Boston Breweries
Boston Breweries is a brewery in Western Cape, South Africa. We have catalogued 12 of their beers — spanning ale, gluten-free lager, ipa, lager from 2% to 10% ABV.
About Boston Breweries
Boston Breweries is one of South African craft beer's originals — a fully South African owned and managed microbrewery that has been making beer by hand in Cape Town since the early days of the movement. From its Paarden Eiland brewery on Carlisle Street, Boston brews a range that has anchored Cape Town taps for two decades.
The site now includes a second-floor bottle shop and viewing room overlooking the production floor, where the full bottled range is on sale. Hours are weekday-only — 8am to 4:30pm Monday to Thursday, closing 4pm Fridays — so treat it as a working-brewery visit rather than a weekend taproom session.
A 4.9-star Google rating, while from a smaller review base, speaks to how visitors rate the up-close brewery experience. Call +27 21 300 0625 before visiting to confirm the viewing room is open.
Visit Boston Breweries
48 Carlisle St, Paarden Eiland, Cape Town, 7405, South Africa
Get directionsTrading hours
| Monday | 8 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM to 4 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Rating and location detail sourced from Google Maps; last checked August 2026. Please confirm current hours with the brewery.
Beers by Boston Breweries
33 DEGREES SOUTH IPA
5.0%IPA
There’s a hint of spice on the nose but toffee-like aromas dominate. A definite sweetness gives way to a pleasant and lingering crème brûlée like bitterness.
View beer factsARID LIGHT
2.0%Light Lager / Session Beer
Created low in alcohol and full of flavour. A brew that you can enjoy during the day and still remain sharp into the night.
View beer factsBLACK RIVER COFFEE STOUT
5.0%Stout
Jet black with a toffee-cloured head, this is a beer for lovers of coffee. The aroma is coffee, coffee, coffee with hints of roasted malt in the background.
View beer factsBOSTON PREMIUM LAGER
4.0%Lager
There’s a definite malty sweetness on the aroma of this full-flavoured Lager. A brazen, rounded maltiness gives the beer a great balance.
View beer factsBOSTON PREMIUM LAGER – GLUTEN FREE
4.0%Gluten-Free Lager
Gluten levels are substantially below the International Codex Gluten-Free standard. Brewed traditionally from Malted Barley, Hops and water with Endopratotease added.
View beer factsJOHNNY GOLD WEISS
5.0%Weissbier
Brewed in the Hefeweiss style, this beer still contains yeast. It’s a lightstyle weissbier with the typical cloudy appearance for the style – straw coloured with a foamy white head.
View beer factsLOADED CANNON ALE
10.0%Strong Ale
The sweet aroma of liquorice and treacle toffee. At 10% it packs as much punch as it does flavour. Caramelised notes make it an ideal Ale to sip with rich foods.
View beer factsNAKED MEXICAN LAGER
4.5%Lager
A clear, golden Lager with a mild malty aroma. This crisp, dry beer is great for dousing the summer heat – or the heat from spicy foods.
View beer factsROCK HOPPA IPA
5.0%IPA
A golden amber brew boasting fresh granadilla on the nose and lingering grapefruit-like finish, this highly sessionable IPA is the perfect intro to hops.
View beer factsVAN HUNKS PUMPKIN ALE
5.0%Pumpkin Ale
The colour of autumn leaves with autumnal aromas of cinnamon and nutmeg. Well balanced with hop bitterness, leaving the beer highly drinkable and never over sweet.
View beer factsWHALE TALE ALE
3.5%Ale
There’s a hint of caramel when you inhale this approachable Ale. Balanced out with a slight yet noticeable bitterness.
View beer factsWILD HONEY BLONDE CRYSTAL WEISS
5.0%Weissbier
A crisp, malt-forward beer that’s ideal as a summer quaffer. The dry finish is well balanced with a hint of sweetness that comes through seconds after you swallow.
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