Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, A can picked up from Home Bargains and a rare dark beer from Stewart Brewing. The can promises a full-bodied porter with a complex malt bill and added muscovado sugar (the label also states that maltodextrin is added too.) Salted caramel not easy to pull off inContinue reading “Stewart Brewing – Gallus Salted Caramel Porter (4.7% ABV)”
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Tartarus Beers – The Eagle DIPA (8.8% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, A Tartarus beer so you are immediately struck by the stand-out can art (by @farrerart) it truly is art and is simply magnificent – our photos don’t always do it justice. As usual there is a QR code to scan for the story behind the name andContinue reading “Tartarus Beers – The Eagle DIPA (8.8% ABV)”
Vocation Brewery – Special Release Barrel Aged Mint Chocolate Stout (12.2% ABV)
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)”
T|E|H Christmas Advent 2022 #30- Brew York – State of Mind Edition/2022, BA Dradis, Rye Whiskey & Buffalo Trace Bourbon (12% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimist’s, Christmas is over for another year, but with our ‘Wilde’ new Year coming ever closer John and Sam thought they would crack out the big guns to get them in the mood! Today we will be looking at both of the BA Dradis barrel aged stouts by BrewYork, andContinue reading “T|E|H Christmas Advent 2022 #30- Brew York – State of Mind Edition/2022, BA Dradis, Rye Whiskey & Buffalo Trace Bourbon (12% ABV)”
T|E|H Christmas Advent 2022 #6 – 006 Singularity Series- Dark Matter Custard, Rum Barrel Aged Chocolate Custard Stout (9.0% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimist’s, John is up next ready and eager to check outdoor number 6! But what will he find? A Chocolate Custard Stout from Turning Points small batch, Singularity Series? I guess you can have Dessert and drink it! My can was #255 of 348. An absolutely cracking stout, and despiteContinue reading “T|E|H Christmas Advent 2022 #6 – 006 Singularity Series- Dark Matter Custard, Rum Barrel Aged Chocolate Custard Stout (9.0% ABV)”
T|E|H Christmas Advent 2022 #5 -005 Singularity Series, Gravedigger’s Biscuits, Rum Barrel Aged Espresso Martini Stout (9.0% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimist’s, Of the Turning Point 12 beers of Christmas for 2022 this was the one I wanted to get my hands on, looking at the tasting notes it promises to be a very special beer. It is part of the Singularity Series (#005) of small batch, one-off release, from theirContinue reading “T|E|H Christmas Advent 2022 #5 -005 Singularity Series, Gravedigger’s Biscuits, Rum Barrel Aged Espresso Martini Stout (9.0% ABV)”
Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing x 6°North – Whisky Barrel Aged Black Lager (2.8% ABV)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, As chief lager tester I get to sample this collaboration beer which according to the label “We’ve taken our traditional black lager and aged it in Scottish Whisky barrels to produce a smooth complex beer that has wonderful hints of coffee and chocolate and is beautifully crisp and unrecognisably 2.8%.”Continue reading “Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing x 6°North – Whisky Barrel Aged Black Lager (2.8% ABV)”
Warburtons Crumpet Table Beer – Toast Ale (ABV 2.8%)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, As we all know beers are often called things from the sublime to the ridicullous, Warburtons Crumpet Table Beer however much like Ronseal is exactly what it says on the tin. Name : Warburtons Crumpet Table Beer 2.8% Brewery: Toast Ale Description : Light, Fruity, Planet Saving Aroma : FruitContinue reading “Warburtons Crumpet Table Beer – Toast Ale (ABV 2.8%)”
Black Imp barrel aged Imperial Stout- Wishbone Bewery (Abv 10.2%)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, Today we are looking at the one I have been looking forward to the most, Wishbone breweries Black Imp . As I am sure you know by now, Wishbone Brewery was established in 2014, and is situated but a stone’s throw away from the well-established Timothy Taylors Brewery in Keighley.Continue reading “Black Imp barrel aged Imperial Stout- Wishbone Bewery (Abv 10.2%)”
Dassler- Wishbone Bewery (Abv 4.2)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, Today we are looking at a real bobby ‘Dassler’ by the Wishbone brewery As I am sure you know by now, Wishbone Brewery was established in 2014, and is situated but a stone’s throw away from the well-established Timothy Taylors Brewery in Keighley. It’s owner, a true Yorkshireman, is aContinue reading “Dassler- Wishbone Bewery (Abv 4.2)”
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