Brauhaus am Damm
Brauhaus am Damm is a German micro-brewery, brew-pub and restaurant in Rustenburg, South Africa, over-looking the Olifantsnek Dam and Magaliesberg. History. Imke Pape, is an ethnic German from Kroondal, the German community outside Rustenburg. She built the Brauhaus am Damm next to the Olifantsnek Dam on a piece of land of the farm she was born. She bought old equipment from a defunct brewery in Kwa-Zulu Natal that was originally imported from Austria. At the beginning of 2009, Pape and a group of friends started the assembly of the equipment at Olifantsnek Dam . She studied brewing for two years, reading every book she could on the subject. During this time Imke met a German brewmaster who stayed in Johannesburg, Heiko Feuring. He offered his expertise and together they brewed the very first Brauhaus beer in Imke’s kitchen. Today Imke’s “Dunkel” is still brewed according to the same recipe that they used in an old cooking pot. After a year of self-study Imke went to Europe and worked for a week in a brewery in Germany similar to the one at Brauhaus. From there she travelled to Vienna where the equipment  of the Brauhaus brewery originated. The Brauhaus am Damm brewery was finally commissioned in August 2011. In October 2019 the Schlotfeldt family took over the management of Brauhuas am Damm and renamed it to Brauhaus Afrika. They have since also installed a coffee roaster and opened a deli and gift shop. Beer. All of the beers are strictly brewed according to the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot of 1516. All beers are made from ingredients imported from Germany. Food. All food served at Brauhaus am Damm is either traditional German cuisine, or a modern fusion with local flavours.