Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Whenever I see a bottled beer with the words ‘Christmas Beer/Ale’ written on the label I tend to approach with a sense of caution, why? Well, let’s be honest, many breweries have tried, some have been successful whereas many have failed and on numerous occasions some justContinue reading “Ridgeway Brewing – Reindeer’s Revolt (6% ABV)”
Category Archives: Real/Craft Ale Review
Glen Cannich Brewery – Christmas Spice Red Ale (4.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Well, the boss asked us Minions/Elves/Grinches (delete as appropriate) to seek out some Christmas themed beer. Bah Humbug. That said whilst shopping in Home Bargains for dog treats, I spotted a suitably festive beer from the range brewed specially for them by Glen Crannoch Brewery. With aContinue reading “Glen Cannich Brewery – Christmas Spice Red Ale (4.5% ABV)”
Amunsden Brewery- Raspberry & Custard Christmas Berliner (0.5% ABV
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today our guest reviewer Kayla is checking out this Raspberry & Custard Christmas Berliner from Amunsden Brewery! This one feels more like a juice or a cordial than a beer. Maybe this one is market towards the non beery market like myself, as I feel any trueContinue reading “Amunsden Brewery- Raspberry & Custard Christmas Berliner (0.5% ABV”
Neonraptor Brewing Co – Carol!, IPA (6.6% ABV
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, The can art and name apparently refer to a streaming show Mythic Quest (Carol in HR) but as Midge Ure famously sung ‘this means nothing to me.’ Still Carol is a name associated with Christmas so that’s good enough for me. Intense explosion of hops on theContinue reading “Neonraptor Brewing Co – Carol!, IPA (6.6% ABV”
Elusive Brewing – Barrel Aged Mince Pie Barley Wine (8.5% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Now we all love a Mince Pie this time of year, but a mince pie beer?.. We Have handed this one over to Mark to investigate!.. I am quite a sucker when it comes to a barrel aged beer and also a barley wine so when weContinue reading “Elusive Brewing – Barrel Aged Mince Pie Barley Wine (8.5% ABV)”
Stewart Brewing – All Good in the Pud Christmas Pudding Ale (4.4% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, I spotted this one as a Christmas special in Lidl at £1.79 a can and being brewed by the usually reliable Stewart Brewing it seemed only right to give it a try for our readers. The can suggests sugar, spice and all things nice so perfect forContinue reading “Stewart Brewing – All Good in the Pud Christmas Pudding Ale (4.4% ABV)”
North Brewing Co X Neonraptor Brewing Co – Imperial Stout (8.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, An imperial stout but with added cacao (husks and nibs), peanuts and banana, so there’s a lot going on flavour wise here. Lactose is also listed on the ingredients, presumably to add a creaminess but will it make it a little bit too sweet. Complex and multi-layeredContinue reading “North Brewing Co X Neonraptor Brewing Co – Imperial Stout (8.5% ABV)”
Tartarus Beers x Amity Brew Co x The Disappearing Chin – Azeban Imperial Strawberry and Vanilla Milkshake IPA (8.0% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, As we have come to except the can art is superb as well as being slightly bizarre; this one being a like a demonic raccoon that is covered with feathers. As the can says, “scan this code to learn the tale.” Apparently in Abenaki mythology Azeban isContinue reading “Tartarus Beers x Amity Brew Co x The Disappearing Chin – Azeban Imperial Strawberry and Vanilla Milkshake IPA (8.0% ABV)”
Tartarus Beers. Rearea (6.3% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Here we are, back with another beer from Tartarus Beers, only this time something a little different. Today’s beer that we will be looking at is a fabulous sounding strawberry, lime and coconut sour named Rearea. For those wondering about the name, Rearea is the goddess ofContinue reading “Tartarus Beers. Rearea (6.3% ABV)”
Makemake – Space Soda- Mango & Strawberry Sour – (5.0% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Before we get into the Christmas spirit, its time to explore a couple of beers that have been suspended in our beer cupboard for some time! Now that we have explored Infinite Space, its time to crack open a Space Soda! This is the first beer IContinue reading “Makemake – Space Soda- Mango & Strawberry Sour – (5.0% ABV)”
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