Welcome back lovers of great beer. Here at Hoptimist Towers we do enjoy a stout (or three) and a true milk stout (with lactose) even more so. Then there is caramel, who doesn’t like that, so I think I am going to enjoy this…but wait salted caramel? Salt and beer are not really good bedContinue reading “Wilde Childe Brewing Co – Excessive Behaviour Salted Caramel Stout (4.7% ABV)”
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Rooster’s Brewing Co – Yorkshire’s Best Modern Classic Bitter (3.8% ABV) #BestBitter
Hello again beer fans. Another ‘brown beer’ from one of my favourite Yorkshire breweries. It has been revamped since I first tried it, changing from ‘Best Bitter’ at 4.2% to ‘Modern Classic Bitter’ at 3.8%. Of the two versions I preferred the earlier one, which was stronger and slightly more bitter. Neither version is veryContinue reading “Rooster’s Brewing Co – Yorkshire’s Best Modern Classic Bitter (3.8% ABV) #BestBitter”
Roosters Brewing Co – Throwback Oak Conditioned Vintage Stock Ale (5.3% ABV) #Vintage #StockAle
Something decidedly different today, a ‘brown beer’ with bags of character. There’s something of an oxymoron in the description, it being both ‘all new’ and ‘original’ at the same time, but it’s all in the details… This ale is brewed using muscovado sugar, before being fermented and conditioned on oak staves. Not just any oldContinue reading “Roosters Brewing Co – Throwback Oak Conditioned Vintage Stock Ale (5.3% ABV) #Vintage #StockAle”
Roosters Brewing Co – Terry Chocolate Orange Stout (4.5% ABV) #Stout
Welcome back beer loving friends. Christmas the religious festival that has been hijacked by consumerism and overindulgence. Talk of Christmas and thoughts go to the fabulous food, the roast turkeys, hams, Christmas cake and plum pudding. It wouldn’t be Christmas without a tin of Quality Street (that gets smaller every year) and the ubiquitous Terry’sContinue reading “Roosters Brewing Co – Terry Chocolate Orange Stout (4.5% ABV) #Stout”
Rooster’s Brewing Co – Capability Brown Best Bitter (4.0% ABV)
Hello fellow beer lovers. Today I am reviewing a ‘brown beer’. Yes, in this world of highly hopped IPAs, strong lagers and wildly flavoured sours it is possible to find ‘boring’ traditional bitter. As someone who was weaned on the stuff I’m pleased to see it. Palates and tastes may change but there must stillContinue reading “Rooster’s Brewing Co – Capability Brown Best Bitter (4.0% ABV)”
Below Brew – Heaven and Helles Gluten Free Helles Lager (0.5% ABV) #Helles
We like a good (i.e. bad) pun and this beer has certainly got one going for it. There is also a two headed Japanese style tiger on the label which fits in with my local football side Hull City. What will be the outcome, will I be in heaven or hell, or just be ‘mauledContinue reading “Below Brew – Heaven and Helles Gluten Free Helles Lager (0.5% ABV) #Helles”
Roosters Brewing Co – California Common West Coast Amber Ale (4.2% ABV) #CaliforniaCommon
Welcome back to The Eternal Hoptimists and our latest review. A beer created in the style of the San Francisco so called ‘steam beer’. It’s an amber ale but fermented with lager yeast that aims to be smooth with only medium bitterness. This beer falls into the easy drinking category, but is far from bland,Continue reading “Roosters Brewing Co – California Common West Coast Amber Ale (4.2% ABV) #CaliforniaCommon”
TEH: 13 Haunted Beers -Tiny Rebel : 28 Years Later Blood Orange Liqueur IPA (4.3% ABV)
The nights are drawing in, the air is turning crisp, and somewhere in the shadows… the beers are getting stranger. Welcome back, brave drinkers, to the Eternal Hoptimists’ Spook-o-ween Special, our annual descent into the cellar where 13 haunted brews await. Each one cursed with mystery, mischief, and maybe even a little magic. From ghostlyContinue reading “TEH: 13 Haunted Beers -Tiny Rebel : 28 Years Later Blood Orange Liqueur IPA (4.3% ABV)”
Hyllie Bryggeri – Black Sheep Black IPL (5.5% ABV) #BlackLager #BlackIPL
Welcome back to the weird and wonderful world of beer. The only IPL I’ve come across is the cricket one so finding this in a remainder box from Beer 52 is something of a curiosity. IPL being Imperial Pale Lager is a new style and here we have a black expression of it. Something thatContinue reading “Hyllie Bryggeri – Black Sheep Black IPL (5.5% ABV) #BlackLager #BlackIPL”
Siren Craft Brew – Party in the Dark Nitro Milk Stout (4.6% ABV) #MilkStout
Welcome back beer lovers. We do love a stout here at Hoptimist Towers and have been impressed with some of the ‘Nitro’ versions that are now available. This one has a modest ABV but promises much in terms of flavour. Once again, this is a recommended ‘fast pour’ style one, with the can held vertically.Continue reading “Siren Craft Brew – Party in the Dark Nitro Milk Stout (4.6% ABV) #MilkStout”
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