Beer Details

Castle Lager

Charles Glass was an entrepreneur who went to South Africa in the late 1800s during the Gold Rush.
Miners in those days were more accustomed to drinking "hard tack" - a raw potato spirit mixed with tobacco juice and pepper - which was very cheap. The miners developed an appreciation for the recipe with a "somewhat bitter; somewhat dry but never sweet" taste as it had the perfect balance of being full-flavoured and thirst quenching.

This brew was named Castle Beer in 1884 and the brewery was named Castle Brewery. In 1895 the South African Breweries was founded with £500,000 capital, with its registered office being the Castle Brewery. Charles Glass sold his Castle Beer recipe to South African Breweries.  In 2002 the brewer acquired Miller and changed their name to SAB Miller who today are one of the world's largest brewers.  Castle Lager, is brewed in perfect balance using only the finest natural South African ingredients.

On June 11 the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off a month of football revelery. The first Soccer World Cup to be hosted on in African this event has put South Africa, which makes up 23% of the continents total GDP, in the spotlight.
Castle Lager gives us a taste of the pioneering character of this exotic and beautiful country.