BierTalk English 41 - Interview with Obakeng Melope, brewer and award winning film maker from Jericho, South Africa

In this episode we take you far south – to South Africa, to the small village of Jericho near Pretoria. There we meet Obakeng Melope, an award-winning filmmaker and passionate brewer. In her new film she combines two ancient arts: brewing traditional sorghum beer and telling stories around the fire. We talk about how beer in South Africa is deeply connected to culture, rituals, and family history, why women are the guardians of this brewing tradition, and how Obakeng’s project Beer is Art inspires young people to reinterpret old knowledge in new ways. Get ready for fascinating insights into South African beer culture, moving stories of grandmothers who have passed down brewing for generations, and the vision of a woman who sees beer not only as a drink but as a true art form...