Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, John bought me a bottle of this during the summer and what a thoughtful gift it was. I certainly enjoyed it. This is an imperial stout brewed to celebrate the 7th anniversary of the creation of the brewery. They have pulled out the stops to make itContinue reading “Vocation Brewery – Special Release Barrel Aged Mint Chocolate Stout (12.2% ABV)”
Category Archives: Real/Craft Ale Review
Vault City- Wee Vault Wagon (4.0% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, ‘Well their kinda big and kind of round, with fluffy mallow and biscuit to be found under that chocolatey stuff, and they’re kinda squidgy, really squadgy and you will be sorry if you don’t get enough! ‘ We’re talking of course of the classic Wagon Wheel! This timeContinue reading “Vault City- Wee Vault Wagon (4.0% ABV)”
TEH Valentines Day Special 2024 : Thornbridge Edition
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Happy Valentines Day from all of us at The Eternal Hoptimists, and to show our love to our readers and followers we have allowed Mark to have a rummage through his beer cupboard to see if he can come up with something special for this day ofContinue reading “TEH Valentines Day Special 2024 : Thornbridge Edition”
Northern Monk – Monks Syrup Stout, Pancake Breakfast Stout (6.0% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, It’s shrove Tuesday, so naturally we had to find a beer that was pancake related! Luckily John had just the tipple so lets sit down and join him as he tries this Monks Syrup Stout from Northern Monk. I can see what they were aiming for withContinue reading “Northern Monk – Monks Syrup Stout, Pancake Breakfast Stout (6.0% ABV)”
Kirkstall Brewery- Apollo Junction IPA
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, It’s time for something a little different today. Little did I know that yesterday when I went for a few casual beers with Stuart at Kirkstall Brewery’s tap room, that we would stumble upon a gig inside the brewery itself! Naturally this was an opportunity we couldn’tContinue reading “Kirkstall Brewery- Apollo Junction IPA”
Mill House Brewing Company – Cucumber Blessings (5.2% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, The eagle-eyed readers of our reviews will know that our reviewer Peter has a couple of favourite sayings. Being an ex-accountant the first is ‘How much?’ and his other favourite is ‘Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should’. I can just imagine him now saying theContinue reading “Mill House Brewing Company – Cucumber Blessings (5.2% ABV)”
Vault City – Blackberry Blueberry Blackcurrant Choc Chip Cookie Dough Modern Sour (8.0% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Just from the name you can tell there is an awful lot going on in this beer. Certainly a bold and adventurous approach, nobody can say this one is boring, but so many flavours can be difficult to balance right. The label promises “… everyone’s favourite sweetContinue reading “Vault City – Blackberry Blueberry Blackcurrant Choc Chip Cookie Dough Modern Sour (8.0% ABV)”
Pomona Island- Slop ; Kick off your Shoes & relax Your Socks, Stout (5.0% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, It’s Hump day! and what better way to get over it with a cracking can from Pomona Island. Today Sam will be telling us how he overcame his hump day with a can of Slop?.. surely not! This one had some real wake up juice vibes, itContinue reading “Pomona Island- Slop ; Kick off your Shoes & relax Your Socks, Stout (5.0% ABV)”
Mortalis Brewing Company X Swiftwater Brewing Co X Wyld Stallions: Boat Drinks VI, Mai Tai inspired Sour (6.0% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists! Today our adventure through ‘Beer’ has taken a most serious turn. Un-phased by the seriousness of this bodacious collab Kayla has stepped up to try this Mai Tai inspired Sour. We hope that her review will be most triumphant! Again this is another beer that falls into the “notContinue reading “Mortalis Brewing Company X Swiftwater Brewing Co X Wyld Stallions: Boat Drinks VI, Mai Tai inspired Sour (6.0% ABV)”
Tryanuary 2024: Crak Brewery – Mundaka Zero, AF Session IPA (0.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today Sam is checking out this AF session IPA all the way from Campodarsego, Italy. CRAK opened its doors in 2015 and is a Farm Brewery, perhaps the first one we have ever covered on TEH. This one is short and sweet on the flavour profile, itsContinue reading “Tryanuary 2024: Crak Brewery – Mundaka Zero, AF Session IPA (0.5% ABV)”
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