This program is being hosted and produced by BeoirFest.

Brewing has always played an important part in culture across Africa but, like elsewhere in the world, the traditional methods are at risk from modern commercial brewing. In this session we'll explore traditional brewing now an in the past. Topics covered will be its cultural position, techniques and ingredients, styles of beer produced and how this might have adapted in more recent years.

This conversation features:

Jessi Flynn is the Managing Director of Kweza, Rwanda's first craft brewery. Kweza has recently completed a very successful crowd-funding campaign and is building a brewery focused on bringing traditional brewing techniques and ingredients to the modern craft market.

Bayo Ijasan is the head brewer at Bature Brewery in Nigeria He has always been interested in brewing both traditional and modern and qualified in Brewing and Distilling in Scotland.

Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela is the founder of Tolokazi Beer, South Africa's first black female owned brewery. She is the Chairperson for the Institute of Brewing and Distilling, Africa Section and Distilling and the Beer Association of South Africa. She is on the Board of Directors for both the Craft Brewers Association of South Africa and African Manufacturers Association; and was Chairperson of the Board for the Beer Association of South Africa. She has always tried to incorporate traditional elements to her beers and has unrivalled knowledge of traditional brewing.

This virtual event happens at 10AM Central Standard Time.