SUIP!
A young man's misadventures with South Africa's beers, bars and breweries.
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On Saturday I stopped off by Ferryman’s Tavern at the Waterfront to have a beer and catch the Rugby Sevens final between New Zealand and the Blitzbokke. I was unpleasantly surprised to find that, although it may be the V&A’s oldest pub, it’s definitely not one of its best.
R28 each for the house ale (a rebranded Mitchell’s Old 90/90 Shilling Ale, as I’ve been told) and Mitchell’s Foresters Draught, which until 2007 were brewed next door, didn’t do much to soothe the Bokke’s rather heartbreaking last-second loss to the All Blacks.
I suppose the moral of the story is that, if you find yourself thirsty at the Waterfront, you should probably rather try either Paulaner or Mitchell’s instead.
