Brewers & Union – the new venture from the team behind Vida
by Fred on 16/01/09 at 5:58 pm
5 comments
Today, the team (Shane, Andrew, Jon and myself) popped into our Ideate colleague Rui’s new porzie, the super-cool new eatery / beer house on the corner of Bree and Church St. in the city centre. It’s called Brewers & Union, and it’s quite simply, remarkable. Created by the same team that brought you Vida e Caffe, Rui Esteves and Brad Armitage, there was a overwhelming consensus between us that this place rocked the house.
Beer. Friends. Food. Coffee (with selected beans from Nicaragua, well worth checking out btw). Here are some highlights…
Above: Jon & Andrew stoked with the springbok carpaggio and the butterfish.
Above: Rui ready to ply his hapless visitors with more beer.
Above: Brad calls this ’sausage porn’
Above: The Maven quietly grunts his appreciation.
Above: Evening hits the Brewers & Union.
Above: Every now and then, Jon paused between bites to talk to us.
Ahh good times.
Do yourself a favour and check it out when you’re in town.
Fred Roed is the marketing guy in the Ideate crew. He runs a web marketing company called World Wide Creative and loves writing about people out there doing marketing right. View more articles by Fred.
Tags: Rui Esteves
vincent
Jan 19th, 2009
This looks awesome!! Nicely done Rui!
Next time I vist the Cape I’ll definitely pop by for a beer!
Durban deserves something like this! Stick it next to the Max Pop. Fashion concept store!
Fred
Jan 19th, 2009
I agree – what’s more, the beer makes the other watery, chemical-induced stuff we drink taste the dishwater.
This place is shaping up to be the new marketing / geek local hang-out.
frank
Feb 16th, 2009
What a great idea!! Cape town needs this. I took your advice and i had a superb time and all my mates were licking there plates clean. Wow. Fantastic quality and the beer is nothing we’ve ever had in south Africa. SAB watch out!! These guys know what they’re doing. I’m back there on saurday for the live music and then whenever i have a thirst to quench.
Fred
Feb 16th, 2009
Glad to hear it Frank, thanks for the feedback.
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