Devil's Peak Brewing Company
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Why this matters
Founded by Greg Crum and Russell Boltman, named for the mountain it sits under, and started in a Somerset West warehouse using milk cans before moving to Salt River and opening the taproom that helped make Cape Town a beer city. It is usually credited as one of the breweries that kicked off modern South African craft — which is a separate thing from Mitchell's starting it in 1983, and worth keeping distinct. The founding year is genuinely unsettled: sources give both 2009 and 2012, and the archive records both rather than picking the one that reads better.
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Timeline
- 2009Founded (disputed)
Sources give both 2009 and 2012. Began in a Somerset West warehouse using milk cans.
- 2012Salt River taproom
The move that helped make Cape Town a beer destination.
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Founded by Greg Crum and Russell Boltman, beginning in a Somerset West warehouse using milk cans before moving to Salt River. FOUNDING YEAR DISPUTED: sources give both 2009 and 2012, and neither is chosen here.
African breweries — verified 2026-08-20 · Brewery and reference sources, cross-checked · 2026
ReferenceMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-20Reviewed 2026-08-20
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
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Common questions about Devil's Peak Brewing Company
- Who owns Devil's Peak Brewing Company?
- Devil's Peak Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
- Is Devil's Peak Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. Devil's Peak Brewing Company is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
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