Durban Poison Cannabis Lager – South Africa’s first dagga-infused beer – launched in the country in September.
It costs only R18 for a 350 ml bottle and is available at selected Tops at Spar liquor stores in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, Graeme Bird, co-founder of Poison City brewing, said. Cape Town will get the beers early next week
“It’s a light-bodied, easy-drinking beer perfect for hot weather or chilling next to the beach,” Bird told Business Insider South Africa.
The 4% alcohol beer doesn’t contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component of dagga, but uses hemp oils to give the beer its distinctive taste.
Hemp is a less psychoactive dagga strain.
“It will, however, make you happy with its unique crisp flavour and easy-drinking vibes,” Bird said.