Eleven artists have already been announced, but organisers of Saggy Stone Beer & Music Festival were not quite done. To complete the line-up for the inaugural festival, taking place on 11 February, they’ve pulled out all the stops to secure Cape Town’s hottest act – Grassy Spark.
The line-up already boasts the who’s who in local music from across the country, including Emile Swiegers, Matthew Mole, Majozi, Al Bairre, The Kiffness, Nomadic Orchestra, Crimson House and GoodLuck with support from Bianca Wood, Jono Simons and Titan Guitar Duo – the line-up is now complete with the addition of Grassy Spark.
Making the perfect pint
And for a headsup about Saggy Stone: Rarely does the story of beer start with a baker, his brother and a jacuzzi. But at Saggy Stone, this is exactly how a fruit and wine farm became a microbrewery, brewpub and restaurant.
Whilst in a jacuzzi, brothers Adrian and Phillip Robinson, decided to buy a fruit farm situated in the heart of Nuy Valley, west of Robertson, in the hopes of turning its grapes into wine and exporting its fruit overseas. They changed course after travelling through Australia, where Phillip noticed a trend of microbreweries scattered in the Outback’s vineyards. This gave him the inspiration to become Robertson’s first “beer-brewing farm”.
Their dream kicked off in 2007, with a experimental kit beers made for friends and family. A combination of Phillip’s recipes and Adrian’s 12-year stint as a baker, ensured they perfected the art of brewing using the all-grain brewing method, while discovering that the pure mountain water on the farm made the perfect pint.
Content with the outcome three years later, the plan was to distribute their beer to pubs but this left them feeling unsatisfied. Not knowing how beer drinkers received their beers resulted in the birth of Saggy Stone Brewpub in 2010. Set amongst the plum orchards and built from natural river stone found on the farm, this pub puts the “craft” in craft beer.
Today, Saggy Stone offers 5 distinctively different, satisfying brews, the result of using only natural spring water found on the farm and taken from the head spring at the top of the Langeberg Mountains. This pure, moss-filtered spring water that flows over the smoothest granite, is the key to a great tasting craft beer and as the brothers know, great mountain water, makes better beer.
What: Saggy Stone Beer & Music Festival,
When: 11 Feb
Where: Amandalia Farm, Robertson
Tickets: http://saggystonebrewery.nutickets.co.za/11Feb
Line-up: Al Bairre, Nomadic Orchestra, The Kiffness, Emile Swiegers, Matthew Mole, Majozi, Crimson House, Titan Guitar Duo, Bianca Wood, Jono Simons, Grassy Spark, GoodLuck
Info: www.facebook.com/SaggyStone www.instagram.com/saggystone
