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 – Otherworld Brewing – Papillion, IPA ( 5.5% ABV)”
Category Archives: Spookoween 2023
TEH: 13 Haunted Beers – Otherworld Brewing : Phantasm, NZ IPA (5.5% ABV)
The nights are drawing in, the air is turning crisp, and somewhere in the shadows… the beers are getting stranger. Welcome, brave drinkers, to the Eternal Hoptimists’ Spook-o-ween Special; 13 haunted brews cursed with mystery, mischief, and maybe even a little magic. From ghostly pales to monstrous stouts, we’ll be shining a lantern into theContinue reading “TEH: 13 Haunted Beers – Otherworld Brewing : Phantasm, NZ IPA (5.5% ABV)”
Northern Monk – Trick or Treat(7.4% ABV)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, Muwahahahah…. the time has come and the bell has rang, its Halloween night, and the spooks are out for a fright! Trick or Treat what will it be, only time will tell and only Sam will see! the trick with this one is it sticks to your ribs, not aContinue reading “Northern Monk – Trick or Treat(7.4% ABV)”
Glen Cannich – Pumpkin Spiced Stout (4.5% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptomists Spookoween 2023 special! I’ll be honest in saying that beers that are brewed on a budget and sold at cheap prices in the discount stores are more often than not very forgettable. To be fair to Home Bargains the deal that they have struck with Glen Cannich brewery hasn’tContinue reading “Glen Cannich – Pumpkin Spiced Stout (4.5% ABV)”
Spookton Brew Co – Giggles(4.0% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists Spookoween 2023 special. Kayla circumvented the labyrinth to save Sam & John as planned, unfortunately Sam was in there a little too long, so he had gone a bit mad, as he now has the giggles! This is the second Spookton Brew Co beer we have had on theContinue reading “Spookton Brew Co – Giggles(4.0% ABV)”
Spookton Brew Co – Brave Noise(4.5% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists Spookoween Halloween special. Today Sam is checking out Spooktons Brave Noise, that’s crying out into the night! But will its promised Orange and Citrus flavours keep the beasts at bay! This one stands a ghost of a chance with its opposition, like its name , its shouts out fromContinue reading “Spookton Brew Co – Brave Noise(4.5% ABV)”
NeonRaptor Brewing Co- Dismiss, West Coast Pale Ale (4.5% ABV)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists Spooktakular Halloween special. We were separated in the previous Nightmare related obstacle room, I believe I stepped too far left! Bu John un-deterred by my antics dismissed my failures and soldiered on into the dungeon! This is a very nice west coast, not tooContinue reading “NeonRaptor Brewing Co- Dismiss, West Coast Pale Ale (4.5% ABV)”
Phantom Brewing – Forbidden Squash, Blackcurrant & Prickly Pair Sour (6.7% ABV)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. We’re back again looking in all the abandoned spooky houses on the hill to find you the spookiest of beers, and this time we stumbled across some forbidden squash in the abandoned laboratory! There is only one investigator brave enough to try forbidden substances,Continue reading “Phantom Brewing – Forbidden Squash, Blackcurrant & Prickly Pair Sour (6.7% ABV)”
Tartarus X Rivington. The Rivington Werewolf (8% ABV)
AWOOOOOOOOOooooo.. and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, For our first BOO-ze of the Halloween special, I thought it only fitting for it to be the first Tartarus beer that Mark has ever had! So before we hand it over o him, what do you think? was it a Trick, or was it a Treat?…Continue reading “Tartarus X Rivington. The Rivington Werewolf (8% ABV)”
Brewdog x Dok Brewing Co – Brewdok, Belgian DIPA (8% ABV)
In this review we take a look at a Belgian DIPA which is a Brewdog and Friends collaboration. The breweries in question are Dok Brewing Company from Ghent, Belgium and of course Brewdog from Ellon, Scotland. This beer was originally scheduled to feature in our Halloween special last year. However the week leading up toContinue reading “Brewdog x Dok Brewing Co – Brewdok, Belgian DIPA (8% ABV)”
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