Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Not knowing what a ‘Pickleback‘ is I relied upon trusty Google for help and discovered that it is a shot glass of pickling brine. Lovely. A look at the ingredients appear to back this up: strawberries, lime, chillis and vinegar are all listed. Hmm Only in NightmaresContinue reading “Mash Gang x Vault City – Only in Dreams Strawberry & Jalapeño Margarita Pickleback (0.5% ABV)”
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Northern Monk – Twist Edition Star & Anchor American Porter (4.2% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, This beer is a twist on the brewery’s Northern Star beer and is an American style porter. Porter is one of the beer styles latched onto by the craft brewing scene at a time when it was out of favour in the UK. Now I’m pleased toContinue reading “Northern Monk – Twist Edition Star & Anchor American Porter (4.2% ABV)”
Cassels Milk Stout (5.2% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today we are taking a trip to the other side of the world, New Zealand to be precise with this award winning milk stout from Cassels. Being a fan of this style, this beer certainly appeals to me and the can art and highlights of their awardsContinue reading “Cassels Milk Stout (5.2% ABV)”
Schofferhofer Grapefruit (2.5% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, If anyone mentions the word Radler surely the first beer that would spring to the mind of most people is Schofferhofer Grapefruit and many people describe this as a classic beer that is probably the best example of the style. In this review we take a lookContinue reading “Schofferhofer Grapefruit (2.5% ABV)”
Gwei-lo X Brew York – Lo Rider, AF Pale Ale (0.0% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Today marks the end of our AF two week romp through a number of AF beer styles and breweries. There are still so many more out their I feel like we have barely scratched the surface of what in my opinion one of the fastest growing markets within theContinue reading “Gwei-lo X Brew York – Lo Rider, AF Pale Ale (0.0% ABV)”
Woof & Brew – Bottom Sniffer (0.0% ABV)
At Hoptimist Towers we pride ourselves in being thorough and at times ground-breaking. Christmas has just gone and we are all looking to recover from our excesses, hence the low-alcohol fortnight. Now we do not condone the giving of alcoholic beverages to pets, but we do recognise that a dog is man’s best friend andContinue reading “Woof & Brew – Bottom Sniffer (0.0% ABV)”
Fierce Beer X Mash Gang – Very Small Moose, Chocolate & Vanilla Imperial Stout(0.5% ABV)
Welcome back to the eternal Hoptimists. With our AF 2 week coverage coming to an end very soon, Sam still has a few cheeky AF Collab’s to have a look at. First up is this Chocolate & Vanillla Imperial Stout, with some very eye catching illustrative work on the can by Fierce and Mash Gang.Continue reading “Fierce Beer X Mash Gang – Very Small Moose, Chocolate & Vanilla Imperial Stout(0.5% ABV)”
Saltaire – Northern Light Single Hop Citra Pale (0.5% ABV)
Looking through the shelves of my local Asda (other supermarkets are available) for low alcohol beers I spotted this one amongst some of the better-known ones. A single hopped (with Citra) pale ale at 0.5% seemed to fit the bill and offer great promise, perfect for our early January reviews. I have enjoyed some goodContinue reading “Saltaire – Northern Light Single Hop Citra Pale (0.5% ABV)”
Lervig – No Worries & No Worries Mango, AF IPA (0.5% ABV)
Welcome back to the eternal Hoptimists. Today Sam is back on it with a two-fer, we have the original No Worries, and its Mango counterpart but which one will make Sam ‘be happy!’… Not bad, this one was light, refreshing and tasted like a very light IPA, pretty much delivered on everything it said onContinue reading “Lervig – No Worries & No Worries Mango, AF IPA (0.5% ABV)”
Thornbridge x Brouwerij Kees – How The Turntables Table Beer (3.3% ABV)
This table beer was in the Thornbridge members box in the summer but I manged to find a few cans being remaindered in Home Bargains. It is a collaboration with the well-regarded Dutch craft brewer Brouwerij Kees so there are high hopes for this one. As a table beer this works perfectly, its light andContinue reading “Thornbridge x Brouwerij Kees – How The Turntables Table Beer (3.3% ABV)”
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