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Franschhoek is famous for wine. Three kilometres down the road, it’s famous for something else.

South Africa Today

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July 1, 2026

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Franschhoek is famous for wine. Three kilometres down the road, it’s famous for something else.

Hey Joe Brewing Co. invites visitors to discover Belgian-style beer brewed in a 1961 copper brewhouse, one of only three of its kind in the world. Franschhoek’s reputation is built on wine, and rightly so. But three kilometres outside the village, on the same site as the @Franschhoek Hotel (yup, that @ is part of []

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