

An American West Coast-hopped IPA with grapefruit, tropical fruit, citrus and resin.

ABV Not published IBU Not published

Ancient-grain Farmhouse Ale

Wild African Soul

Soul Barrel

Sour

A Tolokazi collaboration blending spontaneously fermented Umqombothi with a European farmhouse ale before three years in oak.

ABV Not published IBU Not published

Location & contact

Visit details to come.

Simondium, Paarl, Western Cape

+27 83 600 8716

Mon–Thu 11:00–18:00 · Fri 11:00–19:00 · weekends 11:00–18:00

Opening times can change. Confirm with the venue before making a special trip.