Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimist! You may have noticed that Pete has been a little quiet of late, well that’s because he is too busy spending his retirement money having extravagant holidays around the globe! He’s recently been to La Palma, but as diligent as he is he did a few reviewsContinue reading “T|E|H – On Tour – La Palma: The Hotel”
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T|E|H – Dry January, 2 Weeks of AF beer
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Its 2023, and its Dry January, so as you all loved Stoptober, we thought we would do a two week AF and low ABV beers which are on the market today. Also after 48 beers over just one month we thought we would give our livers aContinue reading “T|E|H – Dry January, 2 Weeks of AF beer”
TEH – Halloween Two Week Special – From Plague to Phantom’s
Hello my fellow beer lovers. MUWAHAHAHAHA!….Welcome back to the eternal hoptimist’s. Its nearly the spookiest time of the year… So in celebration of that we are looking at all things Ghastly & Ghoulish! From the 17th-21st we are taking a closer looks at Eyam Brewery, based the Peak District in a small village called ‘Eyam’. Continue reading “TEH – Halloween Two Week Special – From Plague to Phantom’s”
The BEER52 Experiment
At Hoptimist Towers we are always on the look out for interesting beers. We’re also aware that for many readers times are tight, with costs rising across the board, so we like to keep an eye out for good beers at bargain prices. We keep an eye of the discount supermarkets such as Aldi andContinue reading “The BEER52 Experiment”
Seltzers, the future No1 ‘ready-to-drink’ Alcoholic beverage?
Hello my fellow beer drinkers, Now today I am looking to talk about something a little different today. Now since I have been drinking (Circa 2007) There has been a small market for Alchopops, which I admit in my youth I participated in as they were cheap (4 for a £5 if memory serves). TheyContinue reading “Seltzers, the future No1 ‘ready-to-drink’ Alcoholic beverage?”
The Resilience of The British Brewing Industry
Hello there my fellow beer lovers, I dont think anyone could have predicted the events proceeding March 2020. We live in an unpresidented time of isolation, familys being kept appart and businesses folding left right and centre due to being unable to trade under the COVID Lockdown regime. It certainly has not been all sunshineContinue reading “The Resilience of The British Brewing Industry”
T|E|H – Noteworthy Pubs – Mother Shipton Inn, Knaresborough, UK
Although, we have been in lockdown since March, and I for one have not travelled further than the supermarket at the top of the road. I have recently been optimistic in my thoughts, remembering some of the places I visited before lockdown, in hope that I can visit them again soon, and others new locationsContinue reading “T|E|H – Noteworthy Pubs – Mother Shipton Inn, Knaresborough, UK”
Pairing Beer with Cheese, apparently it’s a Brie’ze!
Learning about beer and food is a lot of fun. We have been told that putting together a small-scale cheese and beer tasting is among the simplest gourmet adventures you can have. We were also told that you have to have at least one goat and one sheep, one soft and one hard, one blue,Continue reading “Pairing Beer with Cheese, apparently it’s a Brie’ze!”
Hello, We’re new in Town!
Hello There! We are The|Eternal|Hoptimists, and moving forward we are hoping to produce regular reviews on Craft Beers, Real Ales and various other alcoholic delights. We hope you all bare with us whilst we get settled in, and with any luck the ride will be nice and smooth, combined we have just about 100 yearsContinue reading “Hello, We’re new in Town!”
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