South Africans Search for Flavor in Their Beer

Johannesburg — Alongside a sepia-tone poster bearing the 1920s image of a woman - wearing nothing but a string of pearls around her neck and flowers in her hair - Steve Gilroy grips a tulip-shaped glass containing ruby liquid and proclaims, "Hold this up to the light; just look at that! That's a red Irish ale. That's a thing of beauty and a joy forever."

About 200 men and women of all ages are packed into a gloomy, wood-paneled hall inside the depths of Gilroy's brewery near Johannesburg to hear the microbrewer talk about the beer he makes.

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