The Range

Nine beers. Four ingredients. One law.

CBC Lager bottle
01 / 09

Lager

Generous, memorable & never ending

Amber-gold, crisp hopped and sweet malty, with a dry and bitter finish.

4.8%ABV
24IBU
MaltTBC
HopsTBC
YeastCBC's own cultured yeast strain
WaterPaarl mountain spring water
CBC Lite Lager bottle
02 / 09

Lite Lager

Refreshing, thirst-quenching & rewarding

A lighter, easy-drinking lager.

3.5%ABV
21IBU
MaltTBC
HopsTBC
YeastCBC's own cultured yeast strain
WaterPaarl mountain spring water
CBC Amber Weiss bottle
03 / 09

Amber Weiss

Pioneering, rich & indulgent

Banana ester with a hint of clove; creamy, medium body. Unfiltered German-style wheat beer.

5.2%ABV
11IBU
Malt50% barley malt, 50% wheat malt, plus speciality malts
HopsAroma hops, as the CBC Lager
YeastCBC's own cultured yeast strain
WaterPaarl mountain spring water
CBC Pale Ale bottle
04 / 09

Pale Ale

Iconic, hoppy & rewarding

Tropical fruit and citrus, notes of pine, caramel malt; dry bitter finish.

4.5%ABV
35IBU
MaltCaramel malt backbone
HopsTBC
YeastCBC's own cultured yeast strain
WaterPaarl mountain spring water
CBC West Coast IPA bottle
05 / 09

West Coast IPA

Big, bold & beautiful

Gooseberry, passion fruit and granadilla over a solid malt backbone.

6.0%ABV
55IBU
MaltTBC
HopsMandarina Bavaria, and nothing else
YeastCBC's own cultured yeast strain
WaterPaarl mountain spring water
CBC Krystal Weiss bottle
06 / 09

Krystal Weiss

Citrusy, clear & cool

An aromatic twist of lemon and grapefruit, with a dry finish. Clear-filtered weissbier.

4.5%ABV
16IBU
Malt50% caramel barley malt, 50% wheat malt
HopsAroma hops plus a selected citrus hop
YeastCBC's own cultured yeast strain
WaterPaarl mountain spring water
CBC Raspberry Krystal Weiss bottle
07 / 09

Raspberry Krystal Weiss

Unique, fruity & refreshing

As refreshing as the Krystal Weiss, with an extra hint of raspberry.

4.5%ABV
16IBU
MaltAs Krystal Weiss
HopsAs Krystal Weiss
YeastCBC's own cultured yeast strain
WaterPaarl mountain spring water
CBC Pilsner bottle
08 / 09

Pilsner

Premium, elegant & noble

A strong hop aroma and a nice bitter finish. German pilsner style.

5.0%ABV
30IBU
MaltTBC
HopsTBC
YeastCBC's own cultured yeast strain
WaterPaarl mountain spring water
CBC Milk Stout bottle
09 / 09

Milk Stout

Comforting, tempting & convincing

Roasted grain, coffee and dark chocolate; lactose adds sweetness. Smooth, creamy, easy-drinking.

6.0%ABV
TBCIBU
MaltTBC
HopsTBC
YeastCBC's own cultured yeast strain
WaterPaarl mountain spring water
The German purity law · 1516

Four ingredients.Nothing else.

Every beer on this page is brewed to the Reinheitsgebot. Water, malt, hops and yeast. No shortcuts, no additives, nothing to hide behind.

01 / 04 Water
Source
Paarl mountain spring

Crystal clear Paarl mountain spring water, from the mountain the brewery stands on.

02 / 04 Malt
Grains
Barley and wheat

Barley and wheat malts: the colour, the body and the sweetness in every beer.

03 / 04 Hops
Varieties
Aroma hops, and Mandarina Bavaria

Aroma hops for bitterness and scent. Mandarina Bavaria alone in the West Coast IPA.

04 / 04 Yeast
Strain
CBC's own culture

CBC's own cultured yeast strain. It turns the rest into beer.

The best raw ingredients, combined with discipline, passion and a quest for purity and taste.
Wolfgang Koedel · Founding Brewmaster
Nine beers · one law

The range at a glance

Every figure read off the bottle in hand. Water is Paarl mountain spring water in all nine; the yeast is CBC’s own cultured strain in all nine.

No.BeerStyleABVIBUVolume
01LagerCraft lager4.8%24340 ml
02Lite LagerLite lager3.5%21340 ml
03Amber WeissUnfiltered wheat beer5.2%11440 ml
04Pale AlePale ale4.5%35340 ml
05West Coast IPAWest Coast IPA6.0%55340 ml
06Krystal WeissClear-filtered weissbier4.5%16340 ml
07Raspberry Krystal WeissWeissbier with raspberry4.5%16340 ml
08PilsnerGerman-style pilsner5.0%30340 ml
09Milk StoutEnglish-style milk stout6.0%TBC340 ml

Amber Weiss is the only beer in the range bottled at 440 ml. The Milk Stout’s bitterness is being re-confirmed with the brewery and is left open rather than guessed at.

Judged, not claimed

Selected awards

The two weissbiers have carried the range’s silverware. Everything listed here was awarded by an independent panel.

Amber Weiss
  • 2024Gold · SA National Beer Trophy
  • 2020Silver · SA National Beer Trophy
  • 2019Silver · SA National Beer Trophy
  • 2019Best Wheat Beer · Cape Town Festival of Beers
  • 2019Selected · Sommeliers Selection
Krystal Weiss
  • 2016Gold · World Beer Awards
  • 2015Best Wit / Weiss · Cape Town Festival of Beer
  • —Multiple silvers · SA National Beer Trophy

Awards as recorded by CBC. Where a year is not on record it is left blank rather than estimated.

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