South Africa Embraces Craft Beers
![From Left to Right: Oscar® nominees for Actress in a Leading Role, Marion Cotillard, Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore, Rosamund Pike and Felicity Jones at the Oscar® Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Feb. 2, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5602765F-24FB-40F5-8DC9-1DF26A61257A_cx0_cy65_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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From Left to Right: Oscar® nominees for Actress in a Leading Role, Marion Cotillard, Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore, Rosamund Pike and Felicity Jones at the Oscar® Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Feb. 2, 2015.
![Brewer Andre de Beer’s signature craft brew is an American-style pale ale. (Photo Credit: Darren Taylor)](https://gdb.voanews.com/DFD39C8F-1038-4577-95E6-426618241484_cx0_cy69_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Brewer Andre de Beer’s signature craft brew is an American-style pale ale. (Photo Credit: Darren Taylor)
![South African women are also starting to drink beer; previously this was rare. (Photo Credit: South African Breweries)](https://gdb.voanews.com/ED8FA91C-68D2-48B4-9056-A9D8C8B24533_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South African women are also starting to drink beer; previously this was rare. (Photo Credit: South African Breweries)
!["We get packed every weekend; it’s insane,” says one of South Africa’s leading microbrewers, Steve Gilroy, who welcomes customers to his brewery near Johannesburg. (Photo Credit: Darren Taylor)](https://gdb.voanews.com/D0DC5C92-6292-4BD4-94CE-BC3C23619151_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"We get packed every weekend; it’s insane,” says one of South Africa’s leading microbrewers, Steve Gilroy, who welcomes customers to his brewery near Johannesburg. (Photo Credit: Darren Taylor)